Bexter Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Do chickens eat ivy & is it harmful to them if they do?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 we've got Ivy in our run and they are fine. I think they avoid things they can't eat BBx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJuff Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Yes, mine have ivy growing in their run and they don't touch it except to sip rain water of the leaves. They know what's not good for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 yes they are sooo clever arent they? chickens are very underestimated imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickaboo Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Well you say that, but Daphne had to have a operation just before Christmas because she was crop bound. The vet kndly gave us her crop contents in a little plastic bag, so we could find the offending food! It turned out her crop was full of some leaf stalks, from a tree over hanging the run - whilst the tree isn't ivy, these stalks were of the same type, quite rubbery and difficult to break down (you can tell i'm not a gardener!). So I would say be very careful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...