Christian Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Worried about chickens eating poisonous plants in your garden? Below is a list of plants that should be avoided. Most chickens know what not to eat though! This list of poisonous plants was posted previously by xChicken04x American Coffee Berry Tree see Kentucky Coffee Tree Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis L.) Bouncing Bet (Saponaria officinalis L.) Bull Nettle (Solanum carolinense L.) Bracken or Brake Fern (Pteridium aquilinum L.) Burning Bush see Fireweed Buttercup (Ranunculus spp.) Carelessweed see Pigweed Castor Bean (Ricinus communis L.) Clover, Alsike & Other Clovers (Trifolium hybridum L. & other species) Cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium L.) Creeping Charlie see Ground Ivy Crown of Thorns (Euphorbia milii) Curly Dock (Rumex crispus L.) Daffodil (Narcissus spp.) Delphinium (Delphinium spp.) Devil's Trumpet see Jimson Weed Dogbane (Apocynum spp.) Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria (L.) Bernh.) Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis L.) English Ivy (Hedera helix L.) Ergot (Claviceps purpurea (Fr.) Tul.) Fern, Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum L.) Fireweed (Kochia scoparia L.) Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea L.) Ground Ivy (Glecoma hederacea L.) Hemlock Poison (Conium maculatum L.) Water (Cicuta maculata L.) Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) Horse Chestnut, Buckeyes (Aesculus hippocastanum L.) Horse Nettle (Solanum carolinense L.) Horsetails (Equisetum arvense L. & other species) Hyacinth (Hyacinth orientalis) Hydrangea (Hydrangea spp.) Ivy English (Hedera helix L.) Ground (Glecoma hederacea L.) Poison (Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze) Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema spp.) Jamestown Weed see Jimson Weed Japanese Yew (Taxus cuspidata Sieb. & Zucc.) Jerusalem Cherry (Solanum pseudocapsicum L.) Jimson Weed (Datura stramonium L.) Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioica (L.) K. Koch) Kentucky Mahagony Tree see Kentucky Coffee Tree Klamath Weed see St. Johnswort Lamb's Quarters (Chenopodium album L.) Lantana (Lantana camara L.) Larkspur (Delphinium spp.) Lily-of-the-Valley (Convallaria majalis) Lupine (Lupinus spp.) Mad Apple see Jimson Weed Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum L.) Milkweed, Common (Asclepias syriaca L.) Mint, Purple (Perilla frutescens) Nicker Tree see Kentucky Coffee Tree Nightshade (Solanum spp.) Oleander (Nerium oleander L.) Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra Willd.) Philodendron (Philodendron spp.) Pigweed (Amaranthus spp.) Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum L.) Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze) Poke (Phytolacca americana L.) Purple Mint (Perilla frutescens) Redroot see Pigweed Rhododendron (Rhododendron spp.) Rhubarb (Rheum rhaponticum L.) Squirrelcorn (Dicentra canadensis (Goldie) Walp.) see Dutchman's Breeches Staggerweed (Dicentra spp.) see Dutchman's Breeches St. Johnswort (Hypericum perforatum L.) Stink Weed see Jimson Weed Stump Tree see Kentucky Coffee Tree Sudan Grass (Sorghum vulgare var. sudanense Hitchc.) Summer Cypress see Fireweed Thorn Apple see Jimson Weed Tulip (Tulipa spp.) Water Hemlock (Cicuta maculata L.) White Snakeroot (Eupatorium rugosum Hout.) Wild Onion (Allium spp.) Yellow Sage see Lantana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Sites with poisonous/dangerous plants listed: http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/ http://www.ttlntl.co.uk/2/Health/poisonplants.htm http://www.poultryhelp.com/toxicplants.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...