Twine treat bag

On By CarynIn Craft

I read that some people feed their chickens radish greens, so this last time I bought radishes, I stripped off the greens, but then was faced with how to feed them to the chickens. When I throw herbs on the ground, the leaves usually just stay there. Sometimes I hold the stems so the chickens can tear off bite-sized pieces, but one bunch of radishes has quite a few leaves. I have seen pictures that people have posted with wire baskets or racks to hold lettuces, but nothing like that in my possession came to mind. I do have twine, though. So I made up a small bag to hold the leaves.

First I cut 8 lengths of twine, about 20“ long.
I tied an overhand knot at one end.
Working in pairs, I tied four square knots, then shifted the pairs and tied four more square knots.
When I had the depth I wanted, I tied four strands with an overhand knot, and did the same for the last four strands.
Separating the two top knots makes an opening in which to stuff leafy greens.
I hung the bag with a carabiner on the poultry wire. It seemed to work OK to hold the leaves so that the chickens could pick off bits.