How I Grow Fresh Food for My Chickens

I’ve tried every version of a chicken food forest — frames on the ground, big covered runs, you name it. Most got buried or pooped out. This time I finally landed on a system that works: seven small cold frames, one opened each day, reseeded nightly. It gives my flock fresh greens like oats, legumes, and forage mix on rotation, without getting destroyed. Here’s how I built it, how the rotation works, and why it lasts. Useful links: Silicone Rubber Edge Trim: https://amzn.to/4mzcs7d Polycarbonate Greenhouse Panels: https://amzn.to/3W2J7Ho Metal Door Handles: https://amzn.to/4gHZq60 Garden Marker Pen: https://amzn.to/4nM8Nnq 00:00 How to grow plants in a chicken run 00:36 Why salad bars fail in chicken runs 01:18 First attempts: garden bed with wire frame 02:26 Ground-level frames and their problems 02:41 Discovering cold frames for chickens 03:57 The big mistake: poop covered frames 05:03 Fixing it with angled sprouting frames 05:25 How feed chickens more sprouts and grass 05:44 Soil, compost, and concrete border setup 06:01 Building seven frames for rotation 06:25 Choosing fodder: chicken-friendly plants list 06:51 Daily rotation system: soak, seed, regrow 07:28 Supplementing chicken feed, nutrition benefits 07:54 Extending the season with cold frames 08:10 Switching to greenhouse kale in winter 08:16 Resiliency practice for feed shortages 08:30 Recap: angled frames + rotation system 08:46 Bloopers and outtakes 09:40 Outro | Support the channel + more videos Join my channel to get member only content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp5_UYDDAKPz7g-EiYrGITw/join #chickens #backyardchickens #diyprojects #chickenrun #homesteading #wineberryhill #foodforest