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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: manian on June 09, 2011, 08:34:02 pm

Title: are poppies poisonous
Post by: manian on June 09, 2011, 08:34:02 pm

hi
we are increasing the amount of field for the lambs. some of it has poppies on it, is it safe for them
Mx

Title: Re: are poppies poisonous
Post by: daddymatty82 on June 10, 2011, 07:34:08 pm

dont drugs come from poppies? lol its what the talyban protect but then we also eat the seeds so what kind of poppies are they do you know?

Title: Re: are poppies poisonous
Post by: manian on June 10, 2011, 08:27:51 pm

not sure what type of poppies (they are red ones....;) )
Mx

Title: Re: are poppies poisonous
Post by: mab on June 11, 2011, 12:47:05 pm

Well my shetlands don't eat the poppies.

I heard once that you shouldn't sniff the poppies too much... I don't know if it really is that easy to get high off them, but then I don't know how easy it is to make opium from them either.

Title: Re: are poppies poisonous
Post by: OhLaLa on June 11, 2011, 01:56:36 pm

Opium comes from the Opium Poppy. You won't find Opium Poppies growing wild in the UK. Australia, Turkey and India are the major producers of poppies for medicinal purposes and poppy based drugs (e.g. morphine, codeine).

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For your poppy, I've found this link for you, has quite good info on the common poppy:

http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/organicweeds/weed_information/weed.php?id=34 (http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/organicweeds/weed_information/weed.php?id=34)

Title: Re: are poppies poisonous
Post by: manian on June 11, 2011, 02:40:44 pm

thanks all for help :)
think i'll send OH out to remove them.......just to make sure ;)
Mx