i have a question about chicken cages

[kevin2010]

are there any types of plants i can put in my run that will not die ?

 

[Katy]

None that I've found yet!! I've tried a lot of plants over the last 30+ years!!

 

[mandomama]

good question. I wonder if something tough would do the trick. rosemary, or some kind of stepables?

 

[kevin2010]

i might try rose mary thanks ill tell you in a week how it turns out

 

[kevin2010]

ok so far its living smells great

 

[coffeemama]

I'm planning to extend my run out where I have a 10 year old roemary bush-I'll let you know how long it lasts lol. Does anyone know if daylilies are harmful to chickens? There must be a plant list somewhere.

 

[NJfarmer]

You could try a vine plant on the outside of the run that will cover the run. Like a cucumber plant. I am gonna try it this year

 

[airmom1c05]

Spider flowers (cleome) are safe for chickens. They grow really tall and bushy. They are annuals. I'm going to plant some on the outside of my run and protect them with chicken wire until they are grown.

Here are three sites with lists of SAFE PLANTS for BIRDS:

http://www.birdsnways.com/articles/plntsafe.htm

http://www.calpoison.com/public/plants-safe.html

http://www.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/ce/king/poisplant/SAFE-SCI.htm

 

[kevin2010]

hey thanks guys im gonna check the sites out