catapillar damage on boxus
sandy Bletcher
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my box shrubs and hedges are covered in green catapillars , my chickens think they are yummy , but one chicken is looking rather ill , will these pests do harm to my chickens?
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sandy Bletcher
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Caterpillars shouldn't do your hens any harm - some caterpillars may taste fowl
as a defence mechanism, but if the hens will eat them that's fine - how's the poorly one today?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
looking a bit better ,but is box poisonous like yew?thank you
Not sure that these caterpillars will harm your chicks, but to answers your query I googled this:
"Contains the alkaloid buxine which causes nausea vomiting & diarrhoea. The leaves are poisonous to humans but its unpleasant odour and bitter taste tends to minimise its ingestion. Farm stock especially cattle are said to have grazed box bushes if they get into gardens. Death may occur through respiratory failure."