are these berries safe?

[s6bee]

My hens have discovered that my burning bush has these little red berries to them. They are going crazy over them, are they safe?

 

[dlhunicorn]

I found it on toxic plants to birds list... here is what one site had to say:
Burning Bush
This deciduous shrub, which grows eight to twenty feet high, is native to the eastern United States, but is cultivated in gardens everywhere. The two- to five-inch long, opposite leaves are simple, ovalish finely-toothed, and hairy beneath. The leaves, the four-lobed scarlet fruit, and the bark have been found to be poisonous.

http://www.poultryhelp.com/toxicplants.html#B
BURNING BUSH (Euonymus spp.); fruit; cardiovascular system affected by the glycosides evobioside, evomonoside, and evonoside.

 

[s6bee]

Ok, so cardio problems? What type of symptoms may they show? The seem ok, now but I'll have to watch

Thanks

 

[dlhunicorn]

symptoms might be blue (cyanosis) in the comb... they may have got off lucky if their are no visible symptoms

 

[s6bee]

Well, they all look great! So I will keep them in their runs till I can get the berries off!

Thanks

 

[Catalina]

What variety of bushes could I plant
-that would have berries
-but wouldn't be poisonous to chickens?

 

[TundraChick]

mine love my raspberries...My little Silkie will jump for them..
but thats not a bush!

 

[Catalina]

I have raspberries, but I don't know if I'm willing to share with the chickies

 

[dlhunicorn]

Here is an excellent list to help you:
http://www.poultryhelp.com/toxicplants.html

 

[SandraChick]

I you stake your raspberries...they can grow quite tall. It's quite an understood fact that berries 2feet and below are animal berries (the dog likes them too) and above 2' they're for human consumption!

Sandra