Chicken safe evergreen bushes

[WanderlustinRose]

I'm building my chicken coop around a couple of young apple trees that will be shade for the chickens. I will also add a couple of rosemary bushes but I'd like to add a couple of bushes preferably evergreen
( I'm in zone 7B ) for a bit of cover from overhead predators. I am still getting netting for the top but thought the chickens would like the bushes as well. I need ideas for bushes that aren't toxic for my hens.

 

[BDutch]

I have a run in between fruit trees too. The run is 1,8 -2 meters high, with very strong netting on top.

Inside are a few berry bushes and a Portuguese Laurel with big dark green leaves. It’s perfect for deep and easy to trim. I trim the laurel 2x a year.

The chickens love to hide underneath when its very warm and sunny.

Do check if Portuguese Laurels are good in your climate/ on your soil.

 

[texsuze]

Check with the local chapter of your Native Plant Society (if you have one, or one nearby) to get suggestions on plants native to your part of your state. Can't go wrong using plants that evolved to survive/thrive naturally!

 

[Perris]

I'd like to add a couple of bushes preferably evergreen

what texsuze said

I need ideas for bushes that aren't toxic for my hens

if you select an evergreen from the local flora that has flowers or leaves or fruit that they can eat safely, they will; and if it upsets them, they won't, they'll just use it for cover and shade.