- Jul 30, 2010
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I've just joined this forum yesterday looking for an answer to what herb to feed my chickens to stop their pooh smelling. I've had my chickens for a couple of months now and when I was reading about keeping them before they arrived I did read on the internet about a herb that does this but of course I didn't bookmark it and now I can't find it.
Anyway to get back to your problem about yor chickens eating your lovely garden plants. I try to garden as green as I can and therefore don't want to use chemicals, so what I use to get rid of green/black fly may be your answer. For the fly I use an age old remedy of washing up water. After doing the dishes use the water , I use it in a handy spray bottle keeping at hand when I do my eavening walk about the garden dead heading etc and spray anything suspect spraying especially the underside of the leaves where the blighters cling. I thought that this may be the answer to my chickens who all of a sudden decide they like a particular plant after completely ignoring it previously. I thought just yesterday why not try the soapy water surely the won't like the taste of soapy rhubarb leaves etc. It won't do the plants or chickens any harm so its worth a go I'll keep you posted.
I've just joined this forum yesterday looking for an answer to what herb to feed my chickens to stop their pooh smelling. I've had my chickens for a couple of months now and when I was reading about keeping them before they arrived I did read on the internet about a herb that does this but of course I didn't bookmark it and now I can't find it.
Anyway to get back to your problem about yor chickens eating your lovely garden plants. I try to garden as green as I can and therefore don't want to use chemicals, so what I use to get rid of green/black fly may be your answer. For the fly I use an age old remedy of washing up water. After doing the dishes use the water , I use it in a handy spray bottle keeping at hand when I do my eavening walk about the garden dead heading etc and spray anything suspect spraying especially the underside of the leaves where the blighters cling. I thought that this may be the answer to my chickens who all of a sudden decide they like a particular plant after completely ignoring it previously. I thought just yesterday why not try the soapy water surely the won't like the taste of soapy rhubarb leaves etc. It won't do the plants or chickens any harm so its worth a go I'll keep you posted.