Plant question

[MommyGirl]

Does anyone know what kind of plant this is? And is it safe for chickens?

 

[cavemanrich]

I do not recognize that plant, but do know there is an APP for smart phones, that does just that. My DD has it on her phone.

Now to answer your SAFE question; Most chickens will avoid poisonous plants on their own. I do have some poisonous plants growing around my yard. Deadly Nightshade, grows in some of the fences from neighbor. Holly is poisonous. Also my Yew is poisonous. I also know that my Day-lilies are poisonous. My chicken do wander among all these plants, but do not eat them. I of course do not take these leaves, chop them, and add them to their feed. The way most chickens get poisoned by plants, is,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, a plant grows thru a fence into chicken's enclosed run. It is the only green thing around on their barren ground. They may also be hungry due to insufficient feeding. Many peeps do like to feed a science diet, while not being very good scientists themselves.
So to answer question in short. No do not feed it to chickens. Do not be very afraid if chickens do come near, and investigate, and possibly try to hide under.
WISHING YOU BEST,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and

 

[MommyGirl]

I do not recognize that plant, but do know there is an APP for smart phones, that does just that. My DD has it on her phone.

Now to answer your SAFE question; Most chickens will avoid poisonous plants on their own. I do have some poisonous plants growing around my yard. Deadly Nightshade, grows in some of the fences from neighbor. Holly is poisonous. Also my Yew is poisonous. I also know that my Day-lilies are poisonous. My chicken do wander among all these plants, but do not eat them. I of course do not take these leaves, chop them, and add them to their feed. The way most chickens get poisoned by plants, is,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, a plant grows thru a fence into chicken's enclosed run. It is the only green thing around on their barren ground. They may also be hungry due to insufficient feeding. Many peeps do like to feed a science diet, while not being very good scientists themselves.
So to answer question in short. No do not feed it to chickens. Do not be very afraid if chickens do come near, and investigate, and possibly try to hide under.
WISHING YOU BEST,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and

I thought day lilies were on the safe list.

 

[cavemanrich]

If you search out some, you will see that more sites state they are toxic than not.
Here is a copy, and paste from a typical search.

Are daylilies toxic to humans?
The entire lily family, including Lily of the Valley, Daylilies, and Easter Lilies, are toxic to both humans and pets. In humans, any part of the plant, when eaten, causes headache, hallucination, red blotchy skin, possibly coma and sometimes death.Jun 17, 2016

Planting Wisely: Toxic Landscaping Plants - American eBuilder
www.americanebuilder.com › toxic-landscaping-plants

 

[MommyGirl]

If you search out some, you will see that more sites state they are toxic than not.
Here is a copy, and paste from a typical search.

Are daylilies toxic to humans?
The entire lily family, including Lily of the Valley, Daylilies, and Easter Lilies, are toxic to both humans and pets. In humans, any part of the plant, when eaten, causes headache, hallucination, red blotchy skin, possibly coma and sometimes death.Jun 17, 2016
Planting Wisely: Toxic Landscaping Plants - American eBuilder
www.americanebuilder.com › toxic-landscaping-plants

So much conflicting stuff on internet. Got me scared to plant anything in their pen. Thanks. Would love to atleast have a bush of some sort. My a butterfly bush? Are they safe?

 

[cavemanrich]

Got me scared to plant anything in their pen.

Don't be scared,, ,, I just pointed out to you that even though I have all these poisonous plants around, my chickens do not snack on them. Chickens are smarter than what we want to give them credit. They know what is good to eat, and what is not.
If you want to plant something in the bush variety, any of the fruit bushes like blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, or fruit trees are safe. That does not mean that chickens will automatically choose to eat those leaves ether.
If you do want to plant things that they will eat, try garden veggies. My chickens do like to eat dandelion leaves. That is one reason I no longer use Weed-N-Feed, and only use straight fertilizer without the herbicide.
My chickens also like to snack on my container grown sorrel. I have to keep netting around my containers, so they don't finish everything off.
If your grounds are difficult to cultivate, then try growing in containers like I do. Yes, you can container grow dandelions. Many people do grow them for salads. Most everyone else battles them as invasive.
Here is a pix of my sorrel. The chickens still nibble on the edges thru the chicken wire regardless. I just justify the little they can reach, as my sharing with them.

BTW,, I also have a lot of hibiscus, Rose of Sharon, (variety) growing in multiple areas of my grounds. My chickens are usually in those growths when they want to be safe from areal predators, or simply want shade. I don't know if these plants are toxic or not. Some plants are only toxic to certain pets and not humans. I have had these plants before I have kept chickens. (chickens,20+years)

Here is some interested reading from "My Pet Chicken" website.
https://www.mypetchicken.com/backya...re-any-plants-that-are-poisonous-to-H226.aspx

Here is a particular point I just copied, n paste in above article that does clarify my point in first post.
Whether your chickens will eat things that are bad for them will also depend on your particular set up. For instance, if your birds have a small, bare run with nothing else around to forage and eat, they may finally get tempted enough to consume what they really wouldn't have touched otherwise.

 

[Windrider]

Does anyone know what kind of plant this is? And is it safe for chickens?

That plant is heavenly bamboo (Nandina). The plant itself isn't poisonous, but it will produce berries that have been implicated in the deaths of cedar waxwings, so probably not good for chickens either. The berries contain cyanide.