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Backyard chickens free ranging in flower garden

How Your Chickens And Gardens Can Co-Exist Peacefully

July 22, 2020

Gardening Gardening with Chickens

Chickens and gardens - most people cringe at the thought, conjuring up images of rabid hens tearing up and devouring every precious plant and vegetable...

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Chicken in backyard garden rose bush

Great Gardens Begin With Chickens!

July 22, 2020

Gardening Gardening with Chickens

There’s nothing like a fresh tomato picked right off the vine, mmmmm! Fresh homegrown vegetables and herbs are healthier, contain more vitamins and minerals, and...

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Roasted garlic cloves

Garlic Is The Perfect Plant For Your Family, Flock And Garden

July 22, 2020

Gardening Gardening with Chickens Nutrition

There is a sense of mystery and mythology surrounding garlic. When we first think about garlic we might initially imagine golden brown loafs of buttery...

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Japanese millet plant

Japanese Millet Perfect For Your Yard And Chickens

July 22, 2020

Gardening Gardening with Chickens Nutrition

Lots of garden and animals lovers are driven by the passion of creating a fully sustainable ecosystem in their backyard. From raising chickens, to growing...

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What Is Sustainable Living?

July 22, 2020

Gardening Gardening with Chickens

With concerns steadily increasing about the current state and quality of our environment and the ongoing issue of climate change, many people are seeking to...

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Asparagus bundle on table

Top 7 Reasons You and Your Chickens Need More Asparagus

July 21, 2020

Gardening Gardening with Chickens Nutrition

The humble asparagus is one of the most striking, distinctive and memorable vegetables when it comes to garden grown produce. Tall, lean and green, this universally...

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Seedling fertilised with manure tea

Make Compost Or Manure Tea In 7 Steps

July 21, 2020

Gardening Gardening with Chickens

Tea in synonymous with the backyard lifestyle. Whether you're sitting on the deck, watching the laying hens forage, sipping on a nice warm cup of...

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Fennel bulbs

Herbs for Hen Health: Fennel

July 21, 2020

Gardening Gardening with Chickens Health Herbs for Health

If you want your chickens to provide you with lovely fresh eggs everyday, make sure you have some fancy fennel in your veggie patch. Fennel...

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Mint leaves on slate

Herbs for Hen Health: Mint

July 21, 2020

Gardening Gardening with Chickens Health Herbs for Health Nutrition

A favourite amongst gardeners due to it’s multitude of uses, fragrant smell, and being super simple to grow, mint is a must have addition to...

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chicken dust bathing in backyard

5 Things to Add to Your Chicken Dust Bath

July 21, 2020

Chickens 101 Gardening Gardening with Chickens Health Herbs for Health Protecting the Flock

When it’s time for your chooks to freshen up, your backyard flock loves to get down and dirty to stay clean - it’s called a...

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Ginger root sliced up

Herbs For Hen Health: Ginger

July 21, 2020

Gardening Gardening with Chickens Herbs for Health

The only thing better than growing your own food is cooking it, and every foodie knows that Ginger is a staple for spicing up recipes...

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Herbs for Hen Health: Lavender

July 21, 2020

Gardening Gardening with Chickens Health Herbs for Health

Lavender is a herb that many of us love thanks to it’s aesthetic appeal, and it’s smell that is known to excite your senses, but...

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Can I Use Chicken Manure As Fertilizer In My Garden?

July 21, 2020

Composting & Soil Building Gardening Gardening with Chickens General

Chicken manure or ‘chicken litter’ is absolutely BRILLIANT to use as fertilizer - even better when you mix it in with a few other goodies...

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chickens love to eat fresh fruits, vegetables and other plants

Gardening For Your Girls - Plants That Your Chickens Love

July 21, 2020

Gardening Health Nutrition

Giving your chickens fresh veggies as part of their diet is incredibly good for them. If you’ve got a green thumb and want to plant...

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landscaped chicken run treat baskets

Chicken Run Landscaping Ideas

July 16, 2020

Chicken Coops Gardening

Don’t think your chicken run just has to contain sufficient bedding, it can also be a great place to deck out with your DIY landscaping...

