what plants are not ok for chickens to eat

[Tikkijane]

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No idea- once you research, please let us know!

I am not convinced that all the people working at feed stores know a single thing about actual animals and feed. Some are knowledgable, sure, but I wouldn't count on it as a default fact.

 

[chickschool]

My chickens love kale and it's super easy to grow. They also enjoy tomatoes, beans and peas. You might want to consider planting different varieties of plants in pots that you can rotate in and out of the run. They can't dig in them and they provide shade. Then when they get to looking scruffy I set the pots outside the coop to recover and place new one's inside.

As far as what they can't eat I couldn't tell you exactly but ours also free range throughout an extensive area with many different plants and they seem to know what's OK and what's not. Instincts kick in.

 

[Mommysongbird]

I still don't see kudzu on those lists, so does anyone know if it is harzardous????

 

[tarragon]

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I'm not convinced that mine know. I let them free range the back yard and they always nibble the foxgloves and the rhubarb leaves.

 

[ben is a terror]

Does that list apply to ducks and geese as well or just chickens. If not where can I find a list for them

 

[gale65]

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No idea- once you research, please let us know!

I am not convinced that all the people working at feed stores know a single thing about actual animals and feed. Some are knowledgable, sure, but I wouldn't count on it as a default fact.

I just read two different magazine articles (one in hobby farms chickens and one in the Grit guide to backyard chickens) that said that alfalfa is fine and also to plant it specifically for chickens.

 

[Tikkijane]

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No idea- once you research, please let us know!

I am not convinced that all the people working at feed stores know a single thing about actual animals and feed. Some are knowledgable, sure, but I wouldn't count on it as a default fact.

I just read two different magazine articles (one in hobby farms chickens and one in the Grit guide to backyard chickens) that said that alfalfa is fine and also to plant it specifically for chickens.

Is there an online reference for that? This stuff is overwhelming when you see one that says yes and another that says no....

 

[gale65]

I don't think they have their articles online. At any rate I can't find it now in the Grit magazine so maybe it was one of the other chicken magazines I have. I did find it for sure in the spring 2011 Chickens magazine. Also I found these links:
http://www.eatlocalchallenge.com/2008/06/growing-chicken.html
http://www.drought-smart-plants.com/chicken-herbarium.html#axzz1P81o8bWK
http://microecofarming.com/wordpress/?p=251
http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/what_do_chickens_eat.html

 

[jwg423]

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No idea- once you research, please let us know!

I am not convinced that all the people working at feed stores know a single thing about actual animals and feed. Some are knowledgable, sure, but I wouldn't count on it as a default fact.

I just read two different magazine articles (one in hobby farms chickens and one in the Grit guide to backyard chickens) that said that alfalfa is fine and also to plant it specifically for chickens.

We have been looking into making our own chicken feed with our mill and every chicken mix recipe that we have found has alfalfa in it.... I don't believe that alfalfa is bad, but if anyone comes across any evidence that I am wrong please let me know Thanks

 

[annaraven]

Okay, that second site lists CABBAGE (Brassica sp.); leaves; plant is goitrogenic. How many of us have hung a cabbage for the chickens to play with? And how many chickens have low thyroid anyways?