Chicken-Resistant Garden Design: Protecting Plants from Free-Range Flocks

Chicken-Resistant Garden Design: Protecting Plants from Free-Range FlocksFree-ranging chickens improve soil health, reduce pests, and produce the most nutritious eggs — but without protection, they will systematically destroy any planted garden. A guide to designing a garden that works alongside a free-range flock.Growing GuideEstablish clear zones with appropriate barriers: permanent fencing of at least 600mm height (chicken wire or hardware cloth) protects established vegetable beds; low wir…