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Growing greens for my flock

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Darker · 04/08/2026 18:05

Does anyone grow veg/greens just for the chooks?

I’ve tried chickweed.
i grow a few cabbages (which takes a lot of space over several months).
I’ve got it in mind to grow trays of stuff that I can rotate but of course they just tear it up.

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Raccoonswillonedayrevolt · 05/08/2026 07:16

Take a look on youtube, there are lots of chicken feed tutorials there. Good luck with the chickens!

TulipsMakeMeHappy · 05/08/2026 07:21

I did try growing one of those mixed packets of "green manure" seeds, but completely failed to get them to grow for some reason. Will be interested to see what other answers you get. I find the aftermath of cabbage a bit smelly, and I had one set of hens who turned their noses up at it!

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