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Franz Heymann wrote:

Chickens are omnivores. Given a the chance they eat grass (lots),
seeds, weeds, insects, worms, mice, frogs, bugs, grubs etc.

Grass? I think that is a bit misleading. They certainly will eat
grass seeds, and even some grass roots, but I think that most of the
grass (leaves) they eat is by accident! They certainly don't graze
it, the way that genuine grass eaters do, though I can believe that
they will eat the youngest shoots. When I have observed their runs,
they have eliminated the grass mainly by scratching it up.

Can they even digest grass (i.e. the leaves)? I don't know how geese
do it, but most mammals need specialised systems to do so - it is a
notoriously indigestible plant.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.