Will chickens go after house plants?

[Seaecho]

I am considering having one of my chickens as a house pet. But . . . I have a LOT of house plants. Over 100. I know they go after greens outside, so I'm assuming my house plants would be in peril? She's a frizzle, and I know they don't generally fly, but would she jump up about 2.5 feet to get to the plant stand?

 

[sylviethecochin]

They can jump that high, yes. My silkies can manage that easily, and they don't have feathers.

They'll probably want to eat your house plants.Never having had a house chicken, I can't guarantee one way or the other, but mine like nothing more than a nice salad.

Maybe you could supply greens on the ground for her? A low patch of spinach in a planter or something?

 

[Seaecho]

I could do that, yes, but am terrified of finding her happily munching on my favorite plants, and making a royal mess of the soil, knocking over pots, etc. Looks like I won't have a house chicken after all . . .sigh.

 

[aart]

Looks like I won't have a house chicken after all . . .sigh.

Good decision!

 

[lazy gardener]

Good decision!

 

[Chickassan]

Last year I had four chicks and an aloe vera plant in the house, the chicks shawshanked out of the brooder while I was cutting grass the one thing they decimated was that poor aloe nothing else was touched. So yeah, those plants wouldn't stand a chance.