Gonna grow veggies to feed my flock.

[bahamas]

these r some of the plant i will be growing. i am an organic gardener so no miracle grow or schultze.

Marigolds ( orange and red )
Basil
Corn
Millet
Carrot
Beens
Wolfberrys
peas
avocadoes
pumpkin
and my secret weapon

Chinaberry -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melia_azedarach

poisonoius to human but birds gorge themselve on it until they reach a state of drunken ness.

is it ok for them to roam and eat and peck at these.or if i mixed it in there feed

 

[MrsChicky]

What lucky chickens! I never heard of chinaberry - I'll have to look into that! May all of your thumbs be green!

 

[Wifezilla]

i am an organic gardener so no miracle grow or schultze.

If people would only use poopy duck water, they would never consider those chemicals. My plants have never been better. I am so glad I got ducks

 

[twentynine]

Add rape, turnips and mustard greens.

Very easy to grow. till soil, sow seeds, rake lightly. No rows, no raised beds, just plain old open area planting.

I have kept my chickens getting green stuff all winter, using the above plantings, plus rye grass.

Spring time I am going to try some clover.

 

[djmb74]

Collard greens! My chickens love them and you can harvest leaves all season long and they have lot of nutrition high in calcium and easy to grow!

 

[nanawendy]

Mine love Chard and parsley as well and can't get enough of the sunflowers and zuks

 

[schmije]

My girls absolutely love tomatoes and strawberries. We have to fence those parts of the garden, because they'll pluck them right off the plants. They also go crazy for sunflower seeds.

 

[Farmington]

Quote:
If you want to stay organic, and give your plants a boost, try the Espoma line of products. I've been using them for a few years now with great results. www.espoma.com

 

[ziggywiggy]

I lived in Hawaii a few years and there were chickens running all over the place. I had Avacado, Papya and Guava among other things. The chickens loved the Papya and Guava but never seemed to bother with the Avacado. I also have an African Grey parot and was told by a vet not to feed Avacado. I now live in Southern AZ. You never know how good you have it until it's gone. What I'd give for an Avacado tree now!!

 

[txchickie]

We have tons of chinaberry trees here at our place, I knew they were poisionous and thought I was lucky because my birds never go near them

I am growing our usual, tomatoes, peppers, squash, okra, and herbs. Whatever is left or going bad goes to the chickens