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Even in a suburban backyard type environment, I recommend planting clover in with your grass. The chickens do prefer it to grass and it is a nitrogen-fixer: it draws nitrogen out of the air and turns it into a natural fertilizer.

Yeah. That is a separate category. Xylitol and other sugar alcohols (erythritol, maltitol, sorbitol and others) are frequently used in Atkins/Low Carb foods. It is a cheat because they claim it is a low carb sweetener, but these unhealthy low carb chemicals come with a cost- diarrhea if...

MANY more items have sugar in them than you might think. One trick is that they use alternate names, not all of which people are familiar with. Here is one list of 61 names, though I've seen other lists with different counts: 61 Names for Sugar Agave nectar Barbados sugar Barley malt Barley...

I was imprecise in my wording- the glyphosphate is used to desiccate the plants pre-harvest, not on the harvested beans. I've read this in multiple places. Kelloggs has agreed to phase out this practice among their suppliers by 2025.

Not sure, but it is possible. Walnuts have a chemical (juglone) that suppresses competing plants in the area where the leaves fall. I doubt (but do not have experience) that it would harm the garden. From Iowa State University:

Mulberries are excellent forage. I have a couple of mulberries behind my back fence that drop a fair percentage into my backyard and it provides nice feed for 6+ weeks of the year. And for all the respect I have for U_Stormcrow's knowledge on feed, I definitely understand avoiding soy. Some...

I'd think about planting at least a couple bushes in a day-time run. You might have to surround the bushes with chicken wire for a year or two to allow them to get established. Depending on the type, the chickens might directly nibble on the plant or might decide to dig under the plant to...

I'm not aware of any (though I'd definitely recommend staying away from poison ivy/poison oak and other obvious toxic types). Chickens generally don't eat leaves, so that isn't an issue. I use all of my own leaves and even ask for/get some "clean" bags of leaves from one of my neighbors. It...

That sized run will become dirt soon enough. Chickens scratch and will kill the plants in enclosed runs of any reasonable size. Generally, pastured chickens supplement their feed with plants/bugs/etc. It definitely does help the quality of the eggs. The feed is a good base as it is generally...