I also recommend reading what a local gentleman named Harvey Ussery has
to say about fowl and orchards. Harvey is known as "The Chicken Man of
Hume Virginia" because of his emphasis on chickens in his little
homestead. He has written extensively about homesteading, or "small
holding". His experience and experimentation are invaluable for those
of us trying some of these ideas "on for size". Here is the location of
the info about grazing chickens in the orchard:
http://www.themodernhomestead.us/article/Orchard.html.
Barbara Rosholdt
Z7 Central Virginia
[NAFEX] Critters in the Orchard,
Rosholdt, 03/11/2008