The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Cinderhills on July 31, 2010, 08:12:32 am
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My chickens are free range which I love, but recently since we've had new turf laid in the garden they love to scratch at it and it's starting to get some bald patches, which I know will then turn into dust baths before too long. Does anyone have any tips on what I can put down to deter them? They have fields to roam in and they choose the garden most of the time!
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In the spring when I have lots of bare earth in the veggie patch I can't keep the hens out. They fly over the 2m tall windbreak mesh or struggle under it. Now though when the greenery covers all the soil I rarely see a hen in there. Mostly I can keep them out of the front garden which is separated from the rest of the holding by buildings, but one intrepid hen comes through every day - I don't know if she goes round by the road or if she flies up onto the roofs then down, but she's there every day but in her house at night.
Don't suppose this helps your problem Cinderhills ;D
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They are such funny little things!
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They do have there little routines