3.6m Omlet Chicken Run for sale, Brand New in Boxes, Milton Keynes (MK19)

[l_ouise]

Hello.

 

I have just found a list of poisonous plants and it is much longer than a different one that i had found and i am concerned because even though i only have a couple of poisonous species - i have lots of plants.

 

Daffodil and Rhododendron are rampant in my garden and in the surrounding areas.

 

I was just wondering just how concerned i should be about it.

 

I like to think that chickens won't gorge themselves on things that are poisonous, but i presume that isn't the case?

 

How careful should i be and besides keeping the chickens confined or destroying half the garden - what precautions can i take?

 

Oh - and while i'm asking about food - are beetles ok? I keep reptiles and have loads of live bugs such as waxworm, mealworm, locust, beetles, crickets etc Can chickens have these bugs and is there a limit as to how many they should get?

 

Thanks

[Ain't Nobody Here]

I have rhododendrons in my girls' free range area and they pay no attention to them. The waxy leaves aren't very appetising anyway, I presume .

 

I also have daffodils but they tend to stamp all over them rather than eat them .

 

Re the bugs, I don't really know the answer but as they spend all their time looking for bugs and beasties I don't suppose it's a problem to feed them as long as it doesn't fill them up too much so they don't eat their pellets.

[l_ouise]

Ah ok, thanks for the advice

[mabelandflosmum]

Mine have never eaten the daffodils, just rearranged them!

They have eaten potatoes and rhubarb which are supposed to be poisonous but have come to no harm, I wouldn't worry too much.