Grasses Their Cultivation Since chickens are not herbivorous, they cannot digest all types of grass like cow or sheep grass. However, they can be given green, highly digestible, soft and nutritious grass to a certain extent. If up to 20 percent of nutritious, soft and low-fiber grass is included in their diet during rural chicken farming, the production cost will be significantly reduced. This also reduces the commercial risks created by expensive feed. In addition, pasture-raised or grass-fed chicken meat and eggs contain more vitamins, minerals and amino acids than chicken meat and eggs fed only on feed. Such meat and eggs are also more tasty.
Therefore it is natural that such products are preferred by health-conscious consumers. Furthermore any rural poultry farmer who feeds his chickens with homemade feed without adding synthetic substances such as antibiotics and feed additives or who uses such substances in limited quantities only
when absolutely necessary who raises chickens for domestic consumption who wants to reduce production costs and who wants to produce organic meat and eggs, should also develop pasture or grassland for chickens in a small or large area.
Whether developing pasture or cultivating it separately and cutting it for feeding, the following types of pasture are essential. You can become a successful rural poultry farmer.
Why should we emphasize grass while growing grass for chickens?
To reduce feed costs.
To reduce the amount of synthetic or processed lysine, methionine, etc. in feed.
To reduce the cost of minerals and vitamins in feed.
To increase the digestibility and taste of the diet.
How to give grass For chickens?
Grasse can be included in the diet of chickens in the following ways.
1) By grazing.
2) By making small bundles of fresh grass leaves and hanging them with a rope like a watering can.
3) By mixing sun-dried leaves with coarse feed.
4) By making hay (such as Lucerne).
Now let’s discuss the grass crops that are suitable for chickens-