Comment on Could AI robots with lasers make herbicides – and farm workers – obsolete?parentComments−goda902yWhy not let the chickens into the potato fields to do the work themselves?−NotACop1822yI'm guessing they would eat the crops as well−goda902yNot with potatoes at least. The leaves of nightshades are bitter and toxic even to birds.−throwup2382yChickens scratch the ground to find food so once they’re done eating the bugs on the crops, they’ll tear up the plant beds looking for more.
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Why not let the chickens into the potato fields to do the work themselves?
I'm guessing they would eat the crops as well
Not with potatoes at least. The leaves of nightshades are bitter and toxic even to birds.
Chickens scratch the ground to find food so once they’re done eating the bugs on the crops, they’ll tear up the plant beds looking for more.