can chickens eat prickly lettuce

[Bryce Thomas]

invasive weed that grows in Arizona, is practically everywhere where i live

thats what it looks like
can silkies eat it?

 

[nuthatched]

They can but mine don't seem to touch it, it's a type of nettle I think.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

They'll eat it if they're starving or it's they only green thing offered in their pen. It's unplesant to eat because if all the stickers though

 

[Coops Dad]

They'll eat it if they're starving or it's they only green thing offered in their pen. It's unplesant to eat because if all the stickers though

Plus the sap is very bitter. Don't ask.

 

[Winter Creek Coop]

Its a medicinal plant and technically edible. As mentioned its very bitter. The sap if applied daily will remove warts.