Author Topic: garden plants  (Read 2380 times)

bloomer

  • Joined Aug 2010
  • leslie, fife
  • i have chickens, sheep and opinions!!!
garden plants
« on: October 13, 2010, 04:28:35 pm »
are there any garden plants chooks really shouldn't have access to stuff they're likely to eat that may harm them etc?


langdon

  • Joined Sep 2009
  • Pembrokeshire
  • The Happy Smallholder!
Re: garden plants
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2010, 06:37:20 pm »
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:
Langdon ;)

bloomer

  • Joined Aug 2010
  • leslie, fife
  • i have chickens, sheep and opinions!!!
Re: garden plants
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2010, 06:54:08 pm »
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...

little blue

  • Joined Jun 2009
  • Derbyshire
Re: garden plants
« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2010, 08:10:11 pm »
use a well-known- search engine to get a list...
beware of potato & tomato leaves, laurel, yew, conifers...
Little Blue

 

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