(Appendix 1: week 2, 3, 4). The result further indicated that the leaf group has a faster growth rate than the control and extract groups. This implies that the leaf group is consistent in growth than the other treatments (Appendix II). The aforementioned results imply that fresh leaves are succulent and that grass stimulates appetite in birds which invariably increase consumption of feed (Oluyemi and Roberts, 1988). It has been observed that green leaves increases the volume of the crop, thus reducing the value of the gizzard and crop motility (Shurloc and Forbes, 1981).