{"id":3087,"date":"2020-05-22T11:19:09","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T16:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chikchikchicken.com\/?p=3087"},"modified":"2020-05-22T12:15:16","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T17:15:16","slug":"having-a-garden-with-chickens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chikchikchicken.com\/index.php\/2020\/05\/22\/having-a-garden-with-chickens\/","title":{"rendered":"Having a Garden with Chickens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"likebtn_container\" style=\"\"><!-- LikeBtn.com BEGIN --><span class=\"likebtn-wrapper\"  data-identifier=\"post_3087\"  data-site_id=\"5bf2c84f6fd08bf47c728639\"  data-theme=\"disk\"  data-show_dislike_label=\"true\"  data-counter_type=\"subtract_dislikes\"  data-style=\"\"  data-unlike_allowed=\"\"  data-show_copyright=\"\"  data-item_url=\"https:\/\/chikchikchicken.com\/index.php\/2020\/05\/22\/having-a-garden-with-chickens\/\"  data-item_title=\"Having a Garden with Chickens\"  data-item_image=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chikchikchicken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/fruit-tree-chicken.jpg?fit=770%2C510&amp;ssl=1\"  data-item_date=\"2020-05-22T11:19:09-05:00\"  data-engine=\"WordPress\"  data-plugin_v=\"2.6.54\"  data-prx=\"https:\/\/chikchikchicken.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=likebtn_prx\"  data-event_handler=\"likebtn_eh\" ><\/span><!-- LikeBtn.com END --><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chikchikchicken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/chicken-flowers-1.jpg?fit=770%2C578\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chikchikchicken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/chicken-flowers-1.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chikchikchicken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/chicken-flowers-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chikchikchicken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/chicken-flowers-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chikchikchicken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/chicken-flowers-1.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chikchikchicken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/chicken-flowers-1.jpg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chikchikchicken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/chicken-flowers-1.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Can you have a garden with chickens? Ha! If you have backyard chickens then you know how much they love the garden. Really any dirt and any plant. Chickens love to scratch around looking for bugs and the garden is the perfect spot.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are new to backyard chickens, with a few adjustments you can have a garden with your chickens.\u00a0We learned will quick that we had to protect our plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Benefits of Having Chickens with your Garden&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>They help aerate the soil when scratching around.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Eggshells are great to mix in your soil.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Chicken Poop makes excellent fertilizer.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Control Pests<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Downside of Gardening with Chickens<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Chickens Love Fresh Vegetables.&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chikchikchicken.comwp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/img_7413-768x1024.jpg?resize=408%2C544&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"garden with chickens\" class=\"wp-image-3097\" width=\"408\" height=\"544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chikchikchicken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/img_7413-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chikchikchicken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/img_7413-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chikchikchicken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/img_7413-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chikchikchicken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/img_7413-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chikchikchicken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/img_7413-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bearded Rooster has planted a garden every year for the last 20 years (gosh that makes us sound old). He grows tomatoes, peppers, corn, kale, beans, onions, potatoes, squash, and cucumbers plus all sorts of herbs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chickens love all of it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have mulch around your plants, even better. They love something to dig through. Just try raking leaves with your chickens around.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pest Control<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As mentioned earlier, chickens are great at pest control. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, they don\u2019t discriminate. They will eat the beneficial insects too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They will also eat worms, slugs, lizards, snakes, and even mice. If they see a bug on a plant, YUM but more than likely the leaves will go with it. Then, it\u2019s hey! This plant is delicious and before you know it, gone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dig and Dust Bathe in any Loose Dirt.&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chickens love dirt and will dust bathe in any loose dirt they can find. I\u2019ve set up their very own dust bath in their chicken run but they also have a spot by the fence they love. I think the sun hits it just right in the afternoon. We used to plant lettuce there, but now, we don\u2019t plant anything in that area.