Would Round-Up be considered a Predator?

[karimw]

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Roundup shouldn't hurt your chickens; hasn't hurt mine anyway. It would definately kill your garden though.

 

[MMPoultryFarms]

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Round up isnt like your normal sprays it absorbs intothe leaves of the plants and kills from inside out where as most sprays are sprayed at the roots laying dormant in the ground. truth is everything man makes is bad for the invirment when it comes to chemicals. it all has its small effects on nature. Round up is not safe for chickens by any means. However it only takes a couple days to be absorbed into the weeds and is activaded by the different pollens in weeds vs crops. if you want to talk about deadly try. goucho, I have seen a mouse grab a seed that fell on the floor and die in minutes.I also know of a exterminator who stuck his arm into a bucket to retrieve a bolt he dropped and die 2 weeks later. Round up and cornerstone plus are 2 of the more safer treatments used.
It is best to not eat eggs and to cover your area's because over spray directly on animals and grass can cause animals to get sick and there is a chance that they could die. But that % is a small one. I have worked at the local co op for years treated alot of wheat since my job was running the elevators and grain cleaning in sowing season. you have moretofear from farmers plowing there fields because of dust levels in your chickens then you do them dieing from roundup

 

[BlackBart]

Round-up is not a new product. I think it has been around for commercial application since the 70's. At least thats when I first heard of it from a Forestry employee and btw they didn't like using it.
I read Monsanto's patent is going to expire soon so you will see Round-up knock offs coming from other countries.

I have some Scientists in my family. One is a Geneticist. None of them work for the big 10. They will not use Round-up. Their decision is coming from a place of science.

I think Aspartame is a GMO product. A lot of people can't consume artificial sweetners and some Doctors are telling their patients to avoid it. So its not in your head