![]() Also, chickens should not be given large quantities of the berries to snack on either-as even when mature, S. SPURGES: (PENCIL TREE, SNOW-ON-MTN, CANDELABRA, CROWN OF THORNS)Ĭaution – Potential Toxicity: Elderberry leaves, stems, roots and immature fruit are capable of producing large amounts of cyanide (a deadly toxin). LAUREL,īULB FLOWERS: (AMARYLLIS, DAFFODIL, NARCISSUS, HYACINTH & IRIS)ĬOFFEE BEAN (RATTLEBUSH, RATTLE BOX & COFFEEWEED) HEATHS: (KALMIA, LEUCOTHO, PEIRES, RHODODENDRON, MTN. GRASS: (JOHNSON, SORGHUM, SUDAN & BROOM CORN) PHILODENDRONS: (SPLIT LEAF, SWISS CHEESE, HEART-LEAF) ![]() NIGHTSHADES: (DEADLY, BLACK, GARDEN, WOODY, BITTERSWEET,įELT PLANT (MATERNITY, AIR & PANDA PLANTS)īEANS: (CASTOR, HORSE, FAVA, BROAD, GLORY, SCARLET RUNNER, ![]() Below, I’ve pasted a list of toxic plants from : ARUM LILYĮUCALYPTUS (DRIED, DYED OR TREATED IN FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS) They’re not always the smartest of birds.Īdditionally, spring is a good time to review what sort of plants you have growing in and around your yard, to make sure you’re not exposing your chickeny charges to something dangerous. If I don’t clean those things up, the chickens WILL find them- and if they find them, they’ll try to eat them. ![]() The winter snow covers so much, and invariably I find things like screws, nails, candy wrappers, Styrofoam pieces & cigarette butts that somehow find their way into my yard. With that in mind, while doing spring yard cleanup, it’s smart to pay extra attention to things that could potentially damage your foraging hens. Spring has sprung, and the chickens are getting much more outside time. I originally made this a post, but I think it’s an important enough topic to have it’s own page as well. ![]()
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