Do you use the lawn mower clipping for the chickens egg boxes if the clippings are green or dried
or no difference Thanks in advance
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| Author: | Vennables [ Fri Jul 05, 2013 1:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Lawn mower clipping |
Do you use the lawn mower clipping for the chickens egg boxes if the clippings are green or dried or no difference Thanks in advance |
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| Author: | Chicka-Dee [ Fri Jul 05, 2013 5:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lawn mower clipping |
Hi Vennables ![[smilie=welcome.gif]](./images/smilies/welcome.gif "welcome") I give my girls lawn clippings to eat, but not for their nesting boxes as the clippings break down really, really fast once the chlorophyll has started to dissipate in the grass. I use either sugar cane mulch or wood shavings as their nesting box material. I have seen some people use hay as well.  Cheers Chicka-Dee |
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| Author: | Petite Poulet [ Fri Jul 05, 2013 7:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lawn mower clipping |
Sugar cane mulch, non toxic pet grade wood shavings, straw, hay, Lucerne especially as the chookies like to nibble on it for nesting boxes, some people even use shell grit. If you are going to use lawn mower clippings for the nesting box dry them out first. I also add dried lavender and dried wormwood in the nesting box, as they are said to help control parasites and have heard that food grade peppermint oil will deter mice. |
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| Author: | oozcorpse [ Sat Jul 06, 2013 11:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lawn mower clipping |
like Chicka-Dee and Petite Pullet said adding = if you feed your chooks lawn clippings introduce it in very small amounts increasing the amount daily over a 2 weeks period = they are greedy buggers and will gobble the lot up in one go - this rarely but sometimes causes an impacted crop = requiring invasive intervention there are posts on impacted crop - so if interested do a search |
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| Author: | originbreed [ Thu Jul 11, 2013 6:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lawn mower clipping |
something you must be careful with lawn clippings is what type of mower has been used to produce them. mowers with exhausts that are positioned under the mower will leave an oil residue on the grass clippings. 2 stroke mowers have extra oily fumes as the fuel has oil mixed in it. this can cause severe colic in horses and is not healthy for chooks. |
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| Author: | Vennables [ Thu Jul 11, 2013 6:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lawn mower clipping |
Thanks everyone I ended up with hay and used the clippings on the garden. Thanks for setting me on the right path |
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| Author: | LangshanJason [ Sat Jul 13, 2013 7:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lawn mower clipping |
I let my langs scratch through the clipping but not in the coop as its goes slimy as its starts to break down and grows fungus which is not good for them |
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| Author: | Vennables [ Sat Jul 13, 2013 1:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lawn mower clipping |
I spread it on the gardens so they can go and have a scratch through there |
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| Author: | RumorHens [ Sun Jul 14, 2013 4:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lawn mower clipping |
I also use them on the garden and let the chooks spread it for me works a treat every time and they have a ball doing it |
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| Author: | P_Edwards [ Tue Jul 16, 2013 7:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lawn mower clipping |
Sounds like you have the gardener chook breed  I wish mine were
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