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[Debra Amerson <debra@plantris.com>]

On 3/3/05 9:02 AM, "permaculture-request@lists.ibiblio.org"
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>  1. RE: Attracting insects for chickens (david cuthbertson)
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> Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 16:23:36 +0000 (GMT)
> From: david cuthbertson <scienceinthegreen@yahoo.co.uk>
> Subject: [permaculture] RE: Attracting insects for chickens
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> Hi,
> First I might try to think like a chicken to discover
> what they would like to eat. If I were a chicken it
> would be something nice, fat and juicy that tastes
> real good! Second I would think like a bug. For a bug
> to become nice and fat and juicy it will have to have
> survived fom being eaten when it was little! Fruit
> (that grows above pecking height!) is often visited by
> bugs that only drop to the ground when fully
> developed. I would also consider putting as much
> rubbish down in the chicken run as possible in which
> the little bugs can hide. Many bugs are just passing
> through and will be looking for a place to hole up.
> The better the hiding places, the more bugs for the
> chickens. Visit your local trees and bushes with an
> old umberella or sheet! Shake the contents of the
> leafy branches onto the white sheet and see what drops
> out. Find or make a heavy duty net to drag through the
> undergrowth. Where do you find the best bugs? Can they
> be planted in the chicken run? Can the chickens be
> moved to the best bug areas? Remember the key to this
> is sustainable harvesting. Chickens can strip an area
> bare if you are not careful so be imaginative. Perhaps
> include wire mesh enclosures inside the run where
> plants can grow unmolested. These become safe havens
> for the bugs. Observe! Use your imagination! Enjoy!
> All the best,
> David
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