Some vine varieties that are considered safe for chickens include: arrowroot, trumpet vine, and most types of berry vines (like raspberry and blackberry) as they can eat the leaves and enjoy foraging around the plant, although it’s important to monitor them and ensure they aren’t consuming too much of the plant’s fruit or foliage; just be sure Read More …
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Cleaning a Backyard Chicken Coop
It really doesn’t take much to clean a small coop like this when you want to keep a small number of backyard chickens. You have to pay attention to a few specific things, but other than that it only takes an hour or so, once a month to keep things clean, and the smell away.
What is a Dig Skirt?
A “dig skirt” in the context of poultry keeping, also known as a predator guard or anti-dig barrier, is a barrier made of metal, like hardware cloth or welded wire, that’s placed around the outside perimeter of a chicken coop or run, buried or secured to the ground, to prevent predators from digging under and Read More …