Hens got into pelleted clover seed

[BansheeBenji]

I went to sow some greens and pelleted clover for my girls in a fenced off area and noticed that they'd broken in when I locked them up. I thought I had it Houdini-proof. They're all in bed and seem fine. It wasn't much, just a thinly sown strip. How worried should I be?

 

[sourland]

If the quantity was minimal, I think that they will be fine. I'd toss the eggs for several days.

 

[Cryss]

Why? Is there something wrong with those seeds? I’m not familiar with them. @sourland

 

[Folly's place]

What exactly was on/ in those pelleted seeds?
Mary

 

[Cryss]

If the quantity was minimal, I think that they will be fine. I'd toss the eggs for several days.

What exactly was on/ in those pelleted seeds?
Mary

Why? Is there something wrong with those seeds? I’m not familiar with them. @sourland

Hmmm?

 

[aart]

pelleted clover

@BansheeBenji ..do you know that the coating is?
Probably not......so @sourland's advice is probably best here.

From googling:
"Pelleted Seeds for Accurate Sowing, Reduced Thinning. ... Pelleting is a process in which small or irregularly shaped seeds are coated with an inert material to make them round and uniform. The benefits of pelleting are numerous: Pelleted seeds can be planted with a mechanical seeder. "

 

[Folly's place]

I saw the same thing, but it's about the exact product that the OP has, so that's why I questioned it.
Mary

 

[imnukensc]

Pelleted seeds are usually coated with clay or DE. I wouldn't worry about it or toss any eggs.

 

[pibb]

They have a clay layer to make them easier for machines or tools to plant/sling them. I plant pelleted crimson clover seeds every year for winter chicken feed and a cover crop. I've seen my chickens eat some pelleted seeds.. no problem.