Gave the girls some left over spaghetti today, they went mad! Running off with it in their beaks, and trying to grab it off one another! I don't think I have laughed so much for ages!
Yesterday C has been out visiting the various hardware stores, purchasing wood and netting, today he has been creating a new framework. We are designing a bigger run for them to be safely out and about while we are at work.
The cat ran away frightened when she came across a chicken so I think they will be safe! However there is another reason for the pen. When we first thought about getting chickens I thought it would be wonderful to let them waddle across our garden. C spent a lot of time creating lovely decking and seating areas, with nice flower borders and pots here and there. Now knowing how much they love to peck plants and the amount of poo they produce we thought it better to confine them to one area! Although it is supposed to be good for the garden, it doesn't look nice on the decking!
I'm really enjoying reading about your experiences with chickens, the spaghetti sounds like great fun!! Chicken poo is supposed to be great for a garden isn't it, I read somewhere of how putting old tyres in a column encouraged the chickens to perch on top and poop in the middle where it was collected for use in the garden. Not that old tyres look great either mind!!
ReplyDeletewow, what an interesting idea! They do poop everywhere!!!
ReplyDeletestill no eggs!! and getting up at six! Still they are good fun!
Hens are very hard on gardens! Older plants and shrubs survive, but any seeds or seedlings get scratched up, and if you have manured a plot, that will really get them going! We line the run under the perching bars with old newspaper or feed sacks, which can then be composted. Fresh chicken manure is too 'hot' to put straight on the garden.
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