PUMPKIN QUESTIONS; will chickens guzzle the pumpkin vines? and more...? MY PUMPKIN QUESTIONS ARE... we have chickens outside, will they get through the...

MY PUMPKIN QUESTIONS ARE...

we have chickens outside, will they get through the vines or the pumpkins or both?

if the chickens do try to eat any of them how can i prevent it?

what is thining?

could i save the seed from the pumpkins for next year, and how?

any comments or tips?

THANK YOU.
I live surrounded by Phoenix. Oranges small...
Answers:    Control your chickens... The stems of pumpkin plants are soft and probably the birds love to munch through it... Provide the chickens with plenty water... Maybe they are newly thirsty... Add some green matter to their diet to kind sure they dont suffer from cellulose defficiency...