Tulips???

[TarHeelBlue]

Not sure this is in the right catagory, but here goes. I have heard that you shouldn't have tulips growing where you free range your chickens. (poisonous to them???) Does anyone know anything about this?? I have some tulips coming up that were planted before we moved in and need to know whether I should dig them up or not??

 

[donrae]

I don't know if they're bad for the birds but my chickens have never eaten my tulips, daffodils or daylilies. Or crocus. Everything else seems to be fair game

 

[critterranch]

i have all of them. they leave them alone. i think they are smart enough to know. i have lilacs too they dont touch them. they are too busy with other stuff.

 

[dawg53]

This should help. http://www.poultryhelp.com/toxicplants.html

 

[TarHeelBlue]

Thanks!! I have printed off the list and will keep it handy.

 

[sunnyvera]

Yikes, what a huge list - do the birds instinctively know not to eat them? Do they just stay away from them? I have herbs growing all over the place, should I be worried. I was hoping mums were not on the list - they weren't. My mums got totally eaten last fall, flowers, leaves, the whole thing. Sigh.