HELP I'm new and have chicks dying.

[Sillystunt]

look at the first post ...the links .... some clover do one thing some do another. I imagine it's large quanities but i ain't gonna chance it! White clover seems worse. I am just gonna take the advice of the thread and not give it to my chickens.....

 

[Sillystunt]

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NO NOT AT ANY AGE!! Are you guys reading the link i posted?


white clover is cyanogenetic - capable of producing cyanide; "amygdalin is a cyanogenetic glucoside"
cyanogenic
toxic - of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison; "suffering from exposure to toxic substances"

white sweet clover plant may contain toxic levels of nitrates.

clover is causes photosensitization (The act or process of inducing photosensitivity) and dermatitis(Inflammation of the skin.)


I wouldn't , that's just me. White clover seems worse. Can you weed it out? People say they give it to them but REALLY think about it. That poultry site is very informative. Even gives effects of the plant. Why would you chance the chickens life and you $$$. Just seems silly~ I am sure pulling it will help so you don't have to move it.

But they are your chickens and if you wanna put it there ,that's your call~

 

[elmo]

The thing about those toxic plant lists is that context is everything. English ivy is poisonous, but it also tastes bad. It's very unlikely that a chicken free ranging in the yard is going to eat enough of yucky tasting English ivy to suffer toxic results. However, a bored chicken kept in a pen, with nothing to do and nothing else green to eat, just might eat enough to harm it.

I agree that we should be careful about what plants we intentionally give to our chickens, but I think we can relax a bit about what is growing out in our yards.

Similarly, if you're seeing some of your chicks dying, of course it makes sense to rethink what you're feeding, cut back to only chick starter/fresh water, and see if that helps. But if your chickens are thriving, it probably doesn't make sense to stop what you're doing.

 

[Babe77]

I like this one...just wish they had pic's cause i have no clue what some of these are....lol let alone what i have....hahah
http://www.poultryhelp.com/toxicplants.html

I just googled white clover and it shows a pic of it and the others here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clover​

 

[MysticScorpio82]

Are your chickies getting grit? If not then I suspect that might be part of the problem. They can't digest grass if they have no grit, the grit will grind the grass for them, but if there is not it will impact their crop.