Building a Chicken Orchard! 🐔🌳

[@epicgardening]

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[@Earth-uu3nf]

Awesome 🐔

[@t3dwards13]

Awesome concept! And what gorgeous girls y'all have!

[@growingupinthegarden8998]

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[@benteross2677]

You could make the chickens a salad box where you build a frame, chicken wire the top and plant some greens in it. The mesh stops them from scratching and pulling out the greens so it continues to grow for them.

[@crochetingaroundnewzealand]

Great idea!

[@traryvery8851]

This works really well. Our chickens love it.

[@tyger4417]

That's what we did and it worked pretty great!

[@QueenWhitneyB]

Super cool !!

[@ym10up]

Oh this is a brilliant idea!!

[@evelynrogers7145]

Chickens and gardens just go together. Great idea

[@epicgardening]

Yes they do!

[@HinduBoy]

No one has done this. #mulleditover 😑

[@EndlessVioletSkies]

I love the way the chicken orchard turned out! I’ve been saving up to plant a bunch of fruit trees in my bird run next spring, and I love how streamline the raised beds make things. My local soil has similar drainage problems. Hot tip if you’d like to make it easy to round up escapee chickens: start training them to come running to the sound of a shaking treat bag, or a vocal call (mine is “chick-chick-chick!”). Not only will it make it infinitely easier to wrangle them if they get out, you can also use it to call them back to their sheltered run if you spot a predator or something.

[@epicgardening]

Great idea!

[@clairemcblair]

I trained my chickens to come at a vocal call, but at this point, all I need to do is bump into one of their treat jars and they come running! 🤣🤣🤣

[@aonirnolaloth]

My grandpa used to have a chicken that jumped into his lap on command, they can be taught a lot of things. They also knew that if he had visitors sitting outside they'd probably get some treats if they stayed around.

[@madhen6995]

Inverted milk crates work well for protecting areas you are growing out for the chickens. The plants still get plenty of light, but the crates are heavy enough to keep the chickens from toppling them over. You can remove one or two crates at a time, or even just remove it for a few hours, then put it back to let the plants regrow.

[@dlsdyer9071]

My neighbor growing up did the chicken orchard thing. The chickens' run was on the west side of the yard next to the block wall. That side of the yard also had the citrus trees. The block wall protected the chickens and the tree bases from the intense afternoon sun. Summertime temps often ranged between 105-120°F. Since our subdivision was built in an old citrus orchard, all the houses had an opportunity to be irrigated. The chickens were VERY active after a flooding.. a veritable bug feast.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

This is certainly a great idea. Give it a few years and you’ll be plentiful. We do something similar at our farm but with ducks and geese. We free range them in the orchard pasture all fenced in and a few embden geese as guards from the hawks. I put them to bed nightly too shouting “Tulugan Na” (Go to bed in Tagalog) since my wife is a Filipina I thought it’d be funny if they would all go back to their house when I tell them too. Especially if I ever get my pond built then I’ll need to get them to bed from the water. Cool video guys. Cheers, Chad from Ontario, 🇨🇦

[@travisdavis1042]

Edible acres KZbin based out in New York has a similar scenario going on. They are a great resource for this style of chicken yard. They also implemented a deep mulch system in with their chickens (leaves, wood chips, grass clippings) to add organic matter which allows them to harvest compost from their chicken yard. I hope someone finds this helpful.

[@traryvery8851]

Yes and you can see the evolution of their system over time.

[@adaptedpe]

Edible Acres - Chicken compost Orchard Playlist kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWikoImrbtafY8U Chicken Compost Playlist kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGbPmpKwfNd7hdE

[@Noniinthebush]

Edible acres is my favourite chicken you tube channel 😁

[@samsohn]

The best channel on KZbin

[@travisdavis1042]

For anyone else looking for more content similar to this, Takota Coen of Coen Farms in Canada is also doing some great work. I believe you can find his chicken system over at Verge Permaculture here kzbin.info/www/bejne/mojKnX13ltaWppo

[@Onlymostly]

