Author Topic: grass cut (Read 2260 times)

northfifeduckling · « **on:** June 19, 2011, 03:32:55 pm »

I've been putting the grass cut under the hedge this year as it is so far to walk up the garden with a full basket - age creeping in

could it be bad for the birds?

jaykay · « **Reply #1 on:** June 19, 2011, 04:00:27 pm »

It's not great for them if it's long as it can get wound round in their crops and cause them to become impacted - full of hard grass that they can't shift. If it's quite chopped then I don't think it should be a problem.

northfifeduckling · « **Reply #2 on:** June 19, 2011, 04:20:24 pm »

They just seem to look for beasties in it, scratching about, don't think they eat the chopped grass. It's a rotary petrol mower, it gets it quite fiine. What about the later stages, when it starts to rot?

Hermit · « **Reply #3 on:** June 19, 2011, 04:43:01 pm »

I have always put one load from the cuttings in each run every time I cut the grass, as said they seem to love to scratch it about looking for buggies rather than eat it.

jaykay · « **Reply #4 on:** June 19, 2011, 04:48:49 pm »

Sounds to me that it's good for them then

I don't think the rotten stuff is a problem - my chooks scrat around happily in the compost heap, which by definition is full of rotting vegetation.

doganjo · « **Reply #5 on:** June 19, 2011, 05:42:56 pm »

Mine goes under the trees and bushes round the edge of the grass, some dries off some goes slimy - the birds love scratching about in it and it does them no harm.

meebh · « **Reply #6 on:** June 19, 2011, 09:41:20 pm »

we empty our lawnmower basket in the runs and they absolutely love it.

They start with all getting stuck in and having a good scart about looking for tasty bits. They especially love the bits of clover but do love fresh cut grass from the lawn.

I do it as I feel sorry that they have no grass left in their runs.