I know many people despise dandelions but I have always enjoyed the bright yellow color they bring to the monochrome green lawn. Mary and now Makenzie have brought me many bouquets of them from the yard. I know the greens, flower and root are all edible but have never tried them. Dandelions are not native to the USA but were brought over to help feed the imported bees the colonists brought with them as well as provide early spring greens for themselves.
This year, I have found a new use for the dandelions that dare to occupy my garden and flower beds. My rabbits and chickens love them. I seem to have an overabundance of them this year. I pull them up and then give them to the rabbits or chickens to eat. Thumper, my daughter's pet rabbit, loves them. She eagerly waits for me at the door of her hutch when she sees me bringing her a handful of these delicacies and she quickly gobbles them down. My chicken yolks are turning a bright orange from all the betocarotene the chickens are eating. Before adding that weed killer this year, think about the beauty of those pretty, yellow flowers.
This year, I have found a new use for the dandelions that dare to occupy my garden and flower beds. My rabbits and chickens love them. I seem to have an overabundance of them this year. I pull them up and then give them to the rabbits or chickens to eat. Thumper, my daughter's pet rabbit, loves them. She eagerly waits for me at the door of her hutch when she sees me bringing her a handful of these delicacies and she quickly gobbles them down. My chicken yolks are turning a bright orange from all the betocarotene the chickens are eating. Before adding that weed killer this year, think about the beauty of those pretty, yellow flowers.
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