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Sep 5, 2007 | 12:34 AM PST
Tags: pesticide , DDT , DDD , Dieldrin , DDE , silkie bantam , soil test
We got garden soil test results back and it was depressing! We wanted some pet chickens but had read that pesticide residues in the soil can be toxic for chickens and also humans (because the pesticides will also collect in the eggs). A good friend of mine has some silkie bantams to spare that she was going to gift to us but we have to be very careful how we protect them - if we accept them at all. (Above is cute little silkie from a breeder's website who I must credit - http://www.chickedeefarm.com/)
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The results of the soil test found that we have:
0.24 mg/kg DDE
0.02 mg/kg Dieldrin
0.05 mg/kg DDD
0.18 mg/kg DDT
If I had moved in chickens without testing the soil, they would have been living in conditions 200 times the maximum amount of pesticide they should be allowed which would also have harmed me. And I know that pesticides can be absorbed by root vegetables as well, but I can't find any information about the safety of fruit and vegetables grown in soil like this. Is it any healthier than buying store-bought vegetables, or is growing them pointless. Any advice?
