Are these berries poisonous

[AllyTCat]

My hens have been trying to eat these berries for a while and I kind of want to pull a branch down for them but I’m not sure if it’s okay for them, I haven’t seen any birds eating them but they are kind of big and we also don’t have many birds around here, so I’m not sure. Here are some pictures:

and my location is southeast Texas

 

[WindingRoad]

My hens have been trying to eat these berries for a while and I kind of want to pull a branch down for them but I’m not sure if it’s okay for them, I haven’t seen any birds eating them but they are kind of big and we also don’t have many birds around here, so I’m not sure. Here are some pictures:

IDK but I am posting so I can keep an eye on this tread. They look like berries I have outside my run.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

I'm terrible at plant identification, but can tell you they are NOT Pokeweed/dragonberry/poke sallet. Which I have the misfortune of being far more familiar with. They aren't a form of huckleberry or blueberry either - wrong leaf shape.


What region are you in, @AllyTCat ??? I don't see a location listed in your profile, and this is a query where geography might help eliminate a number of possibilities.

 

[nuthatched]

If you've seen Robins and things eating them, they're probably fine. but the plants not familiar to me .

 

[nuthatched]

Ithere's a plant identification appsvylthat work great if you can use those

 

[RubelliteRose]

Is this it? I'm not sure if it is safe for chickens or not though
https://nature.mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/peppervine

 

[nuthatched]

It's called pepper vine or cow vitch, safe for birds

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Is this it? I'm not sure if it is safe for chickens or not though
https://nature.mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/peppervine

I agree, it looks a bit like something vaguely in the grape family. Also, Porcelainberry has some similarities, though the fruits tend to be much paler, so likely not it. Definitely not Muscadine, which I have in plenty. Those leaves are rounder, fruit is larger, and differently bunched.

OP, if you break the stem, is the pith white-ish, or more red-purplish?

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Not sold on the Peppervine suggestion - the leaf shapes appear to differ significantly, though I think we are on the right track.

Not any variety of Virginia creeper I'm familiar with, either -the fruit is closer, but the leaves are way off.

 

[swampfox440]

My hens have been trying to eat these berries for a while and I kind of want to pull a branch down for them but I’m not sure if it’s okay for them, I haven’t seen any birds eating them but they are kind of big and we also don’t have many birds around here, so I’m not sure. Here are some pictures:

What State are you in ? What country?