Tobacco for Chicken

[sourland]

Pigeon fanciers have used tobacco stems as nesting material. Supposedly it reduces external parasites, but I would have to wonder about long term exposure to nicotine. Look what it did to me.

 

[casportpony]

I would not use it.
http://avianmedicine.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/31_toxic_substances.pdf

 

[Georgey]

Chicken shouldn't chaw a plug of tobacco unless they have lost all their teeth. Also I couldn't resist. I imagine it could help with paracites. What specifically do you have in mind? As a topical insecticide I can not imagine why not give it a try.

My friend has been using it for two years now. Boiling it first in water to remove its juice then giving it to his chicken in their water. To date he has had no incidents of avial diseases. Doesn't use modern vaccines for his indegenous chicken

 

[Ted_Harrell]

Can't even joke with folks anymore, oh well..

 

[AllenK RGV]

My friend has been using it for two years now. Boiling it first in water to remove its juice then giving it to his chicken in their water. To date he has had no incidents of avial diseases. Doesn't use modern vaccines for his indegenous chicken

I still fail to understand how we can't realize the medicinal benefits. Sure mycotoxins were believed harmful at one time and without those we don't have modern antibiotics.

 

[aart]

Can't even joke with folks anymore, oh well..

There are several places here on BYC where you can shuck and guffaw all you want.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/games-jokes-and-fun.24/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/random-ramblings.7/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/family-life-stories-pictures-updates.40/