Recent content by Sheameister

Thank you for sharing! I’m going to be planting mostly cucumbers this year. They are absolutely crazy about cucumbers. I’m going to stay away from tomatoes this year. Until I get more comfortable with mixing chickens and plants, I want to keep it safe. But all my spring bulb flowers where...

Thank you so much for your response. There’s so much for me learn. I’ve seen several lists of poisonous plants, but no where have I read anything that says “chickens will generally avoid consuming toxic plants.” I don’t know if they have a built in DANGER response to specific tastes, smells or...

Hello fellow chicken lovers! I'm a new member to this forum, and fairly new to falling in love with chickens. I began my small flock of 8 girls last year: 2 Buff Orpingtons, 2 Speckled Sussex, 2 Salmon Faverolles, and 2 Bielefelders. In May, I will have 8 more chicks arriving: 2 Buff Laced...

I've read that tulips and daffodils are poisonous to chickens. I have hundreds of them on my property. My question is: Will chickens avoid these poisonous flowers if I let them roam outside their enclosure or do I need to keep them locked up so they don't poison themselves?