I was introduced to pre-emergent applications years ago when the weeds on our ranch became an overwhelming challenge to control. We tried everything including Round-up, it was incredibly costly to spray our entire property and it wasn’t even very effective. After a month the weeds were all back.
Pre-emergent applications sprayed twice a year are virtually 100%, and a fraction of the cost too. We use a professional service here in Phoenix that guarantees we won’t see a single weed or they come back free of charge.
However, now that I have some retired and free-range chickens on my property, I had concerns about their exposure to my bi-annual pre-emergent treatment scheduled for this week.
Are Herbicides Harmful to Chickens?
Herbicides are intended to kill weeds. While many herbicides are usually not as toxic as pesticides, herbicides may be dangerous to chickens… and in my opinion, neither is a good idea, for chickens, or people.
Since 2018 we no longer treat weeds on our property.
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