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<\/a>The girls are very cautious<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Amber is intrigued<\/p><\/div>\n
I tipped the larger strawberry plant out of the pot.<\/p>\n
<\/a>The whole flock are intrigued<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>The flock are very interested in the plants<\/p><\/div>\n
The girls were having a lot of fun pecking at the plants and scratching at the bigger plant’s roots.<\/p>\n
I went back later to find most of the green gone so I decided to empty the herb pot. I left the soil in a heap and went back indoors to get my camera. On my way back up to the girls I stopped to chat to my neighbour for a few minutes. By the time I got back to the run the heap had gone.<\/p>\n
<\/a>The soil from the herb pot has been spread already<\/p><\/div>\n
There wasn’t much root on the smaller plants and the contents of the pot were very quickly dispersed.<\/p>\n
<\/a>The girls were enjoying scratching in the fresh soil<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>The roots of the strawberry plant are getting lots of attention<\/p><\/div>\n
I think the bigger plant will keep the girls occupied for a few days. They love pecking and scratching at the roots and the rosemary I gave them last week ended up looking like a tumble weed with it’s roots completely bare. The strawberry plant’s roots are much more compacted so should occupy the girls for a bit longer. The girls are so easily entertained.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We have a herb pot planted with wild strawberries. I first put them in this pot because when in the garden they spread too rampantly, however the soil gets washed out through the side holes and although I have topped … Continue reading