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dust bathing is so good for them. It helps with grooming and apparently is very relaxing. Be sure and check out my<a href=\"https:\/\/chikchikchicken.comindex.php\/2018\/08\/29\/dust-bathing\/\"><strong> blog post<\/strong><\/a> for more info.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chicken Poop&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chickens poop everywhere and the poop makes great fertilizer but you need to wait to use it.&nbsp; It\u2019s high in nitrates and if put on plants directly, it will burn them. It&#8217;s recommended to compost it for 6 months so your plants don\u2019t burn.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Can you Garden with Chickens<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fence off <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The obvious is to fence off and not let your chickens in the garden. However if that\u2019s not economically feasible, you can put chicken wire or another type of boundary around your plants. Some people will use poultry or deer netting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use Supervision when in the garden area. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Supervising your chickens in the garden will allow them to get some of those tasty bugs while you monitor them. If they are somewhere I don\u2019t want, I\u2019ll chase them away either by trying to catch them or with my rake or another garden tool.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Raised beds <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chickens will jump up if they find something interesting to eat but hopefully they will stay busy with the extra space underneath the beds.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Composting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I started <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/recycle\/composting-home\">composting<\/a> last year. My bin was too full or too old, not sure which, and the side fell off. The chickens had a hay day scratching around spreading it everywhere. It was located next to the garden, between our shed and the coop. We weren\u2019t growing anything there so I didn\u2019t worry about trying to contain it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bearded Rooster built me another bin out of scrap material so I\u2019ve started over. This one is much stronger.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So far in my compost bin, I\u2019ve got chicken poop, some mulch, pine shavings, and leaves. My plan is to pile all summer long then in the fall leave it and not add any more to it. I will turn twice a week to help it break down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, if I leave it in the original bin, I will need a second compost bin! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chikchikchicken.comwp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/img_7415-768x1024.jpg?resize=296%2C394&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"chickens clearing the garden\" class=\"wp-image-3093\" width=\"296\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chikchikchicken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/img_7415-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chikchikchicken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/img_7415-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chikchikchicken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/img_7415-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chikchikchicken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/img_7415-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chikchikchicken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/img_7415-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some people will spread the compost on the ground once their garden stops producing. When Spring arrives, you&#8217;ll be ready to till it in the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Since we have mulch in the run, I inevitably pick some up with the chicken poop. The Bearded Rooster said it&#8217;s hard on the tiller so we&#8217;ve decided to use it as mulch.&nbsp;We may mix with new mulch..we\u2019ll see how it looks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We love having the chickens help us with the gardening and they enjoy it just as much. They know if the Bearded Rooster is in there. He will likely find a grub, beetle, or worm they can snack on.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before he\u2019s ready to plant each year, he lets the chickens loose in the garden. They can clear an area real quick.&nbsp;Free labor!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"likebtn_container\" style=\"\"><!-- LikeBtn.com BEGIN --><span class=\"likebtn-wrapper\"  data-identifier=\"post_3087\"  data-site_id=\"5bf2c84f6fd08bf47c728639\"  data-theme=\"disk\"  data-show_dislike_label=\"true\"  data-counter_type=\"subtract_dislikes\"  data-style=\"\"  data-unlike_allowed=\"\"  data-show_copyright=\"\"  data-item_url=\"https:\/\/chikchikchicken.com\/index.php\/2020\/05\/22\/having-a-garden-with-chickens\/\"  data-item_title=\"Having a Garden with Chickens\"  data-item_image=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chikchikchicken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/fruit-tree-chicken.jpg?fit=770%2C510&amp;ssl=1\"  data-item_date=\"2020-05-22T11:19:09-05:00\"  data-engine=\"WordPress\"  data-plugin_v=\"2.6.54\"  data-prx=\"https:\/\/chikchikchicken.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=likebtn_prx\"  data-event_handler=\"likebtn_eh\" ><\/span><!-- LikeBtn.com END --><\/div><p>Can you have a garden with chickens? 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