Wisteria as shade

[feldon]

Don't know if this is the right forum, but here goes. I have wisteria growing around the front of my home. It needs to be moved. Does anyone know if wisteria is poisonous to chickens as I would like it to be a shade cover for the coop & run next year.

feldon
2 RIRs / 2 Americanas / 3 Buff orps / 2 Black australorps / 2 Red Sexlinks / 3 Barred rock

 

[ivan3]

We have several around the house and yard where the chooks and turks free range. They ignore them (as well as the seeds). I would not place one close or in the run (would eventually get pecked at/eaten).

Here's a link with some info on the toxin Wisterine (aggregation of vertebrate blood cells). We like it because the deer won't eat it.

http://mason.gmu.edu/~mnguyena/projects/poison/wisteria.htm