What can I grow in the chooks run for them too eat.

freyaluck · « **on:** June 25, 2007, 10:20 »

Basically what it says up there

My chickens are to have a largish run for three of them about 7x7 meters, I want to plant it up as much as possible with fodder for them, have already put in some gorse and set aside a space for chickweed and fathen. Any other bushers or plants that I can put in to help feed them.
I am try to work on a permaculture basis and am building the coop next to the Greenhouse.
Thanks in Advance
Carlie

mercury · « **Reply #1 on:** June 25, 2007, 11:34 »

Try some perpetual spinach carlie

WG. · « **Reply #2 on:** June 25, 2007, 11:34 »

I reckon you will need to partition it since they will let nothing grow on an area they are running on

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #3 on:** June 25, 2007, 11:43 »

As WG says, If the chickens have access to the space nothing will grow. The little JCBs will dig the lot out :!:

I think they would probably be able to fell an oak tree

mercury · « **Reply #4 on:** June 25, 2007, 17:41 »

Quote from: "whisky_golf"

I reckon you will need to partition it since they will let nothing grow on an area they are running on

Thats right WG, forgot to add that

Gloria · « **Reply #5 on:** June 25, 2007, 20:50 »

Hi Carlie

I agree wholeheartedy with all the comments about excavation :shock: our hen part of the garden has been laid waste and now resembles a lunar landscape with lakes in interesting places because of all the rain :cry:
My one trick to give them the occasional bit of grass in there is to turn an old aquarium over on a little patch of ground and the grass has a chance to grow back underneath it - the greenhouse effect!

It takes about a fortnight to grow back to a decent length, then as soon as I take the tank off it's gone within 30 minutes :? Best of luck :roll: :!: :!:

mercury · « **Reply #6 on:** June 25, 2007, 21:03 »

Great idea gloria, i've had an old 3ft fishtank down the lottie for 6 month now, thinking what to do with it, i'll give it a go

Gloria · « **Reply #7 on:** June 25, 2007, 21:32 »

freyaluck · « **Reply #8 on:** June 26, 2007, 12:29 »

Cheers for all the replys , yes I will probably partition off a section , was hoping If I gave the plants a head start they might last a bit longer, Will they eat things like cranberries and rasberries as I was going to put a few bushes in. Really need to do some more research lol.
carlie

mercury · « **Reply #9 on:** June 26, 2007, 13:25 »

Will they eat things like cranberries and rasberries as I was going to put a few bushes in. Really need to do some more research lol.
carlie[/quote]

Yes they'll eat those too, it'll be good exercise jumping up for them though

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What can I grow in the chooks run for them too eat.

WG.