Chirp needs a channel! She is a charismatic, young, influencer she needs to build her brand! 😂 🐣

[@LoyalFia]

Haha! She sure does! Its amazing that each chicken has their own unique personality

[@gardensal3112]

Here in the UK 2 years ago I planted apple, pear and plum trees in my chicken run as it looked empty. I planted into the ground, occasionally they have a scratch but not enough to damage, sometimes this helps in the hot weather as I can pool water to make sure the roots get a good drink the trees are thriving. If the chickens dig too much I just put some large rocks around the base. Also I built a roof on the run so wild birds can't get in to steel/damage my fruit. All the leaves and unwanted fruit can fall to the ground where the chickens convert this back into the ground and any bugs don't stand a chance. Brilliant video I think more people should do this.

[@dreamingwillowhomestead7909]

Love this! My parents actually have their chickens in their orchard. It’s amazing for the trees! They had a big tree that had stayed the same size for a few years and the first few months the chickens were in there it had probably a couple feet of new growth!

[@catherinegrace2366]

Nice! 👍

[@Punkini]

Omg that little chicken waddling out and looking up for food reminds me of my Hens! I love chickens so much. Also do be careful, chicken droppings contain ammonia, which can kill/burn crops. It needs to be aged to be good for fertilizer. I’m sure you already know that, but in case anyone wanted to try this and didn’t know

[@shamrockgirl804]

Chirp is super cute! She reminds me of my Buff Orpington named Red. She, too, was our friendliest chicken. She was also smart, full of personality, curious, and was the top hen in the pecking order. She didn’t bother the chickens, and they didn’t bother her; she put some chickens in their place every once in a while! Lol She passed away in June 2020 at the age of seven. We miss her, but she had a fantastic life, and she was the perfect example of a friendly pet chicken! 😊😘🐓

[@sherimatukonis6016]

I'm actually getting chickens in the near future, planning on doing a chicken feeder garden around the outside of the run close up to the fencing so they can reach their side of the plant but not the whole thing or the roots... Now I may add a tree or two in the run itself... I have a bunch of landscaping rocks (too large for them to peck through) around the tree roots/trunks.

[@vickiotmani]

Ha!!! I literally just fenced in our chicken pasture and bought 8 fruit trees to make a chicken orchard!!! I have never seen anyone do this before, so I love that I get to see how you guys build yours!

[@mekaremaurin8580]

For Jacques, my chickens really enjoy mustard, kale, malabar spinach, nasturtiums, pea shoots, sweet potato greens, comfrey, and more. I just grow their crops in a big cage and they can peck their heads in to chomp.

[@karinbug]

It’s cool to see you doing this. We did the same thing with our chicken run and the chickens love it. They get the fallen fruit, fertilize the trees, keep pests down… it’s a win/win!

[@chibigirl8545]

Chirp is listening so intently. She's a good student. Jaque should be proud.

[@lorivansickle2251]

This has given me some great ideas for my tiny flock of one. She loves to work in the garden when I am in there and has eliminated my cut worm problem. I think the rotational grazing would be a nice treat for her when she is not allowed in the garden because the plants are in their tender stage. Even though we are in totally different zones (I am in Canada) I learn a lot from your canal. Thank you.

[@jimmygriner3867]

As a person from Wyandotte, OK i watch Kevin all the time and hearing his friend pronounce the name correctly was super satisfying i dont know why. Every person on TV/media is always says "Wayandottie" when its phonetically "Winedot"

[@sallieanderson5670]

We're in Colorado zone 5b/6a. We've started with a Siberian Pea Shrub right outside our run because we know we'll be moving our run over about four feet sometime later this year. This let us go ahead and get the plant in the ground so it can get established without the chickens overwhelming it and they get used to seeing it and being around it. We'll be planting a mulberry soon in the same area. We may have to wrap the shrubs /trees in a wire cage for a season but their roots should be well established by the time we get around to moving the run so probably not 👍🏻

[@julesgoh]

Right from the start and all throughout, your hearty laughters and bantering are so genuine, hilarious and so relaxing and enjoyable to watch! Thank you both!!! 🐥🐥

[@luanllluan]

My grandma never used a coop, her hens always lived free on the yard and went to sleep on a tree next to the house One memory is to listen the rooster _very_ close to home, singing and waking us up so early in the morning because of that

[@Xcrazy592]

I have my chicken coop built under my apple trees. It works amazing! The apple fruits that fell are eaten by my chickens, their poop fertilise the trees. I just pile up all the leaves and old rotten apples under the tree and chickens get entertained digging thru it....

