How can I keep my free-range hens from eating garden seeds?

[Goose and Fig]

They have plenty to eat- but the freshly tilled soil is too tempting I guess! I only have a few days left to get my veggie seeds in! They already make coleslaw out of my hosta garden. Any ideas? Thanks!

 

[CovenantCreek]

fencing is the only thing that keeps them out of my garden

 

[Rte.66_chicks]

I second what CC said. Fencing is the only way.

 

[tryingtohaveitall]

Dumb question, but do you have to use really strong wire to keep them out of the garden or could you just use netting (which we already have

)?

 

[basicliving]

Every living plant that I want to keep alive around here has fencing. We just use tall chicken wire and for some reason, the chickens don't fly over it to get into the gardens - flower or vegetable. We use those steel fence posts every few feet and secure the chicken wire to it. No netting - except on the strawberries and that's to keep wild birds out more than anything else.

 

[CovenantCreek]

I have welded wire around my garden, but if you can secure the netting well enough to keep them from finding away in it should work.