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My husband and I would like to allow our chickens to free range in our pranced. Our question is this: will they eat the leaves on our bushes and trees? We already know they will eat the fruit/berries.

I am looking for a screen for my chicken coop that is non-toxic to the flock and not a high risk to dogs either. I came across Dropmore Scarlet Honeysuckle because of its bloom, easy containment, and shade tolerance. It is cited as having low toxicity in mammals, however it says the long lasting...

Hey all- I learned something yesterday & thought I better share in case anyone else encounters this. There is a large holly shrub right next to one of my coops. When I let my chooks out to free-range for a while yesterday I noticed the holly berries were all perfectly ripe so I pulled a branch...

Hello! I would like to start out by saying I have NO green thumb. We live on an acreage and between myself, my husband, and our toddler we eat a LOT of fruit. I would love to start a few fruit bearing plants on our property. I would love a variety. I have 1 old claw foot tub that I would like...

Our private 55 acre lake in Carrollton, GA 30117 is heavily forested, but doesn’t provide much in the way of food for wildlife. Any suggestions on plants, trees, or seed mixes for encourage waterfowl habitat would be much appreciated.

I have 2 month old chickens and they really like berries but what type of berries are they allowed? I feed them huckleberries sometimes but I don't know how much I should be giving them. I have a few salmon berries/blackberries as well but I am not certain if they can safely eat them or not.

My family and I just recently acquired a couple of chicks we plan to grow and breed. They are supposed to be some sort of red sex linked chicks and seem to be about a week to a couple of weeks old. Primarily I am a plant guy. I love growing fruit trees, nut trees, flowers, berry bushes...

Hey guys :) This is the first year we've had bobwhite quail. We have ten Jumbo Wisconsins we hatched in spring. My question is this: what kinds of fruit can they eat, and what kinds can't they eat? There's rather low amounts of info on raising bobwhites on the internet so I've turned to BYC. I...