Why did I get the girls? Two reasons, first to have a constant source of chicken manure to enrich/feed my sandy soil and second for the company. I have to go into the garden every night to feed them, so after feeding I’ll putter; weeding, planting, grooming, watering, etc. I do enjoy sitting in the run talking to them while they eat, they are endlessly entertaining…but the gardener in me sees things to do.They know that once I’ve left the run I generally don’t return, and they go about their business of pecking and scratching…instead of standing by the door waiting for me as I garden. But I do really want their company in the garden so my friend and I are working on a solution to free-ranging in a secure environment. I don’t want my jumper Thelma to go over the fence…and down into my neighbor’s garden. What if he’s not home? How can I safely climb up the fence (or the blackberry bushes from the behind neighbor) with a chicken under one arm?
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