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What won't chickens eat

post #1 of 8
2/26/11 at 7:24pm
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I'm about to put a pretty ugly coop up (a converted chain link dog run) I want to plant something growing up the sides of the fence to make it look a little better but my guess is chicks will eat almost anything I'll eat. Any ideas on a climbing vine that chickens won't eat?

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post #2 of 8
2/26/11 at 7:29pm

My chickens won't eat new things.

They ran away from the cabbage  at first.

They ran away from the new feed mix  at first.

They won't even give food a second glance unless it is served on a plate.

I recall reading that some BYCers have planted grapes.

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post #3 of 8
2/26/11 at 7:41pm

You might consider placing these plants a foot or so away from this cage and then placing a trellis screen between them. You could also place a sheet of plywood behind the plants in order for the vines to stick to it verses the fence and plant quite a few fast growers, lol. I know what you mean about appearance! I have 2 10x10's that I converted into a 10x30 that I think look hidious but, not much that I can do with them and they serve their purpose for now.

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post #4 of 8
2/26/11 at 7:46pm

Lol They will eat anything but the wire and thats only because they dont have teeth

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post #5 of 8
2/26/11 at 7:49pm

Also before you plant, bury some galvanized fencing around the base of your run about a foot outward. This will help keep predators from digging under your run to get your girls. It maybe a lot of work but it will pay off especially the time you invest in your birds. Somewhere on the net, I found a large listing on what not to plant because it might make the girls sick. You might want to check or look for this too.

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post #6 of 8
2/27/11 at 12:27pm
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Somewhere on the net, I found a large listing on what not to plant because it might make the girls sick. You might want to check or look for this too.


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post #7 of 8
2/27/11 at 7:24pm

Grow some Cheerio vines, mine will eat almost anything but Cheerios;)

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post #8 of 8
2/28/11 at 6:00am

All I know is that they keep the blackberry vines trimmed nicely at about 6" from the wire.

I think they eat everything edible.


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