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cluckingmad



Joined: 23 Sep 2008
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Location: Northamptonshire
PostPosted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:20 am    Post subject: poisonous plants Reply with quote
when i get my chooks i am planning on letting them have some free range time in the garden but one of the things i am worried about is them eating plants which will make them sick. i think i have just identified a shrub with berries in my garden as a Cotoneaster horizontalis (?) which i don't think will be poisonous but i am not a gardener so am not sure what other plants i may have which may be a problem (specifically looked this one up as it has berries). do chooks tend to have instincts about what to eat and what not to eat?
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MamaPacker



Joined: 20 Aug 2008
Posts: 322
Location: Essex UK - Sarfend
PostPosted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I've been asking the same.... The answer seems to be hens will not eat poisonous plants if they have a choice of foods... but they might if they are hungry.

I googled 'poisonous plants and chickens' and got a website with a big list.
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