Flowers and plants that are toxic to chickens

[Coopcheney]

Hello everyone,
I was looking up toxic plants and flowers to not plant this year in spring…I was shocked to find elephant ear plants as toxic since I have had them around the whole yard and my chickens never got into them. Any advice would be appreciated on if I should remove them and de root them all this spring?

 

[nuthatched]

Most poisonous things taste bad so nothing eats them, don't worry at all.

 

[Brooks_]

Most poisonous things taste bad so nothing eats them, don't worry at all.

Agreed. If the chickens actually ate (in quantity) the toxic stuff in my yard, I'd have a lot of dead chickens.

 

[nuthatched]

Agreed. If the chickens actually ate (in quantity) the toxic stuff in my yard, I'd have a lot of dead chickens.

Mine have eaten all the toxic stuff in my yard, now my yard is completely safe.

 

[Red Mangrove]

Mine have eaten all the toxic stuff in my yard, now my yard is completely safe.

My chickens have also devoured most of the supposedly poisonous things here and they're completely fine. There's a huge southern pokeweed that took over a section of my garden and they literally ate every single leaf

 

[Tahai]

Hello everyone,
I was looking up toxic plants and flowers to not plant this year in spring…I was shocked to find elephant ear plants as toxic since I have had them around the whole yard and my chickens never got into them. Any advice would be appreciated on if I should remove them and de root them all this spring?

I would only worry about toxic plants if they are right up against the fence of your run. Bored chickens will eat anything. But away from your run while your chickens are out foraging? Should be fine. Your girls are too busy hunting bugs.

 

[Coopcheney]

Thank you everyone!! I was afraid I was going to have to pull everything!