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How do I keep chickens out of my garden?

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Part 1 Driving the Chickens Away
  1. Spray the chickens with water. When youseechickens wander into your garden, give them aquickspray with a standard garden hose.
  2. Sprinkle spices around the area.
  3. Use citrus peels.
  4. Plant unappealing herbs.
  5. Weed selectively.


In respect to this, will chickens destroy your garden?

Yes, they probably will ruin the gardenbutdepending on how nice you like to keep your garden thenit'sall a matter of opinion! Most breeds ofchickenswill scratch areas of ground looking for food toeat,they will peck the leaves of plants theyfancyand create hollows in the ground for theirdustbaths.

Beside above, will mothballs keep chickens away? Be careful when using mothballs becausethereare several risks with using mothballsagainstchickens. The reason that mothballs areineffectiveis because a chicken's sense of smell isn't very good.Plus,mothballs are made to deter small insects, like moths.Theyaren't made strong enough for larger animals.

Furthermore, how do you keep free range chickens on your property?

Here are some pointers:

  1. It's best if the habitat elements which attract chickens arenotnear the fence. Compost bins, shade, dust bathing areas, andthebest vegetation for foraging should be in the middle of theyard, orclose to the house (see illustration).
  2. Keep vegetation mowed on both sides of the fence.

Can you keep chickens in a vegetable garden?

Chickens do eat garden pests, butthinkingthat they are compatible with a vegetable garden isnotquite right. Chickens love tender greens andwillravage beets, lettuce, chard, and evenbroccoli.

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What will chickens eat in your garden?

Chickens eat squash and cucumber beetles,assortedbugs, little slugs, grubs, and many other pests inyourvegetable garden plot.

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Can chickens run free in garden?

Free Ranging Chickens are happyhealthychickens!
However, you also can't just freerangechickens without precautionary measures. You don't wanttolose your garden crops or ruin your flower bed. Youalsodon't want them laying eggs all over the place or predatorsgettingthem.

Radya Klopp

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What should you not feed chickens?

Chickens are great food-munching machines - they willeatalmost anything and my hens love a bit of variety intheirdiet.
  • Potato Peels.
  • Raw Potato or green potato.
  • Chocolate.
  • Citrus fruits.
  • Candy.
  • Avocado skin or pit.
  • Dried lentils or beans.
  • Uncooked rice.

Merçe Grethlein

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How old do chickens live?

8-10 years

Odete Belosludtsev

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Can chickens eat bananas?

Here is a list of foods that chickens can eatthatpeople have common questions about from the good people at thetheBack Yard Chicken Forum. Asparagus Raw or cooked: Okay to feed,butnot a favorite. Bananas: High in potassium, a goodtreat(they usually will not eat thepeel).

Felip Berlinde

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Do chickens need grass?

Chickens do not need grass but theyare"flock" birds so really do need company. They willscratcharound anywhere and you could make life more interesting forthemby putting down some mulch, bark chippings and straw for themtooccupy their time.

Nidae Buschhaus

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Can chickens eat green tomatoes?

Chickens should not eat green potatoesorgreen tomatoes.
I feed it them in moderation. Left-overcookedpotato (including potato skins) is fine for chickenstoeat but contains very few nutrients so isn't one of thebesttreats.

Iray Snowden

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Can chickens eat apples?

Chickens love fruit and vegetables andyoucan give them this daily. Our girls love: vegetablepeels,bananas, apple cores, carrots and broccoli. You aresafe tofeed chickens pretty much any vegetable or fruitexcept anyraw green peels (such as green potato peel) and anycitric fruitssuch as oranges and lemons.

Gina Imort

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Can chickens stay in the coop all day?

Of course your chickens, like allflocks,will need a coop to sleep in at night. Sinceyouwon't be home during the day, you'll also need a nice,safeenclosed pen, or run, for your chickens to spendtheirday in.

Henry Attenkofer

Pundit

Should free range chickens be fed?

Even if your chickens have access topasture,free ranging simply supplements their diet.Chickenswill eat as much food as they need tokeep themselveshealthy. Your flock does need access topasture, but theyneed chicken feed, too.

Layonel Meya

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How Far Will chickens roam from their coop?

Each chicken needs about 18 inches of space on theperch.It should be 2 – 4 feet off the ground and at least 18inchesfrom the wall. It may take a little time for newchickens tounderstand just where home is. I've heard ofpeople keeping a newflock in the coop for a few days whenthey first bring themhome.

Creuza Offermans

Teacher

What do you do with chicken poop?

Composting Chicken Manure
  1. Collect manure and bedding. Chicken owners normally usebeddingsuch as shavings, sawdust, dry leaves, or straw to provide adrycushion for chickens and to control odor and pests.
  2. Carbon to Nitrogen balance.
  3. Use a “hot compost” recipe.
  4. Repeat the heating process.
  5. Let it cure.
  6. Add to garden.
  7. Composting challenges.

Smaranda Hinojo

Teacher

Do chickens get sad?

Chickens DO get sad. Most people think theyarejust bred to be farmed, lay eggs, and then killed but theyareanimals so you shouldn't forget that. The main reason whytheyget sad is because they feel like theycan'tact on instinct. Those chickens wouldn't be ableto livetheir life.

Albar Chikviladze

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Can you train chickens to stay in the yard?

Gardening with Free-Range ChickensForDummies
Chickens can be trained. Youcertainlydon't have to train your chickens; however,itwill be harder to manage them when you want themtoreturn to the coop, come away from an area, and when thereisdanger in the garden, and so on.

Federica Nagelschmitt

Teacher

How many chickens can you put in a 4x8 coop?

Some sources say 3 to 4 sq. ft. per chicken,whichwould equal 10-11 chickens in a 4x8coop.However, I've seen several different websites advertisingtheir4x8 chicken coops can house 15-20chickens.And their 4x6 coops say they house 12-15chickens.So, how many chickens would you put in a 4x8chickencoop.

Minervina Escosa

Reviewer

How do you get chickens to follow you?

You can then make them breed 2 ways:
  1. Get two chickens and have the wheat seeds in your hands.Putthem where you want them because after having a baby, theydon'tfollow you. So use the wheat seeds and press the LTbutton.
  2. Get chicken eggs. Throw them at the chickens.

Lesme Zerio

Reviewer

Do chickens ruin grass?

Chickens will aerate the soil as they peckandscratch while at the same time eating leaves, weeds, bugsandgrass clippings. If you do have some strugglingareasin your lawn, you can place down some wire mesh flat ontheground. The mesh will prevent the chickens from digginginthat area until the lawn has repaired.

Nieve Hegmanns

Reviewer

What smells do chickens hate?

Chickens generally don't like the smellofcitrus, and that smell might be enough to repel them. Ifachicken does take a nibble of the fruit, the sour tastewillusually repel them, too. The fruit shouldn't actually hurtthechickens, though.

Nadege Tsakhilov

Reviewer

What are roosters afraid of?

Alektorophobia or the fear of chickens isderivedfrom the Greek word 'Alektor' which means 'rooster'and'phobos' meaning 'fear'. As the name indicates, thisphobiacauses an irrational fear of chickens (or otherfeatheredcreatures as well as their eggs) in thesufferer.

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