Table of Contents
Introduction 7
Chapter 1 Getting Started 11
Planning Your Garden's Location 15
Creating a Chicken-Safe Yard 25
Starting Plants from Seeds or Seedlings 34
Garden with Your Chickens in All Seasons 37
Chapter 2 The Raised Bed & Beyond 45
Constructing a Raised-Bed Garden 48
Planning a Raised-Bed Garden 53
Other Garden Ideas 57
Chapter 3 Herbal Feed Supplement Gardens 64
Getting to Know Herbs 67
Feed Supplement Garden 78
Garden for Optimal Egg Production 81
Garden for Orange Egg Yolks 84
Garden for Healthy Baby Chicks 87
Garden for Respiratory & Immune System Health 91
Chapter 4 Edible Gardening & Your Chickens 95
Soil for Edibles 97
Good Bugs & Bad Bugs 100
Gardening in the Spring 105
Edibles for the Fall 109
Edibles to Avoid for Chickens 113
Chapter 5 Creative Gardens for Chicken Keepers 115
Nesting Box Plants 117
Nesting Box Herb Garden 118
Edible Flowers 121
Edible Flower Garden 123
Natural Wormers 126
Natural Wormer Garden 127
First-Aid Kit 129
First-Aid Kit Garden 132
A Word on Limited Space 135
Five-Herb Container Garden 136
Chapter 6 Composting 139
All about Compost 141
Composting with Chickens 145
Chicken Poop Tea 150
Chapter 7 Landscaping Your Run 155
Landscaping & Chickens 157
Perennials 162
Annuals 165
Other Landscape ideas 168
About the Author 170
Acknowledgments 171
Further Reading & Resources 171
Index 174
