My rooster ate a few raw beans half hour ago! Will it kill him?? I'm panicking!

[BABE0700]

I need help!! My sister & I have a 501c3 non profit animal rescue & about 6 weeks ago, I rescued a rooster. I've read all I can read online to learn as I knew nothing about them. He had his first visit to the avian doctor a couple days ago & he got a clean bill of health. The vet said he was very well taken care of & very sweet & laid back. So I was at the store a bit ago, saw a bag of parrot food that looked really good & thought I'd get it just for treats. I looked online while in the store to see if roosters can eat parrot food, it said yes, if it's safe for a parrot it's safe for a chicken. So I bought a bag. HOWEVER, as he was gobbling it down, I noticed some little white round balls, I looked at the ingredients, all sounded good except the NAVY BEANS. I've read that even 3 or 4 will kill your chicken & there is NOTHING that can be done for them once ingested, said they'll die within an hours. Is this true?? Have any of you had this happen? I'm panicking, I'm sooo attached to him already. Please let me know. Thanks.

 

[RhodeIslandRed5]

I don't believe I've heard of Navy Beans being poisonous to chickens. @Wyorp Rock @Texas Kiki @Eggcessive what do you guys think?

 

[Ebony Rose]

I've not heard of navy beans being an issue, but if you're wanting to err on the side of ultimate caution, activated charcoal will "sweeten" the stomach and help neutralize some toxins.

 

[Kathy Golla]

So..let’s use deductive reasoning here. Parrots are birds. Chickens are birds. Dried beans are also toxic to parrots. Parrot food on the current market would not have toxins in it.
I suspect they treated the beans in some way. If you cook the beans it takes the toxin out of it.

*Also, don’t want to underline too much in your hour if need, but best to stick to chicken food and food formulated just for chickens. If you want to feed treats, kale, and lettuce are best, in moderation. High vitamins, no calories. No chard, collard, Brussels sprouts or spinach, these are bad for them.*

 

[Eggscaping]

So..let’s use deductive reasoning here. Parrots are birds. Chickens are birds. Dried beans are also toxic to parrots. Parrot food on the current market would not have toxins in it.
I suspect they treated the beans in some way. If you cook the beans it takes the toxin out of it.

*Also, don’t want to underline too much in your hour if need, but best to stick to chicken food and food formulated just for chickens. If you want to feed treats, kale, and lettuce are best, in moderation. High vitamins, no calories. No chard, collard, Brussels sprouts or spinach, these are bad for them.*

Really? Chard, collard, etc is bad for them? Why's that? I thought most greens were ok.

 

[Kiki]

How long ago did you feed the parrot food to your rooster?


And I agree with Kathy... You should feed a commercially made complete poultry food to the bird.
No treats...treats take away from a balanced diet which can cause problems.

 

[RhodeIslandRed5]

I recently discovered chickens like figs. Also you can give ripe tomatoes(as long as you know they weren't sprayed with anything)

 

[Kathy Golla]

Any high oxalate foods block the absorption of calcium for chickens. So this causes egg laying problems.
There’s sites out there that list high oxalate foods.

 

[Morrigan]

Really? Chard, collard, etc is bad for them? Why's that? I thought most greens were ok.

That's a new one to me. I grow a lot of collards in my yard and my chickens have been eating them for a couple of years now. No ill effects, at least that I have seen. @Kathy Golla what is your source for that?

 

[Kathy Golla]

I recently discovered chickens like figs. Also you can give ripe tomatoes(as long as you know they weren't sprayed with anything)

I wish I had extra figs to give my hens! Be careful, in moderation, they are very high in sugar.
Tomatoes are fine, but again in moderation. Like cucumbers, pumpkin and watermelon, they have a high water content and cause diarrhea.