good planting for chickens?

[WimberlyRoost]

hello! I'm going to be installing garden boxes soon! what are some good plants i can plant that are beneficial to my chickens? also anyone have any tips on gardening boxes...should i get inspiration on You tube??

 

[kattabelly]

I'm not sure exactly what you mean by garden boxes but in general planting for chickens needs to be either seen as disposable (sow something that grows quickly, let them trash it, then either let it regrow or sow a replacement), or protected in some way (e.g. mesh around or over something so they can only nibble what grows through), or large, vigorous and well established.

The more (both in quantity and choices) you can provide, the less likely they'll be to completely destroy one plant - but that's not a guarantee.

 

[ChickenChick46]

Agree with above, they'll likely destroy anything you plant. I've got several raised beds built where we're enclosing to extend our run. They were our garden, but we moved that elsewhere. I plan to fill them with tough herbs and a forage mix. My oldest ones (6 weeks) absolutely demolish kale and basil. It's really quite impressive, lol.