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Herbs-For-Hen-Health-Coriander

Herbs for Hen Health: Coriander

July 15, 2020

Gardening Gardening with Chickens Herbs for Health

Coriander is a herb that people generally love or hate thanks to it’s incredibly powerful taste and strong fragrance. If you’re a chicken person you...

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Herbs-For-Hen-Health-Dill

Herbs for Hen Health: Dill

July 15, 2020

Gardening Gardening with Chickens Herbs for Health

Dill is one herb you don’t want to skip on growing in your herb garden! This tall wispy herb is best grown annually and while...

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Everything You Need To Keep Chickens - Delivered to your door!

Everything You Need To Keep Chickens - Delivered to your door!

April 10, 2019

Chicken Coops Chickens 101 Gardening Gardening with Chickens General

If you’re thinking of keeping chickens, or giving your family or partner the gift of a backyard chicken coop, we have everything you need to...

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Fabulous Chicken Coops & Gorgeous Gardens

Fabulous Chicken Coops & Gorgeous Gardens

November 17, 2018

Chicken Coops Gardening Gardening with Chickens

Does your dream garden involve a flock of busy and beautiful chickens? It should! Great gardens begin with fabulous chicken coops. They enrich the soil,...

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feral rabbit in vegetable garden

How to Keep Your Garden Safe From Chickens and Pest Animals

April 27, 2018

Gardening Gardening with Chickens Predators and Pests

Any green thumb, from beginner to expert, knows the feeling of accomplishment that comes with growing a fine patch of vegetables or watching your flower...

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Chicken in backyard with poultry fencing

3 Reasons Poultry Fencing is Great For Your Chickens

November 18, 2016

Chickens 101 Gardening Gardening with Chickens

Free range feathers! Letting your ladies roam the backyard has many benefits for both you and your flock. Your chooks will delight in the opportunity...

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Broccoli on wooden table

A Brilliant Companion To Garden Grown Broccoli

June 24, 2015

Gardening Gardening with Chickens General Health Herbs for Health

Most of us can remember sitting at the dinner table, eye-balling our mother or father, as they said in a low firm voice, “eat your...

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mother and daughter gardening

Propagate Your Plants In 11 Easy Steps

May 16, 2015

Gardening Gardening with Chickens

Plants are truly remarkable things. They take most of its energy from the sun. They provide us with oxygen so we can survive. They even...

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radishes

A Radical Guide To Radishes

May 08, 2015

Gardening Gardening with Chickens

Let’s be honest, radishes don’t normally whip people into a verbal frenzy. It’s not that people have anything against radishes, it’s just simply difficult to...

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Leeks from veggie patch

The Complete Lowdown On Leeks

April 20, 2015

Gardening Gardening with Chickens Nutrition

Leeks may be slightly unfamiliar to some people in Australia. It’s hard to deny the fact that as far as vegetables go they are slightly...

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pumpkins

Everything You Want To Know About Pumpkins

April 18, 2015

Gardening Gardening with Chickens Nutrition

Pumpkins seem to possess a mythical, magical quality to them like no other fruit or vegetable. Who doesn’t have childhood memories of the Fairy God...

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chicory leaves on a table

Sink Your Teeth Into This 101 Guide To Chicory

April 01, 2015

Gardening Gardening with Chickens Herbs for Health Nutrition

The chicory plant has had a relative boom over the past ten years or so, however, in truth this particular herb has been on the...

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Cauliflower on timber table

All The Essential Questions About Cauliflower Answered

April 01, 2015

Gardening Gardening with Chickens Nutrition

Most of us have memories as kids sitting at the kitchen table listening to our parents tell us for the thousandth time to “eat your...

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Close up image of fresh kale

7 Incredible Things You Need To Know About Eating And Growing Kale

March 16, 2015

Gardening Gardening with Chickens

The term “super-food” gets casually tossed around a fair bit these days however kale well and truly deserves the title. Not just for its dense...

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Vegetable crops detail

What Crop Rotation Means For You

February 16, 2015

Composting & Soil Building Gardening

All egg-sperienced green thumbs know that a healthy soil is the key to a flourishing garden. Without a nutrient rich foundation, the plants simply can’t...

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