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<\/a>The grass in the trays on the right are now regrowing<\/p><\/div>\n
The trays on the right were really brown a few days ago, but are now regrowing nicely.<\/p>\n
I had the idea of doing the same thing with the pots inside their enclosure. They had a pot of herbs which has been in with them for five weeks now and has been reduced to just stalks and a pot of nasturtiums, which has also been pecked to bits.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Only the stalks remain in the herb pot<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>The nasturtiums have been obliterated<\/p><\/div>\n
I decided to replace the herbs with a fresh pot of parsley and I have two pots of mint that have been on our patio for many years. I thought I would put one pot in the enclosure and when it has been stripped I will exchange it for the second pot. As mint grows back quickly, I hope this will give them a constant supply and it uses something I already had.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>A pot of mint replaces the nasturtiums<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Another pot of mint to switch with the first when it needs to regrow<\/p><\/div>\n
I replaced the herb pot with a pot of parsley and the girls found it straight away.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Treacle finds the parsley<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Now they have all found the parsley<\/p><\/div>\n
I was quite pleased with myself until I returned an hour later and found this.<\/p>\n
<\/a>The parsley has all gone already<\/p><\/div>\n
Back to the drawing board on the herbs. I have removed the pot to regrow, at least the mint is established and a bit tougher so hopefully will last a little longer.<\/p>\n
Next year instead of sweet peas on the outside of their enclosure, I will grow a row of nasturtiums, so that they will grow through for the chickens to peck at.<\/p>\n
Other news is, Bluebell at bedtime last night, sat on my lap for about ten minutes instead of \u00a0constantly getting on and off. She only jumped down when I tried to stroke her. She sits there looking up at me and I talk softly to her. It is funny how she is the only one so far, that likes to do this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The turfs that I had cut up into seeds tray are now working well. I put one tray in the run each day and the chickens peck out all of the green within a very short time. It then looks … Continue reading