Using Chickens to Control Pests in a Food Forest

[UnoRaza]

BEWARE: chickens will EAT your garden/landscaping; he did say "trees".

Keeping them contained is not hard.

[shoobedoorocketship]

i want some chickens too.

[GoingOrganic1]

I'd love to get some chickens. I just have to convince the rest of the family.

[teagan684]

My chooks rip up any new plant, what should I do ?

[mammyoriordan]

Put chicken wire around them (the plants, not the chickens) - guess that's why it's called "chicken wire" lol. - Blessing - Rene

[dobe762]

My hens behave as your white hen does ... its scratching pattern is 1/2/1 ... unlike your brown hen which is 2/1 ... that is scratches per leg per side ... sad I know ;-)

[Mzinterested1]

Very interesting indeed! I want this DVD too. Has it been released yet?

[quantumsolutions]

Brilliant! And so simple.

Has anyone else read the Anastasia Ringing Cedars series? Loaded with commonsense advice on everything from permaculture to sex to how to raise children to economics. Upshot---Permaculture is the answer to lots of our problems.

Peace.

[antaresdiekow]

Yes! I am reading it. Hi!

[angie7dino]

@quantumsolutions I have just been given the the first book... very interesting so far !!

[Permaculturebella]

Good advice we tried to introduce our animals too early; geese snipped off the tops of the saplings, sheep ring barked our trees even when we fenced them out they broke in to eat them. Our free range chickens and guinnea fowl loved our crops particularly chard. We kept numbers low from the start, but perhaps now our plot is 10 year old it would be a better time to reintroduce them?

[sandgardendick]

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Sandgardendick

[alyxander]

very interesting.