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Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: p00rstudent on September 25, 2008, 12:21

Title: are hops poisons to chicken?
Post by: p00rstudent on September 25, 2008, 12:21

i am contemplating growing hops next year by which time the chicken run should have been built and i was wondering in an effort to save space if i could grow the hops up the side of the run, but i was wondering if it would do the chickens harm?

Title: are hops poisons to chicken?
Post by: Aunt Sally on September 25, 2008, 12:48

Spent hops are poisonous to dogs so I think to be safe I'd not mix them with chickens.

Title: are hops poisons to chicken?
Post by: p00rstudent on September 25, 2008, 12:57

thank you i think i will find somewhere else to grow them then. Would raspberries be ok to grow along the run? i wouldnt have thought raspberries would be posionous.

Title: are hops poisons to chicken?
Post by: Aunt Sally on September 25, 2008, 13:01

I should think raspberries would be fine :D

Title: are hops poisons to chicken?
Post by: WhatCameFirst on September 25, 2008, 14:01

Quote from: "p00rstudent"

thank you i think i will find somewhere else to grow them then. Would raspberries be ok to grow along the run? i wouldnt have thought raspberries would be posionous.

You might not actually get any for yourself of course...

Title: are hops poisons to chicken?
Post by: Vickie & Richard on September 25, 2008, 14:01

Quote from: "Aunt Sally"

I should think raspberries would be fine :D

If your girls are like mine, you wont have any raspberries left for you too eat!!

Title: are hops poisons to chicken?
Post by: poultrygeist on September 25, 2008, 14:02

You realise your hens will never speak to you if you torture them with raspberries inches from their grasp  :shock:

You'll need to make sure they can grab the odd one or three  :D

Rob 8)

Title: are hops poisons to chicken?
Post by: poultrygeist on September 25, 2008, 14:03

:lol:

Beat me to it V&R  :D

...and WCF  :D

Title: are hops poisons to chicken?
Post by: p00rstudent on September 25, 2008, 14:18

thats not really a problem as the run is going to be 10m x10m, so i should be able to plant plenty of raspberries for both me and the chickens will probably add sunflowers as well.

is it possible for a chicken to eat too many raspberries or other soft fruit?? can this make them ill? give them the runs or soemthing? they will be running around under a half standard cider apple tree as well so they could potentially get some apple as well.

Title: are hops poisons to chicken?
Post by: Roughlee Handled on September 25, 2008, 14:20

Ohhh yes it can give them the runs.  Auntie has photos of what came out one of her girls after to much fruit I will try and find it.

Title: are hops poisons to chicken?
Post by: Aunt Sally on September 25, 2008, 15:04

Ooo yes... too many grapes  :shock:

http://www.chat.allotment-garden.org/viewtopic.php?p=266864&highlight=grape%2A#266864

And fallen apples will make them drunk  :drunken:

Title: are hops poisons to chicken?
Post by: Kate and her Ducks on September 25, 2008, 18:57

I have a big tub of hops in my garden growing up a trellis and within reach of my ducks and they have never shown the slightest interest in it (didn't know it could be a problem and certainly not going to start worrying about it now :roll: )

Title: are hops poisons to chicken?
Post by: Bodger on September 26, 2008, 19:46

Hop by products have been known to make me ill. :roll:

Title: are hops poisons to chicken?
Post by: Aunt Sally on September 26, 2008, 23:04

Oh Kate  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

It seems as though your ducks are more sensible than Bodger  :wink:

Title: are hops poisons to chicken?
Post by: Kate and her Ducks on September 26, 2008, 23:12

Quote from: "Aunt Sally"

Oh Kate  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

It seems as though your ducks are more sensible than Bodger  :wink:

Not much hope for Bodger then!

Never tried the ducks with beer though!

Drunk ducks! That's got to be a You Tube moment!

Title: are hops poisons to chicken?
Post by: Mr Chookles on September 26, 2008, 23:14

Me too  :D

Quote from: "Aunt Sally"

:drunken: