mollyripkim Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Well, despite my best efforts to keep them out with trellis and netting not working I have given in and let them in. Now have to think of chicken resistant shrubs instead, so any suggestions welcome. Over 100 plants gone in a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokbok87 Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 hahaha love it! They are just like my hens The four plants my lot stay clear of are lavender, heather, the bay tree and rosemary.....anything else they have devoured! It will be interesting to see what everyone else comes up with for chicken resistant plants! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Now they have a lovely big dust bath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Oh dear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 I showed mine some begonias once and they turned their noses up at them, so I planted them. The next day they were all gone Do like your girls new dust bath though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Join the club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted March 26, 2015 Author Share Posted March 26, 2015 Oh yes an out of bounds dust bath is so much nicer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clucker1 Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Just researching plants chickens don't like as I'm giving our chicken area a make over. Any suggestions, I like the lavender and Rosemary, I can put those in and see if they get scoffed. Any other ideas..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Lavender so far has proven the only resistent plant for me. Some types of fern will do quite well too. But only the everygreen leave types. I had some thistles which I thought would stand a chance, but apparently you can eat the flowers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlina Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Mine scoffed pansies like they were the bestest treat ever (including a hanging basket I'd taken down to fiddle with - pansies all gone in an hour). They don't eat lavender and rosemary. Perhaps surprisingly, they have no interest in primroses/cowslips etc. Peonies have been untouched. Bulbs of all kinds generally aren't interesting. Unfortunately they also have zero interest in nettles, cow parsley, thistles etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 I'm afraid I gave up too and brought some plastic faux plants, it's a win win, they look great and I don't have to do anything with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixieDust Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Mine only FR supervised for about an hour a day. So far we still have grass! We don't have many plants in the garden at the moment but if they go near stuff they get distracted away with a few mealworms. Only have to shake the bag and they literally fly from wherever they are to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimnpaula Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 I had some thistles which I thought would stand a chance, but apparently you can eat the flowers... I saw some giant ornamental thistles yesterday and wondered how chicken resistant they were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 I have the ornamental type too, but remember my garden is tiny and I have blocked access to all other plants besides a few lavenders and indeed a peony (which I forgot to add they don't eat or even destroy either). So they will have a try at anything. Leaves are not interesting, although they did try. A lot... Flowers are unfortunately edible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted July 25, 2015 Author Share Posted July 25, 2015 I gave in eventually and now have a lovely border full of flowers, however it has large wire panels so the girls can't get at them anymore. The chickens are free range the the flowers are caged! Its not all bad for them though as they have the shrub border which they use for a dust bathe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daxigirl Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 My lot leave my Heuchera (think that's how it's spelled), flag irises dahlias, peonies, scabius, roses, lavender alone if that's any help for some green ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