[@aonirnolaloth]

You can also make a compost heap in the orchard or their run, they'll peck out weed seeds, turn it for you and add extra fertilizer to the pile

[@joshmallett7525]

chickens are very ideal in the garden or even in the greenhouse, i use clover to keep then them full it grows back so fast in the summer here in ontario, dont forget adult chickens will eat pretty much everytthing but sage so keep fencing up or keep your chickens full with feed.... also chicks cannot eat bigger crops and green houses are great place to raise chicks 2 weeks + (if ud like to grow non acidic plants immediately after chickens were in your greenhouse you will need a thick layer of wood chips and lots of water to dilute) just a trick ive noticed from experience

[@karenbuckner1959]

Our fruits just arrived. We're constructing the fence... deer out, chickens in. We have clay & rock. The raised bed will really help with work & back!

[@davidhart8575]

I think what you're doing is a great idea, I did the same thing 3 years ago but on a much much larger scale. Everything went great for about a week, and then the chickens ate the bark off all of the fruit trees from the ground up as high as they could reach in one day. So unfortunately all of the fruit trees died. So you may want to think about putting some kind of protection around the trunks of your trees. Good luck

[@FloridaGirl-]

😭 wow horrible! Yes make a mesh cloth protective cage for sure!!

[@christinacooper8731]

My chickens learned to jump into the fig trees for treats. So prepare to share. LOL

[@catherinegrace2366]

Oh nooooo. I’m not sharing my figs. Thank you for the info

[@gardeneroflight]

Buff Orpingtons are the best!! And they ADORE figs! (I speak from experience. Oh, and hens can jump pretty high when figs and mulberries are the goal. You've been forewarned.) Try planting some amaranth and such for them. Protect it when it's small. Good luck and have fun watching the girls!!!

[@FVWhimsy2010]

Perfect. Let the chickens fertilize your fruit trees...while the tree shelter and shade the birds. I protect the roots by cutting landscape timbers to size and then stagger them around the base of the trees/bushes. It's also perfect for seeding herbs, plants, flowers between the timbers. The chickens can eat all their favorite plants, but the roots are protected from aggressive scratching.

[@speciosasaves3482]

I love my chicken children so much. Glad I found this video. I watched you a lot a year ago and you helped me with my garden so much. Lots of knowledge from you.

[@claytonleal7947]

EdibleAcres has done some neat things with their open chicken compost area including trees/bushes, duckweed ponds and vermiculture all in the same place

[@claymcgowen668]

EdibleAcres does awesome work! I've been wanting to see something similar in a warmer climate, love the comparison

[@Witchydigit]

these are the kinds opf projects I dream of for when I get my own property. I've still got a little ways to go, but you guys are keeping me excited to start putting things in the actual ground. Also, the chicken wrangling reminded me of Ocarina of Time cuckoo wrangling, and I love that

[@urbanfrog1]

Fabulous! Just this week I was thinking how incorporate a small back yard orchard with a chicken run to have double use of the space. Not being able to use the ground under closely planted fruit trees very effectively for anything else, it seemed the perfect solution rather than wasting good growing space elsewhere in the garden for a chicken run, with the chickens fertilizing the trees, keeping the weeds down, and eating any fruit that falls to the ground.

[@maggiemanzke7926]

I hope Jacques posts this on his channel too! Great idea, I wish you good luck with the chickens staying out of the trees.

