Hancock's Happy Hen Forage Seed Mix
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Hancock's Happy Hen Forage Mix is designed for those who love to spoil their flock of fowl! This healthy blend is designed to be planted easily, and for chickens to forage on and increase their intake of xanthophylls and omega 3. Hancock's Happy Hen Forage Mix will also draw in the proper insects that your chickens require to have a balanced diet. After all, chickens are both herbivores and omnivores by nature.
Backyard chicken keepers know that healthy chickens produce bright orange yolks as this is a sign of a happy and healthy hen. Start giving your chickens plenty of Hancock's greens, and you will start seeing this change in the yolks, and even a denser, harder eggshell. Orange yolks are a clear indication of a well-balanced and nutritious diet. Recent studies show chickens that free range or forage on proper elements produce eggs with higher levels of vitamin A, D and E, and more. You want to be feeding to your family these kind of eggs, and these kind of eggs come from Hancock hens.
Hancock’s Happy Hen is a blend of ryegrass, fescue, clover, millet, radish, buckwheat, peas and turnip. Mix is subject to change very slightly depending on seasonal availability of certain varieties.
All of our seed varieties are non-GMO and untreated in this mix. The clover is coated with an OMRI-listed organic coating.
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Climate Zone(s)
Cool Season
Transition Zone
Warm Season
Coated or Raw
Mixture of Both
Fertilizer
16-04-08, Slow Release 250 lbs. per acre
GMO
No
Ideal pH
5.5 - 6.5
Inoculant Needed
No
Life Cycle
Annual
Overseeding Rate
2 - 3 lbs. per acre
Seeding Depth
1/4 Inch
Seeding Rate
5 lbs. per 1,000 sq. ft.
When to Plant
Fall & Spring
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Remove all old vegetation to prepare a clean seedbed by means of a rake or disc. Drag area to loosen and level any hard or uneven spots if necessary. Apply a slow-release starter fertilizer at the recommended rate of 250 lbs. per acre. Fertilize three times a year for best results.
Broadcast seed at recommended rate. Drag or roll lightly to cover the seed no more than 1/4 in. below surface. If you are overseeding an existing area, it is pertinent to mow existing grass low and incorporate seed 1/4 in. into soil for best results. Apply irrigation for approximately 30 minutes each evening until soil is damp, and germination has occurred. Irrigate newly-seeded areas every other day until the sprout reaches 6 in., then water recommended three times a week if needed.
Hancock's Happy Hen Forage mix is designed to be very low-maintenance and easy to establish. Please keep your chickens off of the newly planted seed until the plot has come up, and a decent stand is present. Hancock's Happy Hen is a blend of ryegrass, fescue, clover, millet, radish, buckwheat, peas and turnip. This mix is subject to slight change, depending on seasonal availability of certain seed varieties.
Hancock's Happy Hen Forage Seed Mix
Qualified chicken keepers know that the best eggs have bright, orange yolks. These hens have been consuming a healthy amount of xanthophylls and omega 3. You want to be feeding to your family these kind of eggs, and these kind of eggs come from Hancock's Happy Hen Forage Seed Mix.
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Hancock's Happy Hen Forage Mix is designed for those who love to spoil their flock of fowl! This healthy blend is designed to be planted easily, and for chickens to forage on and increase their intake of xanthophylls and omega 3....
Hancock's Happy Hen Forage Mix is designed for those who love to spoil their flock of fowl! This healthy blend is designed to be planted easily, and for chickens to forage on and increase their intake of xanthophylls and omega 3. Hancock's Happy Hen Forage Mix will also draw in the proper insects that your chickens require to have a balanced diet. After all, chickens are both herbivores and omnivores by nature. Backyard chicken keepers know that healthy chickens produce bright orange yolks as this is a sign of a happy and healthy hen. Start giving your chickens plenty of Hancock's greens, and you will start seeing this change in the yolks, and even a denser, harder eggshell. Orange yolks are a clear indication of a well-balanced and nutritious diet. Recent studies show chickens that free range or forage on proper elements produce eggs with higher levels of vitamin A, D and E, and more. You want to be feeding to your family these kind of eggs, and these kind of eggs come from Hancock hens.
Hancock’s Happy Hen is a blend of ryegrass, fescue, clover, millet, radish, buckwheat, peas and turnip. Mix is subject to change very slightly depending on seasonal availability of certain varieties. All of our seed varieties are non-GMO and untreated in this mix. The clover is coated with an OMRI-listed organic coating.
Climate Zone(s)
Cool Season
Transition Zone
Warm Season
Coated or Raw
Mixture of Both
Fertilizer
16-04-08, Slow Release 250 lbs. per acre
GMO
No
Ideal pH
5.5 - 6.5
Inoculant Needed
No
Life Cycle
Annual
Overseeding Rate
2 - 3 lbs. per acre
Seeding Depth
1/4 Inch
Seeding Rate
5 lbs. per 1,000 sq. ft.
