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What do chickens eat? Chickens are natural foragers, Purina Mills reports. So, there is a variety of vegetables, herbs and perennials that are part of a chicken's diet. These include:
Smyrnium olusatrum is a stout, glabrous (hairless) biennial growing to 150 cm (60 in) tall (exceptionally 180 cm), with a solid stem up to 22 mm in diameter, which becomes hollow and grooved with age. It has a tuberous taproot which can be 60 cm long, as well as fibrous lateral roots. [1]
Chlorophytum comosum, usually called spider plant or common spider plant due to its spider-like look, also known as spider ivy, airplane plant, [2] ribbon plant (a name it shares with Dracaena sanderiana), [3] and hen and chickens, [4] is a species of evergreen perennial flowering plant of the family Asparagaceae.
Leaves and young shoots; edible raw or prepared as a green vegetable [39] Good-King-Henry: Chenopodium bonus-henricus: Most of Europe, West Asia and eastern North America: Young shoots (until early summer) and leaves (until August). The shoots can be cooked like asparagus, and the leaves like spinach. [40] Cogongrass Imperata cylindrica
"Chickens can eat bird food, including wild bird seed mix, but only in moderation," she says. "They shouldn’t eat it regularly as it does not contain the right balance of calcium and vitamins ...
There are also many wild edible plant stems. In North America, these include the shoots of woodsorrel (usually eaten along with the leaves), chickweeds, galinsoga, common purslane, Japanese knotweed, winter cress and other wild mustards, thistles (de-thorned), stinging nettles (cooked), bellworts, violets, amaranth and slippery elm, among many others.
The fertility of the soil is a large factor. "Crowns" are planted in winter, and the first shoots appear in spring; the first pickings or "thinnings" are known as sprue asparagus. Sprue has thin stems. [15] A breed of "early-season asparagus" that can be harvested two months earlier than usual was announced by a UK grower in early 2011. [16]
The pale green leaves, [7] which are tender, [4] and white stems [6] can be eaten raw (in salads) or cooked. It can be pickled, grilled, roasted, or stir-fried. [6] [7] It is mild but nutty, with a slight smoky aftertaste. [7] [8] It is high in vitamins. [6] The stem is usually harvested at a length of around 15–20 cm and a diameter of around ...