anything that a chicken should NOT eat?

[larsalan]

Chickens are not the smartest of animals but they do seem to avoid some stuff I offer them. For example, they steer clear of bell peppers, hot peppers, and bright/furry caterpillars.
I throw all sorts of stuff into their pen. Onions, noodles, potatoes, et cet.

Today I tossed them an old tomato plant, some little white wildflowers, and some horseradish leaves. I have also been giving them all the leaves I rake up from the yard and they have devoured them too!
But are there any wild flowers or plants to absolutely avoid?
I have been planning of giving them some mice I hope to catch in a live trap too.

 

[southerndesert]

This link may help... http://www.ca.uky.edu/smallflocks/Poisonous_plants.html

 

[Newwell]

There is also a great post on BYC: https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=2593-Treats Chart

 

[larsalan]

Yeah, that helps.
page 7 of this pdf from your link has a helpful list.
http://extension.umd.edu/publications/PDFs/FS721.pdf

Do not feed them flowers out of the garden. Horseradish and onion stalks are still fair game

 

[nuttyredhead]

I know that regular corn is ok, but is indian corn ok?

 

[flowerchild59]

Indian corn is just regular corn in a different color.

 

[larsalan]

now I read onions could cause liver failure? My chickens love onions! oh no.

 

[Woodschick]

I am fairly new to chickens but the book I have states NOT to feed potato peels (the green portion is toxic) and avocados (the brown part of the seed is toxic).

 

[ArizonaDesertChicks]

I've read not to give them tomato leaves (toxic?), but my chickens have occasionally eaten some when they've snuck into my garden and not been harmed.

 

[mrs b. bates farm]

i feed my chickens some deer meat and they absoultely love it..