[@Vermicompost]

What a great idea!! Love dual use space & maximizing property! The quiet escape was hilarious!🪱🪱🪱

[@ohio_gardener]

I did something similar for my Rhubarb plants in order to raise them off the ground level because they were suffering from crown rot. But, I used galvanized fire rings from the local farm store - they are a foot high and 3 feet diameter, so they worked perfectly.

[@klcpca]

I used a fire ring around my flag pole to make a raised flower bed... painted it black & antique gold.... turned out great!!

[@ohio_gardener]

@@cristallaprade5487 Fortunately, chickens are smarter than humans - they don't eat anything that is toxic to them. :-) We only use the stalks of the rhubarb, and the leaves go into the compost bin where the oxalic acid breaks down and is no longer a problem.

[@travisdavis1042]

You could also plant fruiting shrubs and other perennials lining the yard. Mulberries and blackberries for instance. As well as annuals like sunflowers and millet. Chickens are freaking sweet.

[@judyreynolds305]

I have 2 wild plums in chicken run! And with your inspiration I’m going to plant 2 fig trees on south/west side of chicken house! Will protect fig tree in winter, and shade for chicken house and hens!! Win/ win! I love the tiny fenced area of rotational planting of chicken crops!! Thanks guys!!

[@juliemcgugan1244]

If you make the tree too comfortable where you plant it, it won’t send its roots out to find nutrition. Where I live, it is extremely windy, so having them send their roots out from the beginning is actually important, so that they are stable. We do stake them, but if the trees haven’t got good stability using their own roots, they do actually ended up settling in slanted, because the winds move the stakes and the trees! So treat ‘em mean to keep ‘em keen!

[@EarlybirdFarmSC]

I have this same idea to do a Chicken Orchard. My thinking was the chickens would eat or help eat bugs and worms that would get on my trees. I was going to build my coop at the far end of my orchard and then let them in the orchard a few days a week. Love this idea. Glad to see someone doing this.

[@alumidiaz4873]

Nice vid. A great channel for chhok-centric perma system is Edible Acres- they use logs around the base of trees to prevent chook damage, while also creating habitat for worms and bugs (they occasionally flip the logs to give the chooks access to the critters).

[@tyger4417]

We've done something similar like this in our chicken run here in San Diego as well. Still adding more dwarf trees and we used pots rather than raised beds. Just had our first harvest of mandarin and expect our first batch of grapefruit to ripen soon. We used large stones around the base so the chickens don't scratch up the roots but can still peck and poop around it without doing much damage.

[@tenishatankersley4651]

I love the idea of that! My husband and I bought property a year ago and had our first small garden. We are working on a urban homestead on 1/3 of an acre. Love your channel you inspire us every more and more.

[@leedza]

At my homeland, that is pretty much standard. The chickens have free range of the orchard. They benefit from the dropped fruit and leaves. Though its not a design by purpose, could probably modify the system to be a bit more intentional.

[@nildaotero2933]

The chicken orchard looks great. Love the little beds around the trees. Beautiful hens.

[@treasuretreereynolds1764]

I’m so excited for this chicken project! Such a cute cast of characters! 🐔🐥

[@shawncarr8699]

espalier trees are a gift from the universe! I would LOVE you guys to do some espalier on the homestead!

[@tiffanybrooks9086]

I just want to take a moment to appreciate the chickens’ super Mario brothers sound effects. 🔥🐓

[@mamasuki]

Loved that part! :)

[@BeeMcDee]

Wow, loved watching this all come together. Looks fantastic! Those’ll be some happy chooks! Side note: the editing on this video and Kevin messing around was just hilarious!

[@robertmarsh8334]

I saw your idea and I am building something similar but instead of wire over the soil I am going to plant herbs and then put rabbit fence around it so they can pick what grows through the fence and we will have herbs for the house too

[@GenevievesDesignStudio]

The intro is the exact definition of perfection 😂🐓 Love the orchard too!

[@epicgardening]

Thanks Genevieve!

