Potential toxic plants

[svh]

If you have mushrooms in your yard destroy it, don't let the chicken nibble at it. Most mushrooms are toxic. Just something to look out for.

Only about 1% to 2% of mushrooms are toxic, and only about a dozen are fatal. Opinions vary, but only a small % are dangerous.

 

[629864]

Only about 1% to 2% of mushrooms are toxic, and only about a dozen are fatal. Opinions vary, but only a small % are dangerous.

Yep, we had several mushroom types pop up in and around our yard last summer/fall. The chickens never bothered with them.

 

[Grayfeather22]

Only about 1% to 2% of mushrooms are toxic, and only about a dozen are fatal. Opinions vary, but only a small % are dangerous.

I dont have mushrooms.

 

[JedJackson]

I googled lavender scallops. It is a species of Kalanchoe. Here's a quote of what I found: "All species of kalanchoe plants grown in the U.S. are poisonous to dogs, cats and birds, but not to humans."

However, a chicken would have to eat a lot of it to die.

 

[samanthaoverton]

Usually if they've eaten quite a bit of something unhealthy for them..they will have diahhrea..last winter my girls were pecking creeping buttercup around the outside of their fencing. Our acreage has quite a few places with it. It was green..it was winter. They had a big area to forage but had pecked it down. If you are worried about poisonous weeds get a weed foraging book. It has poisonous mimics and edible stuff..I forage myself.. it's been a while. When getting into farm animals knowing what to eat and what to leave be is good. I doubt it was a plant that did this..

 

[Grayfeather22]

Yes sword fern not poisonous. I have a large one my girls peck and eat constantly and they are fine.

But I am so sorry to hear about your loss. I hope you can figure out what caused it.

Thank you so very much for the reassurance it means a lot.

 

[Grayfeather22]

Usually if they've eaten quite a bit of something unhealthy for them..they will have diahhrea..last winter my girls were pecking creeping buttercup around the outside of their fencing. Our acreage has quite a few places with it. It was green..it was winter. They had a big area to forage but had pecked it down. If you are worried about poisonous weeds get a weed foraging book. It has poisonous mimics and edible stuff..I forage myself.. it's been a while. When getting into farm animals knowing what to eat and what to leave be is good. I doubt it was a plant that did this..

Yes probably not any of my plants which great! It had to be something else the rest of the flock is doing well no problems, it has been 2 weeks still sad when i look at her photos. She was the boss / leader of the flock. Thank you for the reply

 

[Grayfeather22]

Did your chicken have some secretion or small amount of liquid coming out of the beak when you found her?

No nothing at all i inspected her body noting abnormal that i could see.