Healthy soil and sustainable growing

[Harvey Ussery <huboxwood@earthlink.net>]

> Our plan is to let the chickens free range within the fenced garden.  My
> question is will I have problems with the chickens eating my leafy greens?
>
> Gail

Ken is right: Giving chickens free range inside your fenced garden will 
be a disaster for *all* your vegetable crops, not just the green leafy 
ones. Some crops the chickens wouldn't eat, but chickens are constantly 
scratching, and they will destroy any crop plant you are raising.

There are a couple of domestic fowl that are compatible with a garden. 
Geese have been used as weeders for certain crops, and guineas are 
excellent for insect control. Emphasis on "for certain crops"--there are 
crops either species wouldn't work well with.

I use guineas to control squash bug in my winter squash patch. Works great.

~Harvey

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