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From the garden to the chickens beaks, weeds for chickens

Chickweed (Stellaris media)

Highly palatable for the chickens, being amongst their favourite, as well as being nutritious

Dandelion (Taraxcum officinale)

Another nutritious weed for the chickens, being high in vitamins and iron

Milk Thistle/Common Sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus)

Excellent for the liver health of chickens as well as being another favourite

Fat Hen (Chenopodium album)

A common weed that is a nutritious green for the chickens

Purslane/Pigweed (Portulaca oleracea)

A succulent weed rich in Omega-3

Cleavers/Bedstraw (Galium apartness)

Often called “sticky weed”

Plantain (Plantago mayor/lanceolata)

Common broadleaf and narrow-leaf weed

Oxalis/Yellow Wood Sorrel

Quite often found in gardens, often described as “large clovers”

Clover

A high in protein, nutritious perennial

Inch Plant/Wandering Jew (Commelina diffuse)

A very common, weed often found in shady spots, it is high in protein

Nettles

High in minerals for laying hens

Winter Grass

Soft grass that is safe for foraging

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