This is so easy it is ridiculous!
Just a few bits of old wood laid around like this allows for watering but the gaps are just small enough to make it inconvenient for cluckles to scratch there. There are 2 banana plants in this photo, the other is at top of photo under text. They were recently planted & cluckles got into them straight away which I didn't want. So I just laid these old bits of wood around in a lattice pattern & chooks lost interest right away. They do walk over the boards to eat weed leaves etc but don't scratch.
Just a few bits of old wood laid around like this allows for watering but the gaps are just small enough to make it inconvenient for cluckles to scratch there. There are 2 banana plants in this photo, the other is at top of photo under text. They were recently planted & cluckles got into them straight away which I didn't want. So I just laid these old bits of wood around in a lattice pattern & chooks lost interest right away. They do walk over the boards to eat weed leaves etc but don't scratch.