Cinnamon Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Are they poisonous to hens? The Hubby is building the new pen & there is a bush in the way. It would look lovely in the pen,but it does have berries on so we need to find out if its poisonous or not............... Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Sorry I don't know, but mine seem to know what to avoid karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 The garden birds seem to enjoy eating them, so they are possibly not poisonous to a birds 'constitution'! I don;t know for certain though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 http://www.poultryhelp.com/toxic1.html it's not on the above list but is on this one http://groups.msn.com/CHICKENCHRONICLES/yourwebpage19.msnw I'd err on the side of caution if t'were me. p.s. the background on the 2nd link makes the text hard to read so highlight the first line and drag your mouse down to highlight all the text, then you can read it. The way some people design web sites, pah! p.s. I googled 'plants toxic poultry' if you wanted to do some more research. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 another one which says they are toxic http://www.ttlntl.co.uk/2/Health/poisonplants.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted December 15, 2007 Author Share Posted December 15, 2007 Thanks all. I found those sites too Poet, so we have erred on the side of caution & hoiked it out. I will plant some more with no berries near the pen next year I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Oh dear! I left the holly bush in my chicken run, its never had berries on it before. Typical, it is now covered! The dunnock and robins are in and out all the time for them, but the chickens have ignored them so far. I'm tempted to wait and see as they are more likely to cause diarrhoea first than any systemic reaction. If the girls start on them they will be out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted December 15, 2007 Author Share Posted December 15, 2007 What would worry me is when they drop onto the ground. They could get beaked up by mistake or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 I had to go out and check after I read this! Phew, there are only a very few, out of chicken reach. They will be removed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJuff Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 My girls are underneath a holly tree with a prolific amount of berries. They know what's not good for them and leave the fallen berries well alone. they just don't like the garden birds coming into their space to eat them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
