Grass Killer. How long to wait before letting the chickens out?

[rhino533]

I've sprayed grass killer around my yard 6 days ago. When is it safe to let the chickens out of the coop to roam the yard again? We had a really hard rain last night. Does that make a difference? Thanks for any replies!

 

[Judy]

I imagine the rain has made it about as safe as it's going to get. There is more than one kind of grass killer, though and what is sold there may well not be the same as what is sold here. I would research it on the web, maybe even email the company.

 

[teach1rusl]

My mind is blank at the moment regarding the brand of weed killer we use - but we've just put the chickens in their run for that day - let them out the next day (assuming it's been dry). I've never see any ill effects in my birds - maybe I've been lucky

 

[turbodog]

I've wondered about this too. I figured since I haven't seen my chickens eat dead grass/vegetation, the next time I spray weed killer I'll not let them back out to free range untill the weeds/grass has turned brown, so I'll be pretty sure they won't eat any of the sprayed stuff.