Do NOT feed your animals avocados!
Jan 9, 2015 16:07:55 GMT 10
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Post by scoutmum on Jan 9, 2015 16:07:55 GMT 10
Some of you may already know this, but for those who don't:
avocados are toxic to birds!
The husband was given a heap of overripe avocados yesterday, and chucked them to the chooks and ducks. So far, the adult chooks and ducks seem to be fine, but we have lost all but one duckling, and think we'll probably lose that one too. Husband is furious with himself... Never occurred to him that they might be toxic.
We have done some research (too late!), and thought I'd share the results:
"Ingestion of avocado (Persea americana) has been associated with myocardial necrosis in mammals and birds and with sterile mastitis in lactating mammals. Cattle, goats, horses, mice, rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, sheep, budgerigars, canaries, cockatiels, ostriches, chickens, turkeys, and fish are susceptible. Caged birds appear more sensitive to the effects of avocado, while chickens and turkeys appear more resistant."
So there you go: keep your poultry, cattle, goats, horses, etc away from avocados. Apparently the leaves and bark can be quite toxic, too, so in the future we will be making sure there are no avocado trees in our paddocks, etc.
avocados are toxic to birds!
The husband was given a heap of overripe avocados yesterday, and chucked them to the chooks and ducks. So far, the adult chooks and ducks seem to be fine, but we have lost all but one duckling, and think we'll probably lose that one too. Husband is furious with himself... Never occurred to him that they might be toxic.
We have done some research (too late!), and thought I'd share the results:
"Ingestion of avocado (Persea americana) has been associated with myocardial necrosis in mammals and birds and with sterile mastitis in lactating mammals. Cattle, goats, horses, mice, rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, sheep, budgerigars, canaries, cockatiels, ostriches, chickens, turkeys, and fish are susceptible. Caged birds appear more sensitive to the effects of avocado, while chickens and turkeys appear more resistant."
So there you go: keep your poultry, cattle, goats, horses, etc away from avocados. Apparently the leaves and bark can be quite toxic, too, so in the future we will be making sure there are no avocado trees in our paddocks, etc.
