Cherry Tree Leaves OK for Chickens??

[m_herrington]

Are wild cherry tree leaves ok for chickens to eat?

I know that horses and cows and such cannot eat wilted wild cherry leaves, but I am not sure if the same would apply to chickens.

The area where I intend to put my run has a couple small wild cherry trees in it and there are plenty of cherrys in my woods around that area as well. Is that going to be a problem?

 

[m_herrington]

Anyone have a clue about this? please!

I don't want to poison my chicks, but I don't want to cut down some nice cherry trees if I don't have to.

 

[bantamman13]

There is a large cherry tree as well several smaller ones that are around my chicken pens and I have never had a problem with it. My grandmother always said a chicken would not eat anything wild that would harm it.So unless somenone accidently throws some in the pen with the chikens I would say you are alright.

 

[cajunlizz]

what about other types of leaves from different trees ? Like say pecan ?



Coop and run are really close to pecan trees and was just wondering if leaves fall in , would it hurt if chickens pecked and perhaps ate the leaves ?

 

[patandchickens]

I would not worry with freerange chickens. OTOH if the chickens are in an otherwise-bare pen and some autumn leaves fall in, I would be a lot less sanguine about it. I cannot think of any particular reason they *shouldn't* be toxic to chickens as well as larger stock, although I emphasize that I really don't know for sure.

Cajunlizz, it's just things in the Prunus family (cherries etcetera); I think pecans are something else, right?

Pat