Is Vinyl Toxic To Chickens

Raw green potato skins contain solanine which is poisonous to chickens.

Is vinyl toxic to chickens.

The large rolls of linoleum or vinyl are better than the tiles. Don t give chickens any edible containing salt sugar coffee or liquor. Uncooked raw or dried beans contain hemaglutin which is poisonous to chickens. Real linoleum is a natural safe product with antibacterial properties but i m 99 sure that what you are using is vinyl.

The liquid rubber waterproof sealant is an environmentally friendly non toxic water based coating that contains no solvents or voc s making it ideal product to use in your chicken coop. For that reason i went with removable low emissions mats. Shop for vinyl cds and more from toxic chicken at the discogs marketplace. Explore releases from toxic chicken at discogs.

The flooring is easy to clean which is essential in a chicken coop. In the past i used scraps of vinyl flooring to protect this wood section of the coop floor but i found it was very difficult to deep clean the stapled in vinyl without it starting to rip and shred. Vinyl pvc is often passed off as linoleum. Vinyl flooring is made of 100 synthetic materials.

Having said that chickens have been trawling through orchards for years and few have died from eating apple seeds. Stapling them down may be a better choice than gluing them as some glue is toxic for chickens see below. Vinyl flooring has a topcoat that helps prevent wear and tear and scratching. The chickens also found it very slippery if they managed to scratch down under the litter layer.

Rhubarb leaves are also toxic to chickens. When cleaning any area of your chicken coop keep in mind you will need to use some form of liquid to help remove any unwanted substances. As gail damerow says in her bestselling book the chicken health handbook. They are still alive but i m not sure what the long term effects may be.

It is made up of multiple layers which helps make it a durable flooring option. Then today we heard a comment about vinyl flooring letting off toxic fumes and you can t claim your eggs are organic i certainly wouldn t buy eggs from anyone with vinyl flooring we feed only organic and the chickens free range all day. I d be concerned that the vinyl might be harmful for the chickens.