What do yall plant around the coop?

[SarahFair]

My coop is kinda looking bear. I was wodering if anyone of yall plant a small garden around the coop.
Pictures are a plus!

 

[CityChook]

I have some hydrangeas on the south side of my coop. It's about the only thing that they haven't eaten/trampled in my backyard. Oh, and they usually leave the herbs alone. Gardens will become the chicken buffet, so as long as you're okay with that....

 

[bluie]

I have a lilac on the end of the run. Last year I put some coleus in a pot next to the coop. They ate it.

 

[Roosteroops]

I have Illiagnis (I'm sure that is the wrong spelling) - it is a light green, waxy leaved, invasive, evergreen bush. The flowers in the fall smell wonderful and bring honey bees. I've never had a chicken eat it or bother it - they have laid eggs under it though. They also don't eat our boxwood. Just don't plant anything tender!

 

[mjdtexan]

I am putting a potato patch on the west side of my coop for blue potatos.

 

[Matt A NC]

I have dwarf black cherries down the side of the standard layers' Lot. The trees only get about 4' tall. The ladies pick the cherries they can reach, but I get those that are higher up.

When first planted I had to encircle the bases with wire to keep them from digging in the fresh dirt where I planted the trees.

Matt

 

[mistylady]

We planted two mulberry trees on one side (still little though), two rose bushes in front of the coop just to be pretty and I planted a lilac on the south side two days ago. I have plans to enlarge the run so I didn't plant on the west end.

 

[Chauntecleer's Keeper]

I planted some wild back berries outside of the pen today. My coop and run are inside of the pen. Anything I plant inside would be eaten by my goats.

 

[GaDawg]

Roosteroops It's spelled Eliagnus and is a great boarder bush. One of my favorite because when it blooms you can smell it's fragrance across the yard.

 

[Omran]

Nothing, because my hens will eat me if I was green