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What to grow in a chicken garden/run?
I'm not sure if this is quite on/off topic for here, but someone mentioning
hens having a liking for 'Cleavers' in another thread prompted me to ask. I plan to keep a few (4) free range chickens next year. Just enough to provide eggs for the two of us. They will have around 1/4 acre to themselves that they can roam and scratch about in. It has finally been cleared of the impenetrable jungle of brambles and bindweed that occupied the land and is now cultivated, weed free bare earth and ready for planting up with "something?". I'd like to plant and establish things there now that chickens would like to eat? I've not kept chickens before and the books I've read about the subject are a bit vague about the plants to grow. I could just plant grass (what variety?) but think perhaps an assortment of various "weeds" or other plants should be encouraged too for a balanced diet. Perhaps also plants that attract insects that the chickens can eat too. Any suggestions anyone? -- David .... Email address on website http://www.avisoft.co.uk .... Blog at http://dlts-french-adventures.blogspot.com/ |
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