For Christmas from my DH, I received "Gardening with Chickens" by Jessi Bloom. We let our chickens free range in our entire backyard and over the years the yard has changed dramatically. Some for the good and some for the bad. The good parts; no more dandelions, less bugs, the grass gets fertilized, and aerated. The bad; holes, patches of grass missing, finding new things in the yard that the chickens dug up, and poop everywhere! I keep my gardens fenced off from the chickens because I know they will tear it apart, but I am sure this is due to boredom, lack of places to hide and find things. My hope is this book will help to guide me in creating a backyard that I can grow my families fruit and veggies in, plus a place for our chickens to roam freely throughout the yard without getting into trouble.
