chickens+tomatoes=?

[poultrylubber]

I have read that tomatoes are poisonous to chickens then I read somewhere else they are not so I dont know which one is right could anyone tell me?

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

I have read that tomatoes are poisonous to chickens then I read somewhere else they are not so I dont know which one is right could anyone tell me?

The green leafy part on top of tomato are poisonous. The red part and seeds are ok.

 

[Scifisarah]

Oooops, I just threw a bunch of cherry tomatoes in last week, about half of them with the leafy bits still on. Nobody died though, so seems to be okay here.

 

[donrae]

I've heard the actual plant itself is poisonous, don't know myself. I do know my hens have eaten pounds and pounds of tomatos scraps--enough we joked about having salsa-flavored eggs!--with no ill effects. The occasional leaf or green cap that goes in there is just ignored by my girls.

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

"raising chickens for dumies" says the green leafs of the plant are poisonous but they wont eat them unless they are very hungry. Tastes bad i guess

 

[karlamaria]

my chickens loved my tomato plants last year and ate the darn leaves off many a plant and with no ill effects. seriously they were constantly on my porch getting to them, this year I have them blocked by gates lol. but every day I throw them tomatoes to eat. they love them!

 

[Tabuja007]

I feed our chickens tomatoes, but not the green part, our chickens destroyed our tomato plants this yr. I read not to give them green tomatoes though.