Treats for my chicks that also offers shade!

[Essee]

So a first year chicken owner and gardner. I call this my Mini Mini Homestead with 1/4 acre. I am reading and learning everyday and already planning improvements. I wanted to share an easy to grow fruit producing, high antioxidant and shade cover plant that I had know idea my chickens were gonna GO CRAZY for! Tamarillo trees. They grow about 7 to 8 feet. I thought they were a bush lol. You can trim them to stay shorter. BEES love them! I just made fruit spread with them. My CHICKENS nap under them. They will jump to snatch the fruit out of my hand. I live in TN so not sure if they will make it through the winter, but will plant them again if they don't. I started them from seed in my garage in winter way to early and they are thriving that is how easy they are to grow. Anyway I thought I would share.

 

[GodLovesU]

Wow!You should post this as a article.

 

[TwoCrows]

So a first year chicken owner and gardner. I call this my Mini Mini Homestead with 1/4 acre. I am reading and learning everyday and already planning improvements. I wanted to share an easy to grow fruit producing, high antioxidant and shade cover plant that I had know idea my chickens were gonna GO CRAZY for! Tamarillo trees. They grow about 7 to 8 feet. I thought they were a bush lol. You can trim them to stay shorter. BEES love them! I just made fruit spread with them. My CHICKENS nap under them. They will jump to snatch the fruit out of my hand. I live in TN so not sure if they will make it through the winter, but will plant them again if they don't. I started them from seed in my garage in winter way to early and they are thriving that is how easy they are to grow. Anyway I thought I would share.

Very nice, good for all involved!

 

[ChikaInu]

Wow! Just got seeds for next season!