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[SleepyFairy]

Hi everyone

 

Our girls escaped their netting last night and had a bit of a jolly in the garden before we found them (clever chickens!) and we're a bit worried that they might have eaten slug pellets that had been put around the new plants

 

Am guessing we should discard today's eggs just in case but has anyone had this problem before?

 

And does anyone know about the eco wool slug pellets as would like to try them but seem to only get them on the internet.

 

Thanks for any advice

 

Jules x x x

[Chucky Mama]

Don't know about chickens I am afraid but slug pellets are a real problem for dogs and cats who unfortunately find them very tasty.

[Ain't Nobody Here]

And does anyone know about the eco wool slug pellets as would like to try them but seem to only get them on the internet.

 

There was a small thread about them here.

[OwenLdn]

i did email the wildlife friendly pellet makers to ask if they were ok with chickens (which might gobble up lots) but they never got back to me - shame.

[Egluntyne]

Slug pellets containing metaldehyde are not good for chickens.

 

Effects on birds: Death of birds feeding in metaldehyde-treated areas has been reported, although the precise acute oral LD50 values or subchronic dietary LC50 values were unavailable. Excitability, tremors, muscle spasms, diarrhea, and difficult or rapid breathing was observed in poultry that were exposed to metaldehyde.