We have fed mowed frass to our chickens and have had no problems. Ours is collected after being mowed with a walker-push mower so maybe it puts out smaller pieces. And yes, they love it!
Gary, C.F., SC
In GOD we trust!
TGIF (thank God I'm forgiven)
--- On Sun, 4/1/12, Laura A. Roberts <laura0554@hughes.net> wrote:
From: Laura A. Roberts <laura0554@hughes.net>
Subject: [CHICKENS-101] Mowed grass for chickens
To: CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, April 1, 2012, 3:10 AM
Linda, I am sure your chickens were thrilled with the grass. I haven't experienced this, but have heard that mowed grass fed to chickens can cause them to have impacted crops. I think it is because the mowed pieced are too long – unlike eating it from the lawn and biting it off in smaller pieces, the mowed grass is long enough to get tangled up inside their crops. Just a warning………….I would hate for any of them to end up with that problem. It can kill them if not treated.
Tonight, while tucking in the girls, my daughter said one of our turkey hens is squeezed into the chickens nest box and when she tried to shoo her out, the hen hissed at her and wouldn't move. Can we say B-R-O-O-D-Y……………….I have 14 turkey eggs that are going in the incubator next Sunday………..I never thought I would need an incubator, and I swear, I need two!
Laura
CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
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