Will Cayenne pepper in my yard hurt my laying hens?

[Wizbop]

I would like to use some to keep the dog from digging underneath the fence, but if the girls get near it, sniff it, scratch it or otherwise consume it, will this bother them or cause any adverse reactions/problems? Anyone know?

 

[redhen]

Nope! In fact a lot of people feed cayenne pepper to their chickens to get them laying again.
Birds cant taste the hot stuff in the pepppers.. So it should be safe!

 

[Wizbop]

Thanks. I put out some today.

 

[kelseygirl707]

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LOL, expect your Egg production to go up

 

[jen5680]

I jsut read a great post on byc about how good that is for your birds. I wish I could find the link
to show it to you. I give mine some everyday now but I have not noticed the egg laying being better????
I give it to them for the health benefits anyway.

 

[Chiko]

It Does We Have A Few Cayenne Pepper Plants Here Inside!!! How Do You Give It To Them Exactly?

 

[jen5680]

I am guessing if you have the whole pepper just grind it up and mix some in with the food.
I put the powder kind in the water and jsut stir it up but I have read that you can put it
in the food also.

 

[jasonm11]

I thinks it is an effective worm treatment as well.

 

[greekbioguy]

the active ingredient in cayenne pepper is capsicin (the stuff that burns your mouth). birds do not get affected by capsicin it mostly works on mammals. birds cant feel the burn (they lack the receptors in their mouth)

 

[Chiko]

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Awesome thanks!