We all keep tossing our peelings into the chicken run, yet this one fruit hides a toxin that quietly poisons the whole flock
Backyard chicken keepers routinely toss fruit scraps into the run, but one popular superfood hides a toxin called persin that can kill a hen in as little as 12 to 24 hours. The danger isn’t just in the pit—the skin and flesh both carry the compound, and there’s no reliable way to identify a “safe” amount. Understanding why avocado is uniquely deadly to poultry could save your flock’s life.