Chicken Proofing the Garden : Hoops and Nets
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- Eggs are just one of the benefits of backyard chickens. The other is that they eat a lot of insects. So we want them to be roam around the garden area but not in the garden beds. Mostly, they are, interested in the dirt not the plants themselves so, given the opportunity, they will destroy a bed by digging in it and uprooting everything. In a matter of minutes.
I got this idea of hooping the beds from a youtuber , My Self Sufficient Me. This is the link to his video on raised bed covers
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He has over a million subscribers for a reason. His videos are informative and entertaining. The Aussie accent doesn't hurt, ha.
I do recommend you use sturdy poles. I bought a box (25-30) of 4' and 5' poles that have a vinyl coating over an aluminum rod on Amazon. The orange ones I used in the video are driveway markers...to bendy but works in a pinch.
The chickens respect the net and walk around the perimeter scratching and eating. Not once have they tried to hop over it...but they could very easily.
"Fencing" the areas off with netting has solved the chicken invasion problem and some other ground animals too. But not all netting is created equal. I started with a roll that I had picked up at the hardware store, it's the only kind I have ever found in a store. It's what I use in this video in the beginning. It is the worse. Because it is folded in on itself, meaning you can't find the top and bottom until you roll out the whole thing out and then open it up to it's full width, its impossible to open without tangling.
Very frustrating. I threw most of that away and started trying different kinds of netting... which I could only find on Amazon. These are the ones I purchased from worse to best.
1. YHmall Anti Bird Netting, 6.5 x 50 Ft . They say its reusable but I say that would be too much hassle. No better than the hardware store stuff. Sticks to itself and parts of it aren't cut when you go to unfold it.
2. POYEE Garden Netting for Bird Green Net Provide Better Protection for Vegetables and Fruit Trees. Much easier to work with in that it doesn't stick to itself and you can locate the top and bottom of the net without to much trouble.
3. The Best in my opinion was the Tikola Garden Netting Kits 6.5 x 65.5ft Black Woven Mesh. It's still plastic but feels and behaves more like a fabric. It comes in a roll. Very easy to find the top and the bottom and easy to work with in general. I can see that this netting will be reusable and easy to store.
I hope you enjoy watching me work with Hoops and Nets while I Chicken Proof.
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Thank you for watching.
How does your garden grow this season?
Keep the good content up grandma !
2nd! My daughter and I want want to come and camp out on your land this summer and visit with you and your daughter. My daughter is 22
We would love that! Teresa has some little away trips planned this month and will be gone in August. Just let me know when. Call or text me 740-260-4144
Corn is looking good! Why do all that when you can just yell, "get em Frank!!" :)
Check out the corn in the new video! Hip high. And Franko is only around some of the time, ha.
First!! :)
Are you ever going to be back on the road ??
Ever is a long time, but no I'm not planning on it. Between chicks and garden I'm pretty much grounded, but have started making little day trips to explore some local history. Right now I have the best of both worlds.