The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: bloomer on October 13, 2010, 04:28:35 pm
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are there any garden plants chooks really shouldn't have access to stuff they're likely to eat that may harm them etc?
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the only one that comes to my mind is ragwort, apparently it is poisiouns to all livestock,
chickens are livestock arent they?
just looked up ragwort now online and it say that anyone who has this plant on their land is resposible to get it cleared.
i think it also says that we have to report to local council.
it also says to be weary of seeds blowing in from other sourrounding fiels that may be infested.
hopes this helps but as far as i know there is nothing else but i will keep an eye on this ;)
langdon :chook:
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its just this being my first year thay have been ranging parts of the garden already and before i turfed them out onto the rest as autumn progressed, i had a sudden thought and felt safer to ask than risk it...
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use a well-known- search engine to get a list...
beware of potato & tomato leaves, laurel, yew, conifers...