[@generalsmedleybutler340]

the chicken zoomies before Kevin walked out

[@georgiacinq-mars1899]

I did something similar after six Jersey Giants killed all 6 of my fruit trees. I tried rocks, DIY cement rings, hardware cloth fencing…nope. They never touched the Fig Trees or the Passion Fruit vines though. Then we built a 2 foot high 3x3 raised bed to plant a River Birch in, we used hardware cloth layer around the tree and held it down with landscape pins. Worked like a charm. I may try a few more fruit trees this year.

[@lsieu]

I really like the galvanized tree rings. I think the native soil idea is great, if your garden is on native soil. My place is sitting on fill that was probably never provided with organic material. So I dig a well, line it with hardware cloth and weed block cloth, and then fill it 1/2 with a mix of fill / Kellogg's GroMulch, and add 2 tree fertilizer spikes at the drip line or 1/2 way from the trunk to the well edge, or thereabouts.... And then a mix of potting soil and growmulch.

[@GippslandCNC]

I have those tree surrounds they are great, my chickens dug off the mulch on top so I've ended up putiing the wire around the tree surrounds instead of on top to keep the chickens off and protect my fruit trees.

[@lisakukla459]

It must be really cool to have the kind of boss that will help you with your projects.

[@MasterKenfucius]

You will either have to cover the entire area with some bird netting to keep them in or you will have to trim their wings so they don't reach the lower branches of the trees and end up in your neighbor's backyard. Chickens can fly pretty high and love to roost on trees.

[@barbaramix1683]

I like this. I want to plant a Meyer lemon and a fig tree too. I am looking for property now, but it is expensive here and prices just keep going up. You have some great ideas. I will have to adapt them to my area.

[@evelynm.8967]

I’m trying to grow an orchard for chicken protection. I wish I’d known about these Birdies beds sooner. I still have a moringa tree I can plant this way.

[@sunflowerhill4349]

Combining animals with food growing is a really important thing for people to get hold of. In nature plants and animals co exist, and they really should in our set ups too! I have a duck orchard and a Chicken Emporium lol! You live and learn, I've modified both significantly over time to work better. Ducks ringbark young trees...ask me how I know lol! But duck poo is magnificent fertilizer so the trees in there and the adjacent veg beds grow like weeds. I use the water from their 'pond' (an old bath) as powerful liquid fertilizer for all the nearby trees and growing areas. The Chicken Emporium is a 20m x 12 m structure divided into 5 runs and a shed. I alternate the chooks through the runs, growing food in behind them when I move them out. Not only do the chooks clean up old food plants and fertilize the soil, they also clean up weeds and insect pests, so the food growing process is MUCH easier. I have NEVER seen food grow like it does in my Emporium, its mad!! It took a year to build but is so easy to use, I set it up so that you just open or close off gates in there and the feathery work crew are allowed or denied access to particular runs. It also allows me to feed the chooks less grain, as they have access to a lot of plants, and I can simply throw weeds, overgrown plants and whatever is spare over the fence to them in the next run.

[@julieten2774]

Another good way to protect your chickens from flying predators is to get a wooden pallet and nail 2X4 lumber to each corner for legs. This creates a cover for the hens to go under while the flying predator is scoping your hens out. This worked great for us on the Colorado prairie.

[@mothbythesea]

The humour in your videos are just 🤌😘 you guys are so cute and funny, it kills me. On a more constructive note, this was my dream on my old property (but my dogs ate my chicken 😭) I think I learned it via the Syntropic Gardening method. Love your work!

[@theurbanthirdhomestead]

I'm sorry about your chicken. 😔

[@karenyhogan5196]

Loved my Road Island Reds, but in country could have the Rooster. They were great garden chickens and great layers.

[@mammalitts1712]

I did something similar when we moved to our homestead 4 years ago, and knock on a tree trunk, to date the canopy has protected my flock from overhead predators well (and we live along a creek that is home to a pair of eagles, as well as hawks). To protect my rootballs, I sourced broken up sidewalk chunks off Craigslist and did “rock mounds” (but only single layer) from the trunks out for about 2’ -3’ in all directions and then infilled with mulch. I will say that their favorite tree, the dwarf mulberry, seems to get too much “fertilizer” from all their time spent under it, and as a result, so far I haven’t gotten any mulberries from it. All of the other trees have done well and are fruiting well. I am in the PNW, and have apples, pears, plums, cherries and the dwarf mulberry. I also have, along the fence, grapes, blue berry, honeyberry, aronia berry, roses, raspberries, thornless blackberries, currants and elderberries, all doing well with the same/similar root protection. I let the chickens have the berries on their side of the fence, and what has grown through on my side is for the people! I did try comfrey under the trees, as well as garlic, oregano, thyme, and mint, but they’ve overgrazed and killed everything except the mint. Good luck with your orchard!

