What won't chickens eat

[Doubletap]

I'm about to put a pretty ugly coop up (a converted chain link dog run) I want to plant something growing up the sides of the fence to make it look a little better but my guess is chicks will eat almost anything I'll eat. Any ideas on a climbing vine that chickens won't eat?

 

[Chicken.Lytle]

My chickens won't eat new things.

They ran away from the cabbage at first.

They ran away from the new feed mix at first.

They won't even give food a second glance unless it is served on a plate.

I recall reading that some BYCers have planted grapes.

 

[Luvroos]

You might consider placing these plants a foot or so away from this cage and then placing a trellis screen between them. You could also place a sheet of plywood behind the plants in order for the vines to stick to it verses the fence and plant quite a few fast growers, lol. I know what you mean about appearance! I have 2 10x10's that I converted into a 10x30 that I think look hidious but, not much that I can do with them and they serve their purpose for now.

 

[La Mike]

Lol They will eat anything but the wire and thats only because they dont have teeth

 

[KenLamWV]

Also before you plant, bury some galvanized fencing around the base of your run about a foot outward. This will help keep predators from digging under your run to get your girls. It maybe a lot of work but it will pay off especially the time you invest in your birds. Somewhere on the net, I found a large listing on what not to plant because it might make the girls sick. You might want to check or look for this too.

 

[Chicken.Lytle]

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Useful info and links here.

 

[homeinspectorman]

Grow some Cheerio vines, mine will eat almost anything but Cheerios

 

[nivtup]

All I know is that they keep the blackberry vines trimmed nicely at about 6" from the wire.

I think they eat everything edible.