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What herbs do your chickens like most?

post #1 of 18
10/17/11 at 8:07am
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I'm planning my beds for next year and I'm considering growing one just for my chickens and rabbits. They won't have full access to it, just whatever I pull off and give them.

So I'm wondering what herbs do your chickens like the best?

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post #2 of 18
10/17/11 at 9:43am

mine sleep in the tall  mint, scratch up the basil, eat the bugs out of my sage, and walk over the rosemary......big_smile

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I looked at all the caged animals in the barn...the cast-offs of human society. I saw in their eyes love and hope, fear and dread, sadness, and betrayal. And I was angry."God," I said, "this is terrible! Why don't you do something?"God was silent for a moment, and then He spoke softly, "I have done something," he replied.  "I created you."

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post #3 of 18
10/17/11 at 11:03am

basil and cilantro

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post #4 of 18
10/18/11 at 6:19am

One of my hens is always eating my mint--the others don't bother it.

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post #5 of 18
10/18/11 at 6:21am

They leave the herbs alone..

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post #6 of 18
10/18/11 at 8:37pm
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Hmm, thanks for the suggestions everyone. My chickens and rabbits race to the herbs when I toss them in their cage. This year I grew pineapple sage and mint, they've also gotten some cilantro and basil from community garden compost bins.

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post #7 of 18
10/18/11 at 8:41pm

Parsley, they massacre my parsley... rant

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post #8 of 18
10/19/11 at 5:38am

Mine love Thyme. They leave the basil and mint alone. Is hosta an herb?wink

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post #9 of 18
10/19/11 at 7:41am

when mine are penned up they love clover, when free ranging they seem to leave it alone, they don't seem to want any herbs

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post #10 of 18
10/19/11 at 7:46am

My girls love chives, basil and mint.

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