Peach tree leaves and peaches

[crissycriss]

My sister's peach tree was so loaded large branches broke off. I brought them home and threw them in my run. I have muscovy & mallard ducks and chickens will the leaves or the peaches hurt them? Thanks in advance!
what about the seeds if they came open?

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

I'd put some rooting hormone on them and stick them in the ground, keep them watered to see if they will grow a tree.

My chickens are able to eat other types of fruit tree leaves (they can reach them in other words) but don't really care for them...don't know about ducks.

 

[Amastacia]

it is unlikely that they will be a problem. the leaves won't be, the fruit won't be, and i doubt they will be able to get the stones open enough to have a problem.

 

[crissycriss]

Thank you both so much for anwsering i feel better about it. I did save one of the smaller limbs and im gonna try to root it. LOL!

 

[cafarmgirl]

It actually CAN be a problem with stone fruit tree's like peaches, plums etc. Fresh, right off the tree leaves are ok, as are completely dry leaves. It's when a green leaf is wilted, as in a trimmed branch, or hit by a sudden, hard frost, that they become dangerous. Cutting green leaves, or having a frost, causes the glucoside in the leaf to change to hydrocyanic acid, aka cyanide, and sugar. A little bit can kill larger animals, I sure wouldn't want my little chickens eating it.

 

[Amastacia]

the leaves, even wilted are pretty much only a problem for ruminants (cows, horses, i'm pretty sure sheep and goats) because their stomachs can break down the leaves enough to release the cyanide. other animals can't.

 

[crissycriss]

I'm worried again. ): I am gonna get the limbs out tonight. They have done ate all they can reach any way and they were fresh when i threw them in. Most of the fruit has done been ate as well. Thanks!