CatsandCrops
Songster
We are currently building our coop and our run - the run will be 100% fenced in with hardware cloth (and buried 2 feet down) since we have tons of predators in our area. Our ladies and gent wont be able to free range, even with us outside with them, due to the massive amounts of hawks. I want to plant veggies, herbs etc around the outside of the run specifically for the chickies to snack on and will also be growing fodder indoors to supplement. We will have shade provided so there's no need for vines only etc.
I also have built two moveable/wired boxes that I will have inside the run covering an area that we can grow plants inside the run with but they are unable to get to the roots.
A lot of the searching I've done for plants focus on shade vs production of additional food - any thoughts on what would work best for us? We're in Northern Ohio and will begin planting things outdoors in early May for our gardens so I'd like to start the chick garden at that time too.
I also have built two moveable/wired boxes that I will have inside the run covering an area that we can grow plants inside the run with but they are unable to get to the roots.
A lot of the searching I've done for plants focus on shade vs production of additional food - any thoughts on what would work best for us? We're in Northern Ohio and will begin planting things outdoors in early May for our gardens so I'd like to start the chick garden at that time too.