Grow herbs in your sustainable garden for your backyard chickens to save money. This is a great natural way to keep your chickens healthy in a permaculture, and holistic fashion.
My last blog post was about the layers of plants in a sustainable chicken garden. Now we are going to spend some time on the shortest layer, specifically herbs.
There are so many benefits to growing herbs in a chicken garden. Here’s a quick list to give you an idea of all the great things that can happen when you plant them:
Everything around the herbs benefits when you grow them!
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Any and all herbs would be great to add to your garden—the more species the better and more sustainable your garden and chickens will be. Here’s a list of herbs and their qualities to get to started. *This list is from my book, The Holistic Homestead: How to Start an Interconnected Homestead*
*This list was taken from my book, The Holistic Homestead: How to Start an Interconnected Homestead*
You have a few options when it comes to using the herbs you grow. Here are three methods you can try.
You can pick the herbs, dry them and then feed them to your chickens or place in their coop, nesting boxes or run at any time. (Maybe if herbs are seasonal you could do this when the herbs aren’t in season.)
Same as with the dried, you can grow your herbs away from your chickens and harvest and carry them to your flock when desired. Add them to their nesting boxes, dust baths, coop floor, chicken feed, or hang some in the coop.
The best way to feed chickens herbs is to plant them right outside their coop. The chickens harvest and eat them whenever they desire.
This is the most sustainable and holistic way to feed your chickens herbs. It requires the least amount of work on your part and the chickens can get them whenever they want. Not to mention the benefits to the soil and neighboring plants you’re growing.
Chickens will be very destructive to your plants if you do not properly protect them. Putting up some fencing around them (all sides and over top of them) and securing it firmly until they are established is important to keep the plants alive. After they have been growing a while (sometimes a few years, depending on the type of plant) you can remove the fencing. Just keep an eye on them. If it seems like the chickens are stressing the plants too much, protect again with the fencing.
Adding crushed apple cider vinegar and garlic to your chickens water is also great for their health. Check this post out to learn more.
Check out this post, 10 ways to save money on your feed bill to learn more.
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Soli Deo Gloria! (Glory Be to God Alone!)
~ Julia
Hey there! I'm Julia. I live in Arizona on 2.5 acres, with HOT summers☀️, lots of cacti🌵 and amazing sunsets🌅! A sinner saved by grace, I'm also a homeschool graduate🎓. The oldest of six, I live with my family at home🏡. Serving the King, Jesus Christ, above all is my number one goal. Read more --> |
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