Help! Ate Nightshade!!

[topochico225]

no. She's sitting in my kitchen. She seems pretty normal, she's been drinking lots of water.

Also, for the molasses, you give it free choice as their water for no longer than 8 hours.

 

[Hanathehappyhen]

You could also try a molasses or Epsom salt flush if you're very worried. She's an adult, right? The molasses flush is 1 pint molasses to 5 gallons water, given for no more than 8 hours. It'll have a laxative effect. Epsom salt flush is 1 tsp salt to a half cup of water, poured or carefully squirted down her throat twice daily for 2-3 days being very careful not to aspirate the hen.
*edited for spelling

thank you! I'm sorry but do you know how many parts molasses to water it is? thanks

 

[LateBirdFarms]

My chickens will eat the berries if they find them ripe and the occasional leaf or two every year, but I've never had a chicken ingest enough to do any damage, they seem to know their limits. We try to wipe it out when we find the plants, but we have a wooded area on our property that we always seem to miss one or two in. I did some panicking the first few times, but none of them ever exhibited any symptoms and I don't think the same chicken ever ate it twice. Almost like they were sampling small amounts to check it out before gorging themselves.

 

[Hanathehappyhen]

My chickens will eat the berries if they find them ripe and the occasional leaf or two every year, but I've never had a chicken ingest enough to do any damage, they seem to know their limits. We try to wipe it out when we find the plants, but we have a wooded area on our property that we always seem to miss one or two in. I did some panicking the first few times, but none of them ever exhibited any symptoms and I don't think the same chicken ever ate it twice. Almost like they were sampling small amounts to check it out before gorging themselves.

thank you! its a relief she'll probably be fine.

 

[Xouie]

I can’t speak from expertise but a little experience. I’ve had the exact same thing happen— all the way up to having the chicken in a bin in the house while I tried to figure out what to do. We ended up watching her overnight and the next day inside. We saw no symptoms of poisoning (probably due to only a couple of leaves being ingested) and she went back outside. If I’d known about the molasses I might have tried that though.

Hopefully it goes ok with your hen too.

 

[topochico225]

thank you! I'm sorry but do you know how many parts molasses to water it is? thanks

2 c molasses to 5 gal water- you could scale it down with 1 gallon water and 3 oz molasses.

 

[Folly's place]

We too have deadly nightshade plants pop up every year, and I do try to remove every one as I find them. The chickens free range where they are, and there's never been a problem. I think offering them in quantity to confined chickens would be bad, but given lots of free range choices, all will probably be fine.
Before I knew what they were, I let them grow in the horse pasture, and fortunately the horses never ate them! It's actually a very handsome plant...
Here they pop up anywhere that we disturb the soil, so apparently the seeds live a long time, and only need exposure to grow. At least it's easy to pull out of the ground!
Mary

 

[Hanathehappyhen]

Also, for the molasses, you give it free choice as their water for no longer than 8 hours.

I made some for her and she took a couple sips but wasn't too interested. Should I give her plain water too or not?

 

[Weeg]

I made some for her and she took a couple sips but wasn't too interested. Should I give her plain water too or not?

No, just offer the flush for around 8 hours, but no more then that. After 8 hours, make sure she has lots of water available, because the flushes can cause dehydration.

 

[Hanathehappyhen]

No, just offer the flush for around 8 hours, but no more then that. After 8 hours, make sure she has lots of water available, because the flushes can cause dehydration.

ok thanks!