Eggs

[Smalltimefarmer]

That's sad AH. they are pooo monsters

 

[Mountain trapper]

Question. Other than fencing,is there anything that deters chickens from co ING on my porch and pooping in front of door. My brother said he read lime, but after one rain, isn't it gone? Plus chickens scratch gardens that I have limed. Any tried and true suggestions?

Just fencing. We used to let the chickens run in the garden, but stopped. They dig everything up and make a mess. They even dug the roots up in the orchard. So I fenced in about a half acre for them to run in. There's a few bare patches under some trees where they like to hang out now. The ducks don't mind the snow, the chickens try to avoid it.

Edit: we do put the roosters in the garden, with one wing cut. They don't dig like the hens do.