Honeysuckle (lonicera periclymenum) and chickens

  • 9 Replies
  • 5725 Views
*

michael85

  • Full Member
  • **
  • Location: Crewe
  • 68
Honeysuckle (lonicera periclymenum) and chickens
« on: May 20, 2012, 12:38 »
I bought one of these from Homebase and its says on the ticket, "Harmful if eaten". Sadly it dosent say anymore than that. Does it mean that if my chickens get out in the garden and eat the leaves they'll die?  :(

*

arugula

  • Winner - prettiest sunflower 2011
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Location: Coastal Argyll
  • 24904
  • hic svnt leones
Re: Honeysuckle (lonicera periclymenum) and chickens
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2012, 14:17 »
Chickens will most likely tend to avoid eating plants which aren't good for them. They just seem to know.. If you're really worried you could try and fence it off from them in some way. :)
"They say a snow year's a good year" -- Rutherford.

*

michael85

  • Full Member
  • **
  • Location: Crewe
  • 68
Re: Honeysuckle (lonicera periclymenum) and chickens
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2012, 16:48 »
nice one, thanks for that. Might swap it with something from mum and dads garden if it becomes an issue.

*

mr.mellow

  • New Member
  • *
  • Location: Frampton Lincs
  • 43
Re: Honeysuckle (lonicera periclymenum) and chickens
« Reply #3 on: May 23, 2012, 20:22 »
My hens have  Honeysuckle in their run and in the garden, they have never bothered with it. The wild birds eat the berries in the autumn.  :)

*

michael85

  • Full Member
  • **
  • Location: Crewe
  • 68
Re: Honeysuckle (lonicera periclymenum) and chickens
« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2012, 11:54 »
thanks mr mellow, thats good to know.

*

grinling

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Location: Lincs
  • 3673
Re: Honeysuckle (lonicera periclymenum) and chickens
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2012, 17:15 »
Mine enjoy rhubarb leaves!!

*

splash101

  • Senior Member
  • ****
  • Location: Leicestershire
  • 637
Re: Honeysuckle (lonicera periclymenum) and chickens
« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2012, 19:54 »
Mine ate the rhubarb leaves too, i thought they were poisonous. They were young leaves so that may be why they're still wandering around.

*

michael85

  • Full Member
  • **
  • Location: Crewe
  • 68
Re: Honeysuckle (lonicera periclymenum) and chickens
« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2012, 20:27 »
we did have a rhubarb plant in the garden when we moved in but we got rid long before thinking about chickens! Theres decking over were it used to be now!

*

arugula

  • Winner - prettiest sunflower 2011
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Location: Coastal Argyll
  • 24904
  • hic svnt leones
Re: Honeysuckle (lonicera periclymenum) and chickens
« Reply #8 on: May 29, 2012, 06:42 »
Rhubarb leaves contain oxalic acid which isn't good for humans. As I said earlier in this thread, the birds are pretty good at not touching things which are bad for them. They could always use rhubarb leaves as a sunshade! :D

*

jhub

  • Senior Member
  • ****
  • Location: kingston upon thames
  • 627
  • jane
Re: Honeysuckle (lonicera periclymenum) and chickens
« Reply #9 on: June 05, 2012, 16:51 »
Mine have stripped the lower leaves from the wild honeysuckle in my garden- twice, no ill effects seen.



xx
My Chickens

Started by Haychee on Chicken Chat

6 Replies
1913 Views
Last post November 12, 2010, 19:59
by NormandyMary
xx
how many chickens

Started by allotmenteer on Chicken Chat

5 Replies
3631 Views
Last post May 31, 2010, 13:26
by Elcie
xx
New chickens!!!!!

Started by YoungChickenLover on Chicken Chat

12 Replies
3391 Views
Last post February 17, 2012, 17:49
by ANHBUC
wink
How do your chickens go to bed?

Started by Bev on Chicken Chat

7 Replies
3785 Views
Last post April 06, 2013, 19:34
by Stree
 

Page created in 0.15 seconds with 35 queries.

Powered by SMFPacks Social Login Mod
Powered by SMFPacks SEO Pro Mod |