Questions tagged [domestic-animals]

For questions about domestic animals (e.g. cats & dogs & chickens) in the garden. For questions related to dogs, use the [dog] tag. Also checkout other animal related tags such as [deer], [rabbits], [squirrel].

Gardens are often shared/maintained with domestic animals - typically pets such as cats, and dogs as well as maintenance animals such as goats, chickens, and rabbits. Use this tag for all gardening questions that involve domestic animals. On-topic questions would include: plant toxicity to domestic animals; keeping domestic animals out of areas of the garden; limiting/controlling garden damage cause by domestic animals.

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What is a plant-and-animal safe way to kill a hive of yellowjackets?

I’ve seen plenty of questions on here about what wasps are doing to plants. Specifically I want my hive gone. I have a large backyard where I try to keep grass, cloves, and insects plentiful. (These are food for my chickens [check my bio for…
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In summer the sliding door to the garden is open and insects come in through it

I enjoy having the sliding door open in warm weather. After the sliding door are some stone slabs and then lawn and plants. Are there any tricks that really help to have less or no insects? I would like to avoid chemicals if possible.
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Will comfrey survive a stampede?

Since people say that comfrey can survive everything, can comfrey survive a daily stampede to the milking barn as ground cover in the alleys?
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What permanent grasses should I look into?

I'm looking for a drought tolerant fast growing grass mix that will work well with chickens in USDA zone 4A. What should I mix together for USDA zone 4a for feeding my chickens for planting it once?
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make chipmunk leave the back yard

I found that there are several holes, digged by chipmunk, in the back yard. Would you like to let me know how to handle these little animals, or how to push them move away from the yard? Thank you very much.
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