{"id":2313,"date":"2023-12-16T22:20:27","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T22:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chickenrise.com\/?p=2313"},"modified":"2023-12-16T22:20:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T22:20:27","slug":"can-chickens-eat-fresh-yarrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chickenrise.com\/can-chickens-eat-fresh-yarrow\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Chickens Eat Fresh Yarrow?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I still remember the day I first wondered if chickens could eat yarrow. I was out in my backyard, pulling some fresh yarrow to use in a herbal remedy for my seasonal allergies when my nose won’t stop running.<\/p>\n

My feathery ladies were roaming around, doing their usual afternoon pecking at the grass and bugs when they noticed me yanking those big bundles of ferny leaves out from the corner flower bed near the coop.<\/p>\n

Well those crazy chickens made a beeline right for me and that little pile of yarrow I’d dumped all willy-nilly onto the grass.<\/p>\n

Before I knew it, they had their heads buried in the foliage, nibbling away at those delicate leaves and little white buds while making happy sounds that resembled contented clucking.<\/p>\n

I couldn’t help but laugh loudly at just how excited and enthralled they seemed to be at their new discovery – it was precious to see them so curiously checking out the herbal greenery.<\/p>\n

But after a minute of observing them try to gorge themselves, I started to wonder…<\/p>\n

Wait, is fresh yarrow even okay for chickens to be eating<\/a> like this?<\/p>\n

What if this yarrow stuff is toxic to chickens and I\u2019m over here letting them devour piles of the plant<\/a> willy-nilly from my garden?<\/p>\n

Panicked visions of sick or even dead chickens<\/a> started flooding my mind, which quickly prompted me to whip my phone out and start googling.<\/p>\n

The short answer is yes, chickens can absolutely eat fresh yarrow leaves and flowers straight from the garden with no issue whatsoever.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yarrow contains no toxic compounds or substances that could cause illness or harm to a chicken who eats the herb in moderate amounts.<\/p>\n

In fact, fresh yarrow has a number of unique health and wellness benefits for chickens due to its high antioxidant content and antimicrobial properties!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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