Considering that chickens are pretty dumb most of the time, they and most other animals seem to know what to eat and not eat, I would not be too concerned. Some stuff they just sort of peck at and not really eat. If your chickens have been foraging in your yard for any amount of time and are still alive, theory has it they like what grows there, and it will not hurt them. Take what you read on the internet with a grain of salt.
--- In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, "goatsnchickens" <goatsnchickens@...> wrote:
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> I picked a big armload of milkweed this afternoon and was going to give the greens to the hens, but I decided to check online first to make sure that they are okay for hens to eat. I haven't found a definitive list of plants that are okay, but I did find a link (see below) of forbidden plants.
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> Now I'm confused, I live in an oak forest, so there's oak on and completely surrounding my property. The back hill is covered with Oxalis which the chickens have been eating daily since they were small), milkweed, clover and other unknown weeds. The side yard has been planted with Vinca (Periwinkle) which grows right up to the side of the run. There are tomato plants in the backyard, and callas and ivy grow in the front. So basically my yard, like many others is filled with plants that are listed as poisonous. I don't have a lawn or hayfield , Does this mean that I have to keep the chickens in a sterile environment and purchase everything they eat to keep them from getting poisoned?
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> How do you guys deal with foraging and toxic plants?
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> I found this link: http://www.poultryhelp.com/toxicplants.html#O
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