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| Smilax - Photo by Ken Moore. |
So today I caught Bo jumping up about 1 foot in the air to nibble on some berries hanging from a vine.
Thinking they were poisonous I freaked out and quickly took them away!
Come to find out they are not really that bad of a berry! :D
Thank goodness!
Here's the info I found out:
"The fruit stays intact through winter, when birds and other animals eat them to survive. The seeds are passed unharmed in the animal's droppings."
"Besides their berries providing an important food for birds and other animals during the winter, greenbrier plants also provide shelter for many other animals."
"An extract from the roots of some species – most significantly Jamaican Sarsaparilla (S. regelii) – is used to make the sarsaparilla drink and other root beers, as well as herbal drinks like the popular Baba Roots from Jamaica."
So can Chickens eat this? YES.
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