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A great book came out this spring called Free-Range Chicken Gardens: How to Create a Beautiful, Chicken-Friendly Yard By Jessi Bloom http://www.timberpress.com/books/free_range_chicken_gardens/bloom/9781604692372 It's great. everything you need to know.

Quote: Really? What kind of dysfunctional chickens did I wind up with? Mine ate my chive plants down to nubs, and then tore up the nubs with their scratching. Same thing happened with my spring onions. That's unusual because chives are on the toxic to chickens list too.

Quote: Awesome list! Looks like my ideas were dead on with whats on that page... great job! Thanks. I'll be updating it as the season goes on. I think I'll add a section on composting chicken manure and more garden photos too.

I agree with you about the shape of the bush. My girls favorite place is under the spirea. Elderberries you should be VERY CAREFUL with. The seed in the raw berries are poisonous. That's why you can make elderberry jelly that the seeds are strained from but not jam.

Quote: Where would you get the poultry pasture? any feed store or nursery?! This is where I got the seed. http://www.groworganic.com/omega-3-chicken-forage-blend-irrigated.html

I've been working on this very issue. Check out my page I've been working on. https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=48643-chicken-proof-garden