Can you keep chickens in a small garden?

Lots of people want to keep chickens but they live in the city or suburban areas with small backyards. They think they can’t raise chickens because they don’t have enough space! Keeping chickens when you have a small or no yard is a bit tricky, but can be done with a good deal of planning and forethought.Click to see full answer. Similarly, you may ask, do you need permission to keep chickens in your garden?Keeping a few chickens in your back garden for some free, fresh eggs can be a rewarding hobby. While there are no laws preventing you from keeping them, it is advisable to check your property deeds or consult your landlord to make sure there are no covenants preventing the keeping of ‘livestock’.One may also ask, will I get rats if I keep chickens? Yes, chickens can attract unwanted pests. Normally rodents. But, with hanging feeders (Which also means not spreading food onto the ground), hanging waterer’s, and well stored feed can solve this. For the time we still have rats/mice around our coop. In this regard, how high should a fence be to keep chickens out of garden? Fence off the plants. Wrap the chicken wire around the stakes, weaving the stakes into the mesh vertically so that the entire structure remains secure. The entire structure only needs to be 6 to 12 inches (15 to 30 cm) tall to keep most chickens out.Will chickens ruin gardens?Yes, they probably will ruin the garden but depending on how nice you like to keep your garden then it’s all a matter of opinion! Most breeds of chickens will scratch areas of ground looking for food to eat, they will peck the leaves of plants they fancy and create hollows in the ground for their dust baths.