Plants for chickens

Have you thought about supplementing your chicken feed with plants around your garden? Here are the top 10 plants to grow for chicken feed.

When designing a chicken-friendly garden around your chicken coop, it's important to choose plants that are safe and beneficial for chickens. Chickens can be quite destructive to plants because they scratch, peck, and sometimes eat them. However, some plants can provide chickens with shade, entertainment, and a nutritious supplement to their diet. Visit our blog for safe plants around your chicken coop.

Q: What are the best plants for chickens? A: Chickens enjoy many different plants as treats. Consider planting a chicken-friendly area for your flock. Chicken friendly plants: • Vegetables: Lettuce, kale, swiss chard, cucumber, broccoli, beets, carrots, squash and pumpkins. • Herbs: Lavender, mint, oregano, parsley, cilantro, thyme and basil. • Perennials: Daylilies, hostas, daisies, roses, coneflowers and ferns.

Humans have been using herbs for culinary & health benefits for as long as history has been recorded, check out my top six herbs for your flock

Discover the best shade plants for chickens to make your chicken coop both functional and aesthetically pleasing. Choose from a variety of chicken-friendly plants that thrive in the shade, creating a perfect landscape for shade and forage. By incorporating coop-friendly plants into your outdoor space, you can provide treats for chickens while lowering your chicken feed bill. Explore herbs that are safe for chickens and grow around your chicken coop effortlessly.

One important aspect of raising chickens is maintaining healthy living environments - ensuring that the flock is always safe. And this includes knowing what plants are bad for chickens, especially when they’re free to roam your property. Learn more here.

Wouldn't it be nice to have a list of plants you'll want to avoid around chickens? For that reason, you'll want to make sure you don't plant certain,,,

I thought I would create a thread to share some plants with you all that thrive and survive in my chicken run/yard! You can also post pictures or tell us...

When it comes to feeding your chickens, it's important to provide them with a balanced and nutritious diet. While commercial chicken feed is a great option, adding fresh and natural ingredients to their diet can have numerous benefits. One way to enhance their diet is by incorporating flowers.

Below is a list of shrubs that are all safe for your chickens because even gardens that are scavenged by chickens deserve to be beautiful.