Chicken grass trays

I want my hens to have the benefits of eating grass so I grow a bit in small trays. It’s so easy to grow grass, fill a tray with soil, pack it down, then sprinkle grass seeds over the surface, then water regularly and soon enough I have a lush grass tray. It’s fun giving the hens exposure to different foods and foraging to keep them engaged and healthy. Have a go at growing something for your chickens! Or what are you already growing for them? Click on the link to watch my fun short video!

The Hen Feeding Frenzy! Feeding Trough We made this feeding trough, photo below, out of scraps around the farm, a gutter piece and some scrap wood, then glued and screwed it all together. Pretty simple really! The chickens love it, and so do the hundreds of weavers and sparrows we are now feeding. Source: http://rachelprickett.wordpress.com/2010/05/15/how-to-chicken-feeder-from-pvc-pipe/ We feed our chickens laying mash or pellets with a mixture of crushed corn. Yummy, I would one day like…

Here's how I grow enough healthy greens to feed my chickens through six months of winter. Sunflower sprouts and wheat grass fodder are a frugal and easy way...

SPROUTING GRAINSIt is winter. In some areas, this means that the world is a lovely shade of pavement.Here in

I’ve recently become enamored with the concept of growing fodder for animals. Not only is it simple enough for even the smallest-scale homesteader to accomplish, but it’s also incredibly cost-effective. If you’re needing an economical, highly nutritious way to feed your homestead critters, a small-scale fodder system may be just what you’re looking for. I’m […]

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Cake trays from Dollar general, scrap wood and a $7 pump at harbor freight, a timer that I had laying around (you can see it on the bottom left) kicks in and runs about 30 minutes 2x a day. Same water, but we've changed it out 2x so far... Also a larger bin on bottom to hold the water $3.50... So about $20 wrapped up in it. I used untreated wheat seeds. .. put about 1/4 inch in the tray, dumped them in a jar or bucket with water with a splash of bleach, soak over night and pour back into…

Grass is such a wonderful source of protein for chickens and other barnyard animals, but it can be a bit scarce in the winter months. So today I'm going to show you how to grow it in a small container inside your home or garage. For small flocks, it should be more than enough to provide fresh grass clippings as treats (not the primary food source) for the entire season. It's so easy, and your critters will love you for it! The trick is to use rye grass seed, which is a naturally growing…

I can't believe your feed store doesn't sell wheat seeds! Our does in bags or 5 gal jugs. I couldn't believe it either.

I would not start with legumes, too many toxins in the raw state. Try corn, wheat, oats, or sunflower.

I have been reading great things about making barley fodder for the chickens. After much thinking, I decided to build my own fodder tower out of scrap...

"We should get some chickens," I said, not expecting we'd actually succumb. Suddenly, we were single-minded. Chickens. We had questions, and plenty of them. How long do chicks need a heat lamp? Chickens don't have lungs? Is cattle fencing...

This Spring we are exploring an alternative to how we are feeding our herd (and chickens too!) The idea comes from the notion of fresh sprouts as a “superfood”; if eating sprouts are super healthy…

As we juice two trays of wheatgrass a day (one average, unless someone is sick, then we make more), we always have 24 trays growing in rotation. Our 16 year old puppy appreciates it! Everyone benefits -- we drink it, the dogs and cats drink it, then the chickens get the cut-offs, and the geese eat the remaining grass to the roots. Then we turn the spent mats over in the compost; the worms just love them. It's the perfect worm bedding.

Great information! Thank you!