Feeding Chickens in the Yard
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Question
I have several chickens growing in the yard, and they eat various seeds. Is it permissible for me to pour the mixture for them in the yard on Shabbat, or is there a problem that I might be sowing the seeds in the yard on Shabbat?
Answer
Hello,
When you pour the seeds for the chickens in the yard, it is permissible to pour only an amount that the chickens will definitely finish within one or two days, and from what you pour now, nothing should remain on the third day from the time of feeding the chickens.
The reason is that halachically, seeds sprout within 3 days, and it is forbidden to throw seeds in a place where they can sprout or take root. Therefore, the amount must be such that the chickens will certainly finish it before the seeds remain on the ground for 3 days, because the way of chickens, if there is not enough food, is to peck each seed and eat it.