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I reached out to my County Ag Extension Agent for Johnson County, Texas. This is his reply - "From my past experience nettles do not do the same harm as they do to us human for chickens and other fur/feather bearing animals. Chicks have been known to use them as cover in free/open range...

Thanks all for your input. Have mowed them down and will keep fingers crossed.

I believe they are stinging nettles. The leaves are 4 - 6 in long with spiny edges, growing in individual clusters. I'm pretty sure they are stinging. I've had a bad experience with them.

My bad, guys. The title of my post should be NETTLES in my chicken run. My new babies will be going outside in a few weeks. My chicken run has been vacant since January and there are NETTLES growing in it. Do I need to kill the NETTLES? If so, what can I safely use? Can I leave them there for...