Yeah, I agree with the others - I came in to say "None of them are good breeds for gardening!". Chunnels are probably wise, though, if you want pest control.
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My current chicken yard (1/3 acre) has plenty of trees bushes and some "play equipment" we built for them out of pallets. The compost bin is also in there along with their coop. They seem to have plenty of cover , shade and enrichment. They really dont even try to escape anymore since we raised the fence to six ft. We tried clipping wings when the fence was only 4 ft and that didnt work at all lolIt's hard to find a chicken that will stay in a fence. Once they get heavier, they will stay inside, or you can coop a wing. But if they free range I prefer then to be able to fly up in small bushes and trees to Safety, away from dogs and other predators. Its less frustration for you and then to just fence off a portion of flower beds or garden that they may get into, let them wreck that area and keep the others nice. It's so ingrained in then to scratch for insects and pebbles and to cool off and do their dusting that is near impossible to train them not to. Good luck in your decision!
Did you actually ask them 'how'?I saw on a homesteading forum thread someone mentioned using their chickens for gardening and i was like "How?"
Did you actually ask them 'how'?
The devil's in the details.
Just looked these up thanks for the suggestion. Look like i will have a few mo ths to decide. We will start on a new coop and run for them and be ready by February to order chicks. I think wed like to handraise these.Sultans were literally born for this job
Do they not scratch the ground and eat plant leaves?Sultans were literally born for this job