{"id":2646,"date":"2023-12-25T22:48:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-25T22:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chickenrise.com\/?p=2646"},"modified":"2023-12-25T22:50:06","modified_gmt":"2023-12-25T22:50:06","slug":"can-chickens-eat-goldenrod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chickenrise.com\/can-chickens-eat-goldenrod\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Chickens Eat Goldenrod? My Zany Experience Finding Out"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was late summer and my yard was overrun with those tall yellow goldenrod flowers.<\/p>\n

Now I’d heard chickens can eat certain weeds and herbs.<\/p>\n

And that big ol’ patch of goldenrod got my wheels turnin’.<\/p>\n

“Maybe the girls would enjoy a fresh bouquet!” I thought.<\/p>\n

So I traipsed out to the yard and picked a nice bundle of goldenrod stems.<\/p>\n

Brought em over to the coop and presented them with a “Ta-da!” and a bow.<\/p>\n

“Special delivery, ladies! Chow down!” I announced proudly.<\/p>\n

Well, the chickens swarmed those flowers<\/a> faster than bees on a hive!<\/p>\n

They gobbled up every last petal and leaf in minutes flat.<\/p>\n

I could hardly believe it – they went nuts for the goldenrod!<\/p>\n

“Well dip me in flour and call me a drumstick, they LOVE this stuff!” I exclaimed.<\/p>\n

Soon as they finished, they started eyeballin’ the patch in the yard.<\/p>\n

I laughed and said “Alright you scoundrels, go help yourself!” as I opened their gate.<\/p>\n

In the end, turns out chickens DO enjoy foraging on fresh goldenrod<\/strong> quite a bit!<\/p>\n

But as I later learned, there’s more to it than just tossin’ them any old weeds…<\/p>\n

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