Are Willow Acacia Seeds & Leaves Safe for Chickens to Eat?

[ThreeDogMom]

I live in PHX, AZ. We want to get a few chickens for our backyard. The area we would be putting the run & coop has 2 large Willow Acacia trees. I just wanted to make sure the seeds & leaves would be safe for chickens to eat because the trees drop loads of both. Thank you!

 

[MadamContrary]

Acacia is edible and non toxic except for some alkaloids in the roots that can cause hallucinations in humans lol, however I'm not familiar with Willow Acacia specifically.

 

[ThreeDogMom]

Acacia is edible and non toxic except for some alkaloids in the roots that can cause hallucinations in humans lol, however I'm not familiar with Willow Acacia specifically.

Ok great! Thank you for replying.

 

[MadamContrary]

Ok great! Thank you for replying.

Okay after a quick Google search the seeds should not be a problem but the leaves are mildly toxic, it's called willow acacia because it has compounds similar to willow (salicylic acid) which is similar to aspirin. Most chickens are smart enough to not eat toxic things, however sometimes you get a dummy.

 

[ThreeDogMom]

Okay after a quick Google search the seeds should not be a problem but the leaves are mildly toxic, it's called willow acacia because it has compounds similar to willow (salicylic acid) which is similar to aspirin. Most chickens are smart enough to not eat toxic things, however sometimes you get a dummy.

Thank you!

 

[Al Gerhart]

You can pretty much bet that if a chicken will eat it, a natural food isn't going to be a problem. Nature is amazing.