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Quote: We think alike K8tie! I am of the same opinion of those nasty trees and berries. They spread like weeds and grow just as fast. However, if the chickens like to eat it, I have found at least some tiny good use for privet. Oh, and I aint gonna bag and freeze the berries, but for the...

I started finding more information once I narrowed down what species of privet I think I have. Ligustrum licidum. I even found a website that mentions privet berry use as an ancient chinese medicine. Here is an excerpt taken from the article. More recent research has suggested that extracts...

Hmm, laxative huh? My chickens eat so much stuff from the yard you cant really go by that, its different everyday! Anyways, they really seem to go out of their way to get the berries, and have taken to flying up into the tree, which I just cant be havin, so I will pick some bunches and feed to...

So my backyard has alot of privet trees in it, and my chickens too. I have recently noticed that the chickens will jump up to pick single berries off the lower branches. Its actually quite comical. So I figured Id help them out and I pulled off a few bunches of the berries and threw to the...