When to Plant
Fall & Spring
Instructions
Remove all old vegetation to prepare a clean seedbed by means of a rake or disc. Drag area to loosen and level any hard or uneven spots if necessary. Apply a slow-release starter fertilizer at the recommended rate of 250 lbs.... Remove all old vegetation to prepare a clean seedbed by means of a rake or disc. Drag area to loosen and level any hard or uneven spots if necessary. Apply a slow-release starter fertilizer at the recommended rate of 250 lbs. per acre. Fertilize three times a year for best results. Broadcast seed at recommended rate. Drag or roll lightly to cover the seed no more than 1/4 in. below surface. If you are overseeding an existing area, it is pertinent to mow existing grass low and incorporate seed 1/4 in. into soil for best results. Apply irrigation for approximately 30 minutes each evening until soil is damp, and germination has occurred. Irrigate newly-seeded areas every other day until the sprout reaches 6 in., then water recommended three times a week if needed. Hancock's Happy Hen Forage mix is designed to be very low-maintenance and easy to establish. Please keep your chickens off of the newly planted seed until the plot has come up, and a decent stand is present. Hancock's Happy Hen is a blend of ryegrass, fescue, clover, millet, radish, buckwheat, peas and turnip. This mix is subject to slight change, depending on seasonal availability of certain seed varieties.
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Hancock's Happy Hen Forage Seed Mix Description
Hancock's Happy Hen Forage Mix is designed for those who love to spoil their flock of fowl! This healthy blend is designed to be planted easily, and for chickens to forage on and increase their intake of xanthophylls and omega 3. Hancock's Happy Hen Forage Mix will also draw in the proper insects that your chickens require to have a balanced diet. After all, chickens are both herbivores and omnivores by nature.
Backyard chicken keepers know that healthy chickens produce bright orange yolks as this is a sign of a happy and healthy hen. Start giving your chickens plenty of Hancock's greens, and you will start seeing this change in the yolks, and even a denser, harder eggshell. Orange yolks are a clear indication of a well-balanced and nutritious diet. Recent studies show chickens that free range or forage on proper elements produce eggs with higher levels of vitamin A, D and E, and more. You want to be feeding to your family these kind of eggs, and these kind of eggs come from Hancock hens.
Hancock’s Happy Hen is a blend of ryegrass, fescue, clover, millet, radish, buckwheat, peas and turnip. Mix is subject to change very slightly depending on seasonal availability of certain varieties.
All of our seed varieties are non-GMO and untreated in this mix. The clover is coated with an OMRI-listed organic coating.
Climate Zone(s)
Cool Season
Transition Zone
Warm Season
Coated or Raw
Mixture of Both
Fertilizer
16-04-08, Slow Release 250 lbs. per acre
GMO
No
Ideal pH
5.5 - 6.5
Inoculant Needed
No
Life Cycle
Annual
Overseeding Rate
2 - 3 lbs. per acre
Seeding Depth
1/4 Inch
Seeding Rate
5 lbs. per 1,000 sq. ft.
When to Plant
Fall & Spring
Remove all old vegetation to prepare a clean seedbed by means of a rake or disc. Drag area to loosen and level any hard or uneven spots if necessary. Apply a slow-release starter fertilizer at the recommended rate of 250 lbs. per acre. Fertilize three times a year for best results.
Broadcast seed at recommended rate. Drag or roll lightly to cover the seed no more than 1/4 in. below surface. If you are overseeding an existing area, it is pertinent to mow existing grass low and incorporate seed 1/4 in. into soil for best results. Apply irrigation for approximately 30 minutes each evening until soil is damp, and germination has occurred. Irrigate newly-seeded areas every other day until the sprout reaches 6 in., then water recommended three times a week if needed.
Hancock's Happy Hen Forage mix is designed to be very low-maintenance and easy to establish. Please keep your chickens off of the newly planted seed until the plot has come up, and a decent stand is present. Hancock's Happy Hen is a blend of ryegrass, fescue, clover, millet, radish, buckwheat, peas and turnip. This mix is subject to slight change, depending on seasonal availability of certain seed varieties.
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07/09/2020
Jan H.
United StatesChicken Forage
The seed is excellent with 100 % germination or close to it. I put some in some propagation trays to augment my flocks nutrition. They loved it. There was a "henny riot" over the forage. Hancock seeds are trustworthy. They fulfilled my expectations and then some.
MT
07/03/2020
mike t.
United Stateshappy hen forage mix
this stuff was easy to prep the seed bed for just a yard rake and a hand spreader and water once a day for 3 days and instant grass for our ducks. they luv it. thanks Hancock seeds.
JA
05/28/2020
John A.
United Stateshappy hen
this was easy to spread and it took right away and the chickens LOVE it. i would recommend to anyone with chickens and want to spoil them.
05/29/2020
Hancock Seed
Awesome! Thank you for choosing Hancock Seed Company!
LW
05/17/2020
Leah W.
United StatesSo far so good
The forage mix is coming up really well it's about 3 inches tall. Let the chickens in it for a few hours the other day. But they dig so much I want it to mature some more. We'll see how it holds up to the heat as our temperatures rise.
05/20/2020
Hancock Seed
Awesome ! Thank you for choosing Hancock Seed Company!
RY
05/15/2020
Raini Y.
United StatesMy happy hens
My hens run straight to the field every morning when I let them out. They love munching on the leafy green tops of radishes an turnips. However none of the clover seams to have come up which is weird since most the rest of our land is various clovers for our bees, so know it grows well here. And the grasses from this mix seem really sparse, maybe there wasn’t as many seeds as I thought I saw in the mix or maybe a bunch didn’t come up.
05/19/2020
Hancock Seed
Hens are happy with Happy Hen!! GREAT!!! Thank you for the review!
