Keeping Chickens Out of Your Garden

Many chicken owners prefer to have them wander free range, at least part of the time. Even though the girls will help keep garden pests down they can do damage to your garden and flower beds. This is a page about keeping chickens out of your garden.

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Tip: Natural Way to Keep Chickens Out of Yard

night_owl65

March 27, 2014

Plant marigolds and spray vingear around the area you don't want your chickens to play, or destroy, LOL.

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Question: Keeping Pet Chickens and Ducks from Eating Vegetables?

janice
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July 1, 2007

I have a client I work for who has chickens, hens, roosters and ducks. She has also planted a garden and the animals are eating/ruining her tomato plants. Is there a way for her to keep them away from her garden, short of keeping them cooped up? She likes to let them out to roam during the day. Thanks for any help on this.

jmz2005 from Illinois

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Holly
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July 2, 20070 found this helpful

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Either coop up the animals or coop up the plants.

Babette

July 2, 20070 found this helpful

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I have planted my garden in cages, my chickens run free, I have learned how long their necks are. I have purchased the framing for canapés and put them around my garden, I have pig fence 3 ft. high and plastic bird netting the upper 3 ft.

I have bantys, they fly, between clipping wings and an overhang of netting here and there I actually have a bird free garden, I have several little gardens all over my backyard 16 x16, 8 x 12, 6 ft. round for beans, this is the only way I have been able to garden with my birds, Chris Cross on the framework I grow radishes, green onions, parsley, basil, and of course strawberries in hanging baskets, it's a bit crowded but at least I have my garden.

marieaa65

August 21, 20080 found this helpful

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I have my garden on the other side of the fence, I have free range chickens, ducks, and geese, They have a acre; I got a space as big as your kitchen table for my garden, think there's somthing wrong with this picture. But I do have a weed free lawn out of it, with only 2 geese, 2 hens, and 6 ducks. They are so funny at the best of times they make the world a better place just watching them.

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Question: Neighbor's Chickens Eat My Vegetables?

April 2, 2015

backyard garden I have a neighbor that has chickens and they are free range. I plant a garden every year and it is about 20' by 25'. Every year those damn birds eat more of my crops than I do and yes I have put up chicken wire and it does not work. Any suggestions on how to keep them out? Thanks.

By Ron

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Anonymous

April 3, 20151 found this helpful

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Motion activated sprinkler.

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It attaches to your hose and will spray the chickens when they come within range. No harm no fowl!

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Question: Keeping Chickens Out of the Garden?

May 12, 2012

I need to know how to keep chickens out of my garden.

By Jean from Hoosick Falls, NY

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Deanj

May 12, 20120 found this helpful

You don't say how big your garden is but maybe driving some wood stakes in the ground around the perimeter of the garden and then attaching chicken wire to the stakes. When you are finished your garden will be ringed with chicken wire and that should keep the chicks out.

Melissa M.

January 20, 20182 found this helpful

The very best, most fool proof way to keep the chickens out of the garden, make chicken soup. ;P

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