Love my chickens! They eat a ton of bugs around house by digging under bushes and leaf piles. Unfortunately they also love to eat new shoots and flowers. I admit my landscaping has been neglected a bit because of the chickens. They take care of weeds but I am left with just bushes, no flowers.
So last Fall I started a new flower bed knowing by Spring I would have to find a way to keep the chickens out. Yesterday I spotted some tiny specks of the daffodil bulb growth peeking through the surface. I had a roll of chicken fencing but didn’t want to put permanent fence posts in the ground. I got creative!
We have a 20 year old trampoline that isn’t safe for kids anymore although the pets certainly enjoyed napping up there in recent years. I removed the springs and cloth, turned the frame upside down and wrapped the chicken wire around the frame. I even used some of the springs to attach the fencing to the frame. The roll of fencing I had wasn’t quite long enough so I’ve got a temporary tarp in place until I get more fencing. It’s a short term fix until the plants are established and then I can hopefully remove it. Yet, I just might get some kind of vine style plant to grow along the fencing.
Liz Walker Real Estate 