Can field beans be greenmanure & chicken feed?

[Tracey]

Hello

I was wondering if I sow field beans as a green manure in Autumn can I also feed it to the chickens? The plants, not the beans.

Kind regards

Tracey

[sewer rat]

Hello

I was wondering if I sow field beans as a green manure in Autumn can I also feed it to the chickens? The plants, not the beans.

Kind regards

Tracey

Maybe i'm wrong but shouldn't you just be digging in the field beans. i know the root nodules contain most of the nitrogen but the rest of the plant adds to the organic matter as it rots down. Not sure how palatable the mature plants would be but do know pigeons love the young shoots