Egg production from the five resident chickens has slowed with the waning daylight, but they still love handfulls of grass thrown their way. We think it helps produce the tastiest eggs we've ever had.
Once in awhile we have to clean out the coop - the straw and manure "litter" gets mixed with washed kelp and discarded vegetable stems for the garden compost. We've learned that this "litter" is pretty good for chickens, providing vitamins A & D as well as live food-so we don't clean it too often. "6-8 inches deep, it gets better with age."
Crowberry or Mossberry (Empitrum nigrum): by far the most common plant in the tundra. You usually can't walk a step without it under your boot.
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