How do you keep chickens out of a flower garden?!

[AJ666]

They love to eat the plants and fling the mulch around. I'm worried my mom will kill them soon. (Its her garden)
How do you keep chickens out of a garden? Fencing? I dont know please help me here!!

 

[Jennyhaschicks]

Fencing

 

[AJ666]

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What kind of fencing??

 

[NottinghamChicks]

I personally let mine go where they want. They don't destroy my plants but turn up the mulch and push it all over the lawn. I just thank them for eating all the bad bugs and go rake the mulch back in place. They are great for aeration and bug controll really. The garden is a different story, a single electrified wire should keep them at bay.

 

[chuckzoo]

This looks like an easy fence to use, I might be trying it myself at some time;

http://www.gardeners.com/garden-fence-kit/GardenPests_FencesBarriers,38-111,default,cp.html

 

[Casii]

Fencing is the only sure thing because chickens love gardens.

I keep my chickens in chicken tractors during the day and let them out just before bed so they can make their way to their coop and wouldn't you know it, they stop for 'snacks' all through the garden and flower beds before finally making their way into the coop. Little rascals!

 

[AJ666]

But what kind of fencing?

Thank you for your help!!

 

[Fred's Hens]

You'll either have to fence the flower beds, not too easy if there are many of them or fence the chickens. Flower beds/gardens and chickens do not have an equal co-existence agreement. Easier to fence the chickens sometimes, 6' high run.

 

[7L Farm]

I use T-Post & 4 foot wire.

 

[Backyard Hencam]

I'm sorry to tell you but chickens and gardens are not compatible. I'd love to let my hens eat bugs in my garden but they eat the plants too. I've kept the hens in a nice run and they are used to me bringing greens, snails, and bugs to them each day. Fencing is the only solution.