Backyard Poultry
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| Swingin' Greens |
You may remember my last series of posts, detailing the boredom that chickens can experience through a long northern winter indoors. Well, I'm happy to say, the little chicken family we've been watching has almost made it through their first winter. But even when March temperatures have melted the snow outdoors, green grass can be hard to find. Cut greens from the grocery store make a good substitute. I hung them just above the hens' heads to encourage a little exercises. Chickens readily jump to get a good bite to eat - see an entertaining movie of spinning cabbages and chickens right here!
Of course, hens also love many other non-grain treats; I've already featured several such as corn, garden extras, cabbage, and even bananas.
Even the most luxurious feast of greens doesn't seem to convince my adventurous Araucana chicken Acorn from trying to escape while the coop door's open!
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| The Grass Is Always Greener . . . |
2 comments:
Looks like you have caught their attention!
That's a great idea to hang the greens above the chickens. It gives them more exercise jumping up into the air.
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