I turn my chickens out after tilling the garden in the spring to clean up any leftover larvae, and again throughout the fall/winter. I also turn them out in the garden once the plants are well established right after I have picked for the day. My chickens will NOT eat squash bugs.
How do you keep the chickens from eating the plants and veggies? My hens just love to eat anything and everything I plant, so I cannot let them in the garden.
i would not run hens in my allotment at the same time, u will fine they eat your veg and the insects that do help the plot, i would wait till the plot is empty then put them on, i have been gardening for 35 yrs and kept poultry for 20 of them, i will stick too my way, rather than yours. David from UK
@davidhaythornthwaite Very much with you on that one Dave , I have watched a good number of Chicken Tractor type vids, and to be honest , I cannot think of any major pest that chickens would reduce! They will however scoff down earthworms at every chance which is what you want to keep and as you say eat and trample the plants .
Very good method of cleaning pest.... any ideas for potatoes pest?
teoaaron 2 months ago
Is that you're own personal garden? If so, holy smokes!
buyerofsorts 5 months ago
Ha! You're right! I thought one looked plastic and watched it a second time...there is a seam in the middle :P
desertgreenie 6 months ago
1 of those eggs look fake
figg2112 6 months ago
I turn my chickens out after tilling the garden in the spring to clean up any leftover larvae, and again throughout the fall/winter. I also turn them out in the garden once the plants are well established right after I have picked for the day. My chickens will NOT eat squash bugs.
sheaviance 10 months ago
How do you keep the chickens from eating the plants and veggies? My hens just love to eat anything and everything I plant, so I cannot let them in the garden.
bigd1971 1 year ago
@bigd1971 Yeah, I had the same problem , and to be honest cannot think of any major pest in my garden that they would help eradicate
barkershill 2 weeks ago
i would not run hens in my allotment at the same time, u will fine they eat your veg and the insects that do help the plot, i would wait till the plot is empty then put them on, i have been gardening for 35 yrs and kept poultry for 20 of them, i will stick too my way, rather than yours. David from UK
davidhaythornthwaite 1 year ago
@davidhaythornthwaite Very much with you on that one Dave , I have watched a good number of Chicken Tractor type vids, and to be honest , I cannot think of any major pest that chickens would reduce! They will however scoff down earthworms at every chance which is what you want to keep and as you say eat and trample the plants .
barkershill 2 weeks ago