[Ag-eq] Gardening for your chickens

[nfoster at extremezone.com]

Susan:

My chickens will not eat any part of citrus fruit.  They will eat everything
else.  The goats and mules love citrus fruit, so nothing ever goes to waste.

Most people around here including myself, have some type of citrus tree, so
there's always lots of oranges and grape fruits available.  A couple of
neighbors give me fruit for the animals.  My old mule Jack loves to chase grape
fruits around!

Nella



Quoting Susan Roe <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>:

> Don't forget to feed some of your garden to your future chickens.  I have
> not found one vegetable, fruit or natural organic material that my hens
> won't eat with gusto.  Also, they will go after any small living creature
> that doesn't out run them.  Bugs, crickets, grasshoppers, mice, frogs,
> lizards and snakes.  We laugh about the hens in coop 2 that are Bard Rocks
> and Buff Orphingtons that do not have a rooster.  They are a bit pushy
> without a rooster, so they can get a bit impatient at feeding time.  My
> husband tells me to never fall down in the run before I feed them or I just
> might find myself on their dinner minue!
>
> Susan
> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fred's ol' XP" <regenerative at earthlink.net>
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>
> > Ya, Kendra has good advice.
> > I am a Permaculturist, and incorporate a lot of verticality in my gardens.
> > If you're feeling industrious, plant a bunch of pumpkins!  If all goes
> > well, you'll sell or trade most of them in October and November.
> >
> > I like to grow popping corn, peanuts, and pumpkins.  If your dogs can keep
> > squirrels from eating everything, that'll help.
> > Good luck!
> > Fred
> >
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