{"id":1422,"date":"2012-09-28T15:16:54","date_gmt":"2012-09-28T15:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=1422"},"modified":"2012-09-28T15:35:27","modified_gmt":"2012-09-28T15:35:27","slug":"the-chickens-have-pruned-the-shrubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=1422","title":{"rendered":"The chickens have pruned the shrubs"},"content":{"rendered":"

The chickens have taken all the leaves from the shrubs to the height that they can reach. They will often do a standing jump, straight up, to peck a bit more. The sage remained untouched for a long time as the leaves were too tough for them. As the chickens beaks have got stronger, we noticed the leaves were starting to get pecked. In a very short time the sage was completely stripped.<\/p>\n

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This once lush sage is completely bare<\/p><\/div>\n

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Hypericum<\/p><\/div>\n

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Hebe<\/p><\/div>\n

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The shrubs are pruned to chicken beak height<\/p><\/div>\n

The parsley pot has made a comeback though, after being stipped twice by the chickens.<\/p>\n

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The parsley is recovering nicely, again.<\/p><\/div>\n

I have been trying unsuccessfully to get some close ups of the girls, but the one shot I did manage was Pepper in the apple tree.<\/p>\n

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Pepper likes to sit in the apple tree<\/p><\/div>\n

It’s only Pepper and Dotty that like to get into the tree. Treacle and Bluebell have never shown any interest in the it. I love the little whiskers each side of Peppers undeveloped comb. She is developing wattles too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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