[Flowerpower136]

So, construction is complete and just needs a bit of landscaping round the outside of the run to 'bed' it into the garden.

I've gained a narrow strip of planting space across the front. Whatever is planted is likely to poke through the mesh and be available for trimming/snacking.....so what to plant?

Gets good sun in the morning, dappled shade in the afternoon, as per pic.  Quite heavy clay just there, though that can be improved.

Any ideas?  Needs to be pretty, and tasty!   

[New shoot]

Mine have Good King Henry at the front, then some comfrey round the side as it gets tall.  They like both, but they are mostly just green.  If you want pretty, how about some nasturtiums, calendula, mixed lettuce in different colours or even some rainbow chard 

[Flowerpower136]

Just read the diary! Lol! So had made a note re comfrey. We won't be having a cockerel, so there won't be any 'issues' re the flowers  What's good King Henry?
Love the idea of calendula, I have that every year elsewhere in the garden, and nasturtiums would be great there too. They'd scramble up the mesh, well, they'd try to scramble up the mesh!
Great ideas, but if you wouldn't mind just asking Foghorn? I'd really appreciate his input. Best ask Alfie too, just to keep the peace.

[New shoot]

Hi Flowerpower

Good King Henry is a herb/wild plant that has historically been used as a vegetable.  I grew it from seed and it was easy to grow.

As for the terrible twosome and what they like - well that would be any plant I try in the back garden that they are not supposed to eat, but the grass and the dandelions are their first targets.  If you are not going to free range them, you could grow grass in seed trays for them.

All of them also really love the 'grass' that grows when they miss eating any of their mixed corn.  If you chuck a handful of corn down to grow, they will love the tufty clumps you pull up for them, or leave it to seed and they have great fun extracting their own fresh corn.