That must be exciting seeing a variation of wildlife from your own yard! On my side of the world, chickens are everywhere: our own nature-provided alarm clock. Haha.
Having my own yard with abundant greens and being able to make my own salad from those is a dream! Do Basil and Parsely need to have direct sun exposure?
Both basil and parsley need full sun. I had a big oak tree fall last fall. I miss it terribly, but the one advantage has been that now one end of my deck gets full sun. Like lettuce, both basil and parsley are easy to grow and they grow quickly.
These are the first chickens to live close by. I hope they survive all the predators.