[@ann7318]

One thing about your chickens in there, is they can fly up into those trees as they grow and get out of their pen. Here we have raccoons and many other predators, so my coop run has to have a cover.

[@azpeach5680]

You two work so well together!!! I loved this video and the info. Omg I am SO going to use the wire protection for my chickens AND I think it will also stop my dog from digging and burying his stuff in my raised planters!

[@HagyHomeLoans]

How are the trees coming along now that 8 months have past, do you have a quick updated video or pictures? We are hoping to do this and are curious how it works out. We just figured the trees wouldn't make it with as destructive as our chickens are. Thanks

[@thewildingslanding]

I planted figs, Moringa, marigolds, and mulberries around the outside of my chicken run... easy access to snacks for them.

[@antoinettegainous4883]

I really enjoy watching you and Jacques work together and your funny banter.

[@MsArtistwannabe]

You boys are fun to watch. This project gives a nice look to the run for sure.

[@theresaanndiaz3179]

I just read about putting chicken wire over just planted bulbs to thwart squirrels from digging them up, so your solution will probably work for the chickens.

[@borracho-joe7255]

What a great setup…jealous of the chickens! One day, if we move, I’ll have the space to follow the Hermit’s chicken run!

[@ladyryan902]

Of course he's brilliant😃 I planted fig. Kumquat several papaya n a boysen berry around the run now the chickens roam under the trees and pick at dropped fruit but I want those beds!!I just used chicken wire...

[@leedza]

Rocks around the root zone seems to prevent scratching equally well.

[@kfetter9046]

You guys make such a great team!

[@siamstation]

Gosh I love you guys. You work and bounce off each other so well. Love the idea of the trees in your chook run. In mine I have a larger fig tree. I did try to grown some wormwood in their run. Little darlings dug around the area and tipped over the small fence around it and ate the plant. 🤣😂🤣 Australian cuddles to your girls......

[@pattibrown1809]

You guys are having way to much fun! Thanks a bunch!❤✌

[@epicgardening]

Our pleasure!

[@pattibrown1809]

Nope. It was mine! Chickens and dirt are fun!

[@kwiggy5091]

Is there something like the surrounds that aren't metal? I'm in Las Vegas, I have some tiny mystery tree that I'd love to add some soil around and add a tough grassy type of plant at the base and stake the tree as well. Just make it look nice. Something pretty easy to put together. The metal would likely burn any roots and definitely my dogs when they go to investigate, lol

[@gnarlytreeman]

Growing microgreens from whole seed feeds doubles the feed. Also black solder fly larvae.... you could arrange to get foodwaste, feed chickens with it, or give it to the larvae and have a higher protien bug feed.

[@antonianovoa6416]

Great project! Can't wait to see the progress....love the chickens

[@melindusfindus1668]

Love the chicken orchard. don't leave their feet dangling when you hold them tho, I was always told that it maxes them anxious

[@theurbanthirdhomestead]

Thanks for this bit of information. How to pick them up was my biggest question when I first got my chickens.

[@mybelovedchaos]

This idea reminds me of what I've seen on the Edible Acres channel. It's a great way to allow forage for chickens and humans!

[@klcpca]

This turned out awesome!!! Must have updates on the orchard and of course, Chirp and her girlfriends!!!! I wish I lived in an area where I could have chickens.... would love the eggs and they are so much fun.

[@ryanleblanc2925]

You could try some small stones on top of the mulch if the chickens keep digging it up.

