naaaahh.Goats.

The chickens have been given the run of the entire back since winter, and they have abandoned their smaller chicken yard, so it got over grown. Not sure if I will lock them in their yard at all this year, since we really aren't doing a garden this year. Guess it depends on how tired I get of poop on the patio.Im surprised that your chickens don't keep it knocked down. There isn't a blade of anything in my chicken area.

Yes, we have trimmed all the branches away from the house so it leans away now, but branches on the low side touch the ground and are holding it up quite well. It should never have been allowed to come up so close to the house, but was here when we bought. I am worried it has a fungus, so may end up being firewood in a few years. We will seriously miss the shade in the summer.It leans so much i would worry about it falling over! Beautiful though.