I know, you are thinking how the little devils can so often dig up a bed of newly planted seeds or devour a whole row of broccoli seedlings in one fell swoop.
But once your plants are established, particularly the hardier types such as pumpkins and potatoes, the hens will happily scratch away and leave them alone.
Not only will they eat caterpillars and other pests straight off the pumpkins, they kindly fertilise the soil nearby.
When you need a garden bed dug up and turned over in preparation for the next season of crops, these little humdingers have no no rival.
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