Are cane toad tadpoles bad for chooks?

[Wombat]

We have a small dam/large pond that is turning into a cane toad nursery :( Using the pool leaf scoop we remove about 40-50 tadpoles every day (yes they are cane toads) and dump them on the ground. Just wondering if they would be harmful to the chooks if we used them as a "protein suppliment"

[ecodharmamark]

G'day Dave

According to the QLD DPI:

The cane toad is poisonous at all stages of its life cycle...

Source: DPI (2009) Fact Sheet - Cane Toad Bufo marinus (http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/documents/Biosecurity_EnvironmentalPests/IPA-Cane-Toad-PA21.pdf)

Cheerio, Markos

[eco4560]

Yes - my local frog expert told me not to feed them to the chooks. But they can go in the compost.

[Ive Fargottin]

Hey, I wonder if you can get done for dealing to a fowl. :D:D:D


WIKI - Bufotenin, one of the chemicals excreted by the cane toad, is classified as a Class 1 drug under Australian law, alongside heroin and cannabis.

[Wombat]

Thanks for the replies - guess the goanna that pesters the chooks would be too inteligent to eat them if he finds them ;)

[annette]

I've seen crows pick apart dead cane toads and leave the poisonous bits.

[Grasshopper]

Ive seen Kookaburras eat whole cane toads and survive.
Only small ones, but but they slapped them continually to try and remove as much poison as possible first