Re: What to do with our yard

Clisby <clisbyw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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How do you keep them out of the garden?

um... chicken wire :)
i have a fence around the veggie garden (we keep the gates
open after harvest & before planting). even those that fly
don't fly over the fence, and the fence is as much to keep the
woodchuck out as the chickens.
for flower beds not in the veggie area, i will lay chicken
wire over the beds after seeding until the sprouts get around
2-3" tall. then i just keep them watered so the chickens don't
decide to dust bathe there.
i've got lots of area for them to pick & scratch, so it's not
much of a battle to keep them out of a few areas.
lee
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