Gardening for Chickens

[ducks4you]

Thought I'd share pictures of the millet that I grew for my chickens this year.

East patch

Closeup of Millet West patch (past the weeds)
I bought 2 bags of wild bird feed back in February (on clearance), stored with in one of my livestock grain cans, and scattered the seeds in two tilled patches in my "Orchard." A few sunflowers grew up with them, and 2 corn stalks, as well. In fact, I thought I had planted sweet corn there, because the stalks resemble them. The wild birds have been gathering there to eat, so I knew I need a few photos before I harvest it.

 

[wsmoak]

Neat! How will you harvest and store it?

I just saw a bag of seed labeled for feeding deer -- collards, kale, radish, etc. I bet chickens would love that for fall grazing.

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Wendy

 

[ducks4you]

Dunno. Probably, I'll hang it to totally dry it, then store in some metal coffee cans. I'll keep those in my barn's grain room. It was really a good deal--I think I spent $3.00 on the seed.

You know how it is--these stores don't keep stuff after season, and if it doesn't sell during a sale, they dump it, then 3 months later they restock for the upcoming season. It's really a mecca for us, dontcha think?