Will hens completely destroy my raspberry crop

[amyowltree]

New chicken owner here.I'm letting the four pullets free range in the back yard. They just found the courage to stray into the raspberry jungle and now they are eating the leaves. The canes are between two and three feet tall already. I don't want them to damage to the point of having no berries. Are they going to be a problem?

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

New chicken owner here.I'm letting the four pullets free range in the back yard. They just found the courage to stray into the raspberry jungle and now they are eating the leaves. The canes are between two and three feet tall already. I don't want them to damage to the point of having no berries. Are they going to be a problem?

The short answer is yes, they are going to be a problem. Your best bet is to put a barrier around your berry bushes to keep the birds out of them.

 

[amyowltree]

I was afraid of that. Thanks.

 

[lazy gardener]

I let my birds into the raspberries after they are done bearing for the season.