[upert]

am i right in thinking this, as a member of the buttercup family, is poisoinous to chickens? omlet say so here: http://wiki.omlet.co.uk/index.php/List_of_plants_that_are_poisonous_or_harmful_to_chickens

[upert]

yes it is, mate. just read the wiki entry.

[Caralou]

Upert - are you having a little crisis? Answering your own posts and talking to yourself 

Chooks tend to be quite good at not eating plants that will harm them (in fact most animals are) but it is always advisable to remove anything that is a poison if you can just in case as some can be truly daft (I had a cat that ate lillies - she is still here thankfully, but goes to show how sometimes stupidity prevails in animals!).

[upert]

i should've read the full wikipedia entry before asking that question here. i'm just moving them to a new site where there's lesser celandine in full riot. i'll have to clobber it.

though yes, i'm in near permanent crisis.

[IMOmimey]

well, goodness only knows how my chooks are still alive....clover, buttercups, hydrangea, lilly of the valley, buttercups, all under a great big conker tree! They even ate my whole rhubarb plant...leaves, then stalks, and even the crown! 

[viettaclark]

I'm glad someone else has chickens like mine! There is precious little left in my garden and they've eaten all sorts that I would've thought unpalatable or even poisonous.
But they're all healthy.....not even a bout of the runs!
I think there can be long-term effects on the liver though......