Chickens and plants

[Anonymous]

Hi everyone

I was just wondering if there are any plants which AREN'T suitable for chickens and could cause digestive and other problems? Or will chickens happily munch on any greenery they can get their beaks on?

I want to find out so that when I do come to getting my chickens any chicken-harmful plants can be disposed of prior to their arrival.

I know some of you may think this is a silly question but I am a complete novice with no prior knowledge or experience of keeping chickens (I am, however, a fast learner!)

Thank you for your help. x

 

[Anonymous]

Hi Donna,not a daft question at all,there are some plants that are poisonous to chickens so best to remove from your garden if you've got them.On the plus side,chickens rarely eat plants that are toxic for them,but obviously it is better to be on the safe side.
I did read a comprehensive list recently,on another site,www.legbarsofbroadway.co.uk,from memory I can only remember 2,belladonna(deadly nightshade) and monkswood(aconite) there are more.

 

[Anonymous]

i have read that you shouldn't let them eat potato plants cuase they make them poorly. i have some chooks before that eat my whole potato harvest and all had werid ill ness that couldn't be diagnosed i think that was the problem.
i think any thinj that is generally piosonous to us is going to effect them as well, leburnum seeds(query spelling) is really piosonous and recently killed my friends genuipigs and coulds kill a child.

not a silly question at all i would like to know as well.
kat

 

[Anonymous]

Yes,laburnum is very poisonous,at least the seeds are,because they look like peas in a pod,they are very attractive,only when they've dried and are black with dry shells are they less appetising,but probably not best to have in a garden.
I think Tim has put a new article on poultrykeeper for us to read,thanks Tim ,and er no,i've forgotten how to do links(hope there are pictures).......

 

[Tim]

Yes, I went back through some of my notes and books and put together a list that I have uploaded.

Poisonous plants for chickens.

If you hover over the URL box Lydia, a tool tip pops up and shows you two different ways to insert a link. I always try to link some text that describes what I'm linking to as this helps people with screen readers and helps Google to understand what that article is about and give it a suitable place in the almighty Google index!

Tim