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Post by lakelands on Jun 2, 2010 13:57:12 GMT 8
~|~ I thought you all might be interested in this list which I read n one of the poultry newsletter that I get www.chickenkeepingsecrets.com/list of plants that are toxic to poultry. ARUM LILY AMARYLLIS ARALIA ARROWHEAD VINE AUTUMN CROCUS AUSTRALIAN FLAMETREE AUSTRALIAN UMBRELLA TREE AVOCADO AZALEA BANEBERRY BEANS: (CASTOR, HORSE, FAVA, BROAD, GLORY, SCARLET RUNNER, MESCAL, NAVY, PREGATORY) BIRD OF PARADISE BISHOP'S WEED BLACK LAUREL BLACK LOCUST BLEEDING HEART OR DUTCHMAN'S BREECHES BLOODROOT BLUEBONNET BLUEGREEN ALGAE BOXWOOD BRACKEN FERN BUCKTHORN BULB FLOWERS: (AMARYLLIS, DAFFODIL, NARCISSUS, HYACINTH & IRIS) BURDOCK BUTTERCUP CACAO CAMEL BUSH CASTOR BEAN CALADIUM CANA LILY CARDINAL FLOWER CHALICE (TRUMPET VINE) CHERRY TREE CHINA BERRY TREE CHRISTMAS CANDLE CLEMATIS (VIRGINIA BOWER) CLIVIA COCKLEBUR COFFEE (SENNA) COFFEE BEAN (RATTLEBUSH, RATTLE BOX & COFFEEWEED) CORAL PLANT CORIANDER CORNCOCKLE COYOTILLO COWSLIP CUTLEAF PHILODENDRON DAFFODIL DAPHNE DATURA STRAMONIUM (ANGEL'S TRUMPET) DEATH CAMUS DELPHINIUM DEVIL'S IVY DIEFFENBACHIA (DUMB CANE) ELDERBERRY ELEPHANT EAR (TARO) ENGLISH IVY ERGOT EUCALYPTUS (DRIED, DYED OR TREATED IN FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS) EUONYMUS (SPINDLE TREE) EUPHORBIA CACTUS FALSE HELLEBORE FLAME TREE FELT PLANT (MATERNITY, AIR & PANDA PLANTS) FIG (WEEPING) FIRE THORN FLAMINGO FLOWER FOUR O'CLOCK FOXGLOVE GLOTTIDIUM GOLDEN CHAIN GRASS: (JOHNSON, SORGHUM, SUDAN & BROOM CORN) GROUND CHERRY HEATHS: (KALMIA, LEUCOTHO, PEIRES, RHODODENDRON, MTN. LAUREL, BLACK LAUREL, ANDROMEDA & AZALEA) HELIOTROPE HEMLOCK: (POISON & WATER) HENBANE HOLLY HONEYSUCKLE HORSE CHESTNUT HORSE TAIL HOYA HYACINTH HYDRANGEA IRIS IVY: (ENGLISH & OTHERS) JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT JASMINE (JESSAMINE) JERUSALEM CHERRY JIMSONWEED JUNIPER KY. COFFEE TREE LANTANA (RED SAGE) LARKSPUR LILY OF THE VALLEY LILY, ARUM LOBELIA LOCOWEED (MILK VETCH) LOCUSTS, BLACK / HONEY LORDS & LADIES (CUCKOOPINT) LUPINE MALANGA MARIJUANA (HEMP) MAYAPPLE (MANDRAKE) MEXICAN BREADFRUIT MEXICAN POPPY MILKWEED, COTTON BUSH MISTLETOE MOCK ORANGE MONKSHOOD MOONSEED MORNING GLORY MTN. LAUREL MUSHROOMS, AMANITA MYRTLE NARCISSUS NETTLES NIGHTSHADES: (DEADLY, BLACK, GARDEN, WOODY, BITTERSWEET, EGGPLANT, JERUSALEM CHERRY) OAK (Oak leaves as well as acorns can be toxic to chickens) OLEANDER OXALIS PARSLEY PEACE LILY PERIWINKLE PHILODENDRONS: (SPLIT LEAF, SWISS CHEESE, HEART-LEAF) PIGWEED POINCIANA POINSETTIA POISON IVY POISON HEMLOCK POISON OAK: (WESTERN & EASTERN) POKEWEED POTATO SHOOTS POTHOS PRIVET PYRACANTHA RAIN TREE RANUNCULUS, BUTTERCUP RAPE RATTLEBOX, CROTALARIA RED MAPLE RED SAGE (LANTANA) RHUBARB LEAVES RHODODENDRONS ROSARY PEA SEEDS SAND BOX TREE SKUNK CABBAGE SORREL (DOCK) SNOW DROP SPURGES: (PENCIL TREE, SNOW-ON-MTN, CANDELABRA, CROWN OF THORNS) STAR OF BETHLEHEM SWEET PEA SWISS CHEESE PLANT (MONSTERA) TANSY RAGWORT TOBACCO UMBRELLA PLANT VETCH: HAIRY/COMMON VIRGINIA CREEPER WATTLE WEEPING FIG WHITE CEDAR, CHINA BERRY WISTERIA YEWS YELLOW JASMINE
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Post by quambie on Jun 2, 2010 15:01:28 GMT 8
HI Lakelands Wow thats some list I am lucky not a lot of them around me except for the beans tanks for that its great to have a list like that Trev
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Post by tona on Jun 3, 2010 6:13:55 GMT 8
Boy that sure is alot of plants. Who would have thought that the beans would be on that list
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Post by kitty on Jun 3, 2010 6:56:29 GMT 8
Hi Lakelands,
I also subscribe to Keeping Chickens so have this list. Have found the newsletter to be quite beneficial.
