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combatskatyr asked in PetsBirds · 9 years ago

chickens + eat + ash + leaves?

We had an Ash tree fall behind our house last night. My wife and I also own a coop with 37 chickens in it. These are young chickens. We hope they will be laying eggs in a month or so.They free range during the day and they seem to have an appetite for anything. I had this bright idea to see if our chickens might like to eat some of the leaves since the branches are all over the yard anyway. They certainly love to eat cut grass. I have read the Oak leaves are bad for chickens. What about Ash leaves?? Any problems?

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago
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    A kid will eat paint ... but that doesn't mean that it is good for them!!

    Here is a link that i found through a google search chickens+ask+leaves+toxicity

    https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fww...

    Source(s): Exotic bird owner / behavioral rehab / rescue
  • Mary
    Lv 4
    9 years ago

    They will eat anything.They are more carnivore than anything.They love bugs,grass,fruit.meat,flowers,bulbs,mice,anything dead,thye will pick at paint on a

    building and eat it,they love dog food,especially canned,if they don't like it they will not continue to eat

    it.

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