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Allowing your chickens to graze on fresh grass is a good thing — not just for them, but for you as well. The nutrients in green vegetation enhances the quality of their eggs and meat. And since fresh greens can make up about 20-30% of a chicken’s diet, providing them for your chickens can save you ... Read more

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52K reactions · 4.5K shares | Oat grass is a great summer treat for your backyard chickens. 

This method is kind of the low-maintenance way. Google “fodder system” if you are interested in pre-soaking the grains and germinating indoors. 

Here we simply bought a bag of whole grain oats. 50 lbs for $20. Planted it in their chicken run and sectioned off the area for a few weeks. You could also make covers to do sections of your chicken’s run but here we did it the easiest way possible. 

Oat grass is very nutritious for chickens and also ducks! But it will only grow outside during spring and summer months because it’s an annual grass. 

Curious to see how long it takes them to mow it down! 
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Oat grass is a great summer treat for your backyard chickens. This method is kind of the low-maintenance way. Google “fodder system” if you are interested in pre-soaking the grains and germinating...

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