There are heaps of plants which are toxic to our animals and so it was very enlightening to read the list. I also have a list of trees/shrubs etc that are toxic to our sheep (sourced it when we were thinking about getting livestock). Hard to beleive there are so many of them that are on the "no no" list.
Kitty
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Post by lakelands on Jun 4, 2010 13:56:56 GMT 8
I was really surprised... I had to provide some extra fencing around my vegie patch as my geese and chooks were nibbling the leaves of the beans and last year i had excess beans that I didn't pick on time and I fed those to the chooks....I can't remember if there was any adverse effects but I won't be doing it again just in case.
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Post by fortknox on Jun 4, 2010 14:14:37 GMT 8
I think though, that there are particular plants unique to each bird/ animal that is toxic. For example, my chickens have eaten avocado for years, but I wouldnt dare offering it to my galahs. My Minorcas and geese love nibbling at the fig trees will no ill effect. Same goes for potatoe shoots - I've given up shooing the chooks off them! They just love em!
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Post by shea on Jun 5, 2010 8:08:45 GMT 8
That is one long list and there are a lot on it that I feed to my chooks and I've never had a problem. I read on another forum that parsley was really good for them so have it planted outside the pen so they can eat it but not destroy the plants.
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Post by ikbokchook on Jun 5, 2010 10:09:41 GMT 8
Yep, gotta agree with shea! There are an waful lot of things on that list that I'm sure I've fed to my chooks at least once! They're all still alive and kicking!
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Post by quambie on Jun 5, 2010 19:52:33 GMT 8
I should try a few of the herbs, and try to season the roos up before they go into the oven while there alive, save me doing it afterwards ;D ;D ;D Trev
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Post by quambie on Jun 5, 2010 19:54:13 GMT 8
I should try a few of the herbs, and try to season the roos up while there alive save me doing it afterwards before they go into the oven ;D ;D ;D Trev
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Post by ikbokchook on Jun 6, 2010 10:06:00 GMT 8
Ha ha! Good one Trev! Alex had the same idea with my PET sheep! He wanted to feed her rosemary so she would be pre-flavoured! He even named her Rosemary!! Anyhoo, needless to say, she did NOT get eaten, and still lives to this day!
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Post by quambie on Jun 6, 2010 14:41:14 GMT 8
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Post by kitty on Jun 7, 2010 6:55:35 GMT 8
Trevor, not all of us girls are the same with our pets I have 3 fat girls in my paddock now and have been waiting for them to lamb since 26th April. I now think that I was misled and they probably aren't due until July (bit of a story there) but I can assure you, named or not, their progeny are destined for the freezer and then my oven Kitty
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Post by chickita on Jun 10, 2010 9:26:19 GMT 8
very inteting though i have seen my chooks eat deadly nightshade, when we moved into this property there was so much nightshade it drove me insain trying to get rid of it (so i could make the place safe for sheep and horses) i found that the hens that i got with the property (the old owner just left them here) were eating the berries and the rest of the plant with no ill effects but the problem was that they poop out the seed and spread the nightshade everywhere! well its been over a year now of living here and i have gotten rid of it through consistant pulling the bloody thing up and just making sure its not there for them to spread!! great thread
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