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[Jules.]

Although I'm not really garden-proud I've noticed recently that the chooks are destroying patches of grass which were previously well greened.

So I've decided that (even though the girls may beg & plead through the run mesh) they will now be restricted to a couple of hours free ranging at weekends only.

With the dark winter nights the girls will be tucked up in bed by the time I get home at nigt anyway, so I'm trying not to feel too guilty about it.

[kannie]

Yes we let ours out for less time in the winter Jules: I think its necessary to preserve the garden when things are growing more slowly, and anyway its wetter and less sunny

[Yolky]

I have found that them free ranging in the winter is preferable....the rain washes away the poo for me!

[Jules.]

Thanks!

Last year they free ranged loads because the bottom part of the garden was netted off where the eglu & run was, got trashed & became the land where the walk-in run is now, so I wasn't bothered at all about that part of the garden at the time.

This year is different, because if I net off the grass near the run it will all get trashed, & that grass is currently part of my lawn & I want to preserve it

I think I'll net off the patio area to finally keep it poo free, & let the girls have the run of the grass & flowerbeds every now & then, so they will be out less often & over a larger area, so hopefully the damage will be minimal.

[Guest]

I let mine out whilst cleaning the run and Eglu today and they were most confused!!! I usually chase them off my fenced off borders but today I let them on them as I have pretty much tucked them up for the winter - so they can help me get rid of the bugs and generally scratch it all up!

 

Emily got stuck in straight away but Chirp looked all worried - as if to say OOOh look mum - shes in your borders!!! naught naughty! not like me! - i'm being a good girl I am!!!! So I picked her up and put her in and she was most worried looking!

 

Gotta love em!

 

Louise

[Mutrix Farmers]

The netted area my girls have is about 75% shrub bed and 25% grass, although it is looking a bit sorry for itself! I do move the netting around to give them a fresh patch of grass and allow the old bit to recover. They seem determined to dig up the grass to look for bugs and worms though.