Chickens and Glue

[jazzpurr]

Okay...dumb question #4.

I am designing my own roosts at the moment. My home carpentry (such as it is) usually uses plywood and screws and glue. Gorilla Glue is the stick-du-jour.

Any problems with chickens pecking at or eating glue? I think most glues are completely synthetic today and probably don't have any food value smells
that might attract them but I can't be sure.

Thanks In Advance

 

[jazzpurr]

Make that Nesting boxes....

 

[silkiechicken]

Once it dries I doubt there will be any problem. They'll think of plenty of funer things to pick at. I used glue on all my cages and they don't even look at it. Good luck!

 

[4chickens4life]

What do I do? I saw my chicken eat a small amount of half-dried gorilla wood glue as I was repairing a bench, yet she seems ok. Should I be worried? Can I eat her eggs?

 

[SarahGfa]

dried glue will pass right thru them and they will be fine. wet glue will stick in their mouth and eventually wash out. i was trying to make a glue-coop and had a hen take a bite of glue drippings too lol, i was worried her mouth would glue shut.

 

[4chickens4life]

Thank you!

 

[aart]

Just gotta say, no reason to use glue at all with properly applied screws.