jackiepoppies Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 Rhubarb and a tayberry bush (cane?) where my chooks free range? I am sure this has already been answered somewhere, but I can't find it Any other advice on which fruits can cohabit with my girls would be gratefully received Jx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 I think rhubarb leaves are poisonous to them (although they usually know to avoid poisonous plants). I don't know about the tayberry . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 Yep, rhubarb leaves are poisonous but mine don't touch them. Not sure that the berries will survive a chicken attack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackiepoppies Posted June 13, 2009 Author Share Posted June 13, 2009 Thanks for that. I think I'll take the risk and plant the rhubarb What I actually want to do is plant a mini orchard with all different fruits where my girls can free range and have some of the windfalls and not touch ( ) the low growing stuff Jx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jomaxsmith Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 If mine are freeranging when the raspberries are ripe they eat as many fruit as they can reach, and they do some very athletic jumps to reach as many as they can! Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 I have both and they chickens haven't bothered with them. But I have to say that the tayberries was only put in this autumn and so we haven't had any fruit yet. I guess I'll net them off when we do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 I have rhubarb and the chooks haven't touched it (they have stripped by potatoes bare though ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
