When I had RIRs they would follow the lawn mower around the yard and the tractor out in the field when we were tilling up the garden. You had to be careful not to run them over. Now the RIRs and the garden are gone. Still mow the grass but the silkies run for cover every time the mower starts.
Ol' George
"My analyst doesn't understand me"
--- In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, starshadow <junutas@...> wrote:
>
> This is something I was thinking about the other day. My neighbor mows
> my yard, but had let it go until I got the winter mess cleaned up.
> (That's another e-mail.) When he did mow it, I think every bird in the
> neighborhood came by to eat whatever was in there. Seeds, bugs,
> whatever.
>
> I have an idea percolating involving a chicken tractor and mowing the
> yard, but you folks know more about this than I do. Rather than throw
> the seed in there, would it be best use of everyone's abilities to
> mow, then move the tractor there for a day or so? If you have enough
> land, might that be a good pest control?
>
> I'm not saying this right, but I've got this idea on the fringes of my
> brain. Can anyone speak to this?
>
> Debbie
>
> > I use regular hay for my nesting boxes; when I change the hay out; I
> > just toss it out into the pen; the birds comb it for any seeds left
> > there....
>
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