Most culinary herb have wonderful and wide-ranging wellness welfare for your wimp , just as they do for humans . Whether you scatter herbs in your coop and nesting boxes to assist repel insects and parasites , run them novel to your chickens or dry them to add to provender , you may greatly amend your wimp ’ health by incorporating a few herb into their living environment and diet . Like grass and weeds , herbs are considered greenish treats and can be fed destitute - choice . Each hen will use up as much or as little as she want or need .
herbaceous plant are well-off to produce , and many are perennials in much of the country . They mostly are n’t very particular about soil conditions and do n’t require a lot of water or cosset to thrive . I acquire a variety of herbaceous plant for my chicken , but these five are my favorites .
1. Lavender
Lavenderleaves and flowers are my favorite herb to use in nesting boxes . An aromatic stress backup , lavender also increases blood circulation and playact as an insect powder , so it ’s beneficial to your laying and setting hen . The foliage and flowers can be harvested as need and dot in your nesting boxes to keep them fragrant .
Lavender loves dry dirt and full sunlight . Flowers , bud and leave all can be air - dried and used through the wintertime .
2. Mint
Mintcomes in many varieties , include spearmint , Mentha piperita , deep brown slew and orange mint . Lemon balm , catmint and catnip are also part of the mint household . Extremely aromatic , sight is an excellent rodent repellent , and as such , I love adding it clean to nesting box . Mint also help to by nature lower body temperature in humans and beast , so adding some crushed fresh mint leaves to methamphetamine water in the summer avail your chickens cool down .
Mint is very well-off to grow and will spread speedily , so it ’s a wonderful herbaceous plant to set around the circumference of your cage or run as a natural shiner barrier . Plant it in full sunlight in fairly well - drained soil . aura - dry the leaves for use through winter .
3. Parsley
Parsleyis a favorite of my chickens . They will use up the stem and leave fresh from the garden . A nutritionary powerhouse , parsley contains vitamins A , B , C , E and K , as well as calcium , iron , magnesium , Se and Zn . It help in stemma - watercraft development and also stimulate ballock - egg laying . Air - dry the leafage and add them , break down , to stratum feed .
Parsley is happy in fairly rich soil in full or partial sunshine , but it can also thrive on a windowsill . Take care not to overwater it , and trim or harvesting as necessitate .
4. Oregano
Oreganois being studied by the fowl industry for its born antibiotic holding . It ’s remember to combat coccidiosis , salmonella , infectious bronchitis , avian grippe and E. coli . Is this herbaceous plant too ripe to be straight ? Possibly , but what is known is that oregano is a hefty accession to a Gallus gallus ’s diet , and they love it .
Oregano is pack with vitamins , include E and K , plus calcium and antioxidants . It also corroborate immune - system and respiratory health . I feed freshly - skip oregano leave to our pile free - pick , as well as immix the dried herb into their feed .
Grow oregano in full sun and well - drain soil , cutting the leaves back as needed .
5. Sage
Sageis another herb that I wish to contribute to my chicken ’ bed provender . It ’s deep in antioxidant and vitamins and is purpose to battle salmonella and other diseases . I feed refreshed sage leaves innocent - selection to my biddy , as well as add dried sage to their provender .
Sage , like most other Mediterranean herbs , grow good in well - drained soil in full or fond sunshine .
Lisa Steele
Lisa Steele
Lisa Steele
Lisa Steele
Lisa Steele
