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Old 29-06-2011, 04:25 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Chickens eating potato plants

On 29 Jun 2011 14:06:16 GMT, wrote:

Derek Turner wrote:
but they were also eating bluebells, which I think are also
poisonous)


poisonous to mammals poisonous to birds


Not /necessarily/ poisonous to. Which is why I'm asking for confirmation.


I don't know if your chickens would class themselves as "exotic" but
the following link relates to exotic birds and indicates that the
foliage of potatoes and other plants is poisonous. Hope this helps.

http://www.exoticbird.com/toxicfood.html