Creeping Charlie - ground ivy, toxic?

[PrettyBirdRocky]

I have searched and researched, and only found 1 place (just a blog) that said Creeping Charlie was toxic to chickens and livestock. But then I've read that chickens love it. I'm confused and have it almost everywhere. Before our chickens I let it grow for the pollinators for the kids(they do entomology for 4H)

Thanks! Any links, knowledge on this would be appreciated.

 

[Brooks_]

A quick search did not give me results one way or the other. That said, I generally don't concern myself with what is toxic in the yard. Chickens are very good at not eating, at least in enough quantity, toxic things in the natural world. Things in the unnatural world (ant poison or fertilizer granules) require much more concern.

 

[PrettyBirdRocky]

A quick search did not give me results one way or the other. That said, I generally don't concern myself with what is toxic in the yard. Chickens are very good at not eating, at least in enough quantity, toxic things in the natural world. Things in the unnatural world (ant poison or fertilizer granules) require much more concern.

Thank you, that in and of itself is very helpful to us.

 

[Saveria]

Yeah, that stuff is practically covering our lawn and the chickens just ignore it. You can tell where it is in their fence because they eat everything around it.

 

[PrettyBirdRocky]

Yeah, that stuff is practically covering our lawn and the chickens just ignore it. You can tell where it is in their fence because they eat everything around it.

Thanks that makes us feel better phew