On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:52:07 +0000, vicky wrote:

Just coming to the end of my first 6 months with a bunch (that is now a
total of 5!) of chickens pecking and scratching at everything in the
garden.


Electric fence to keep them in: worked for me. Keeps foxes out, too. Mind
you, it didn't stop a badger getting in and killing half of them!
Replacing with ducks works for others.