[@dispmonk]

I have done the same. I just used large rocks around my trees though

[@jinalsampat]

Brilliant! Chicken proof garden 🪴

[@VaultDwellerGal]

Great video y’all. Awesome yard birds! The Official Rhode Island State Bird!! Good on Jaques for representing Little Rhodie. I’m hoping the canis lupus familiaris in our family play nice so we can build a coop as well. Thanks for sharing such cool content, yet again. May the force be with you and yours this holiday season.

[@Punkini]

Make sure to never leave a dog breed with a high prey drive with chickens, nor any small animal! They will instinctively kill them. Doesn’t matter how “good” a dog is, instincts take over unfortunately.

[@VaultDwellerGal]

@@Punkini Yep. It’s why we don’t have chickens. They may be sweet and cute with floppy ears and a waggity tail, but they’re still wolves- domestic wolves.

[@franstafford2708]

As a long time chicken raiser, I have had chickens kill 3 fruit trees with their scratching and very hot fertilizer. Even with a shield on the ground about 3 feet diameter out on the ground, they were too much for the trees to survive. I have also had hawks come under my shelter into the "protected" area and kill hens. Good luck with your plan.

[@UsmanFaraz854]

Nice sharing,love to see your video, love to see all your chicken and you guys have very creative mind. Thank you for sharing very practical video. Stay blessed and live happily 😊😊😊

[@gtrgenie]

I have to cover my pots with 1/2” hardware cloth to stop the squirrels from digging and killing my plants. It works great!

[@lanskandal1181]

What if your plants need to grow tall? Do you cut a hole in the hardware cloth?

[@gtrgenie]

@@lanskandal1181 Yes! I leave enough space around the stem for future growth.

[@SowGoodGardener]

Beautiful job my friend! I’ll be following this exact same method when it’s time to put my citrus 🍊 trees in the ground. Thanks for sharing! -Calvin

[@epicgardening]

Glad you enjoyed Calvin!

[@SWCnetworkdr]

Brilliant idea for keeping the hawks away from the chickens. Well done!

[@mamasuki]

“We’ve got five more trees to put in now…” 😂

[@JenniferVerdin]

I have chickens out here in Temecula!! They are so much fun!! Epic gardening NEEDS some 🐔 chickens!!! However, I severely misjudged their rate of destruction and sacrificed my entire garden last year to the chickens. 😭😭 Keep your garden fenced! Chicken gardens are a thing, lol. I Planted my chickens their own garden so they leave mine alone this time. I should add some trees too. We also have hawks. Caught one chilling in the pine tree behind our house watching 👀 figure our who is the smallest so..... we only let them out watched now. Trees would do some good 100% Enjoy the orchard ladies!! Omg, you are getting chickens 🐔 yaaay!!! They are soooo much fun!! Next you'll wanna be a mealworm grower. Don't ask me how I know 🤣🤣🤩

[@cairuiduan2685]

Please post more videos with chickens!!! This video was great. I love chicken and gardening

[@lilygoose]

Masanobu Fukuoka wrote a lot about the role of chickens in his organic orchard in the book One Straw Revolution - really good book! 📚 5:52

[@halieblair8769]

Hey Guys The idea of a chicken orchard with trees for food & shade that is also to protect the hens from over head bird danger needs more work for protection, unless you plan to be there in the area all the time. Hawks will just swiftly drop straight down out of the tree . I had used beach umbrella & trees to break up the " swoop in flight attack mode of owl or Hawk . Sadly the predator Hawk used the side fence to land quickly & then drop for the kill. It succeed in that tight of space between fence umbrella & tree .🥺...it has been almost a year & I do miss my buddy hen . So, maybe this time I will attach a hard wire hoop tunnel to the perimeter fence with the side facing the trees propped up just enough for a hen run under. Just an idea for you to expand on ...I am still working on this for me

[@elliotferris]

This is really great! Just make sure you pull the soil back until you see that root flare so the get the oxygen they need and don’t rot at the base

[@paigegough6929]

Another cool food for your chooks is a pond with duck weeds in it. Chickens love to eat duck weed.