is it ok to feed chickens wild black berrys?

[featheredfriendlover]

is it ok to feed my chickens those wild black berry or raspberry. what ever there called? i have been but stopped to ask you all. after im done feeding they dont act weird so i dont think its hurting them. they find it irresistible. some of my most skiddish chickens snatched them out of my hand even. im happy for that. they love them and it doesnt seem to be hurting them but i just wanted to make sure it is ok to feed it to them before i do it anymore. i read somewhere fruit is bad for them and can cause them to stop laying but im not even sure if a black berry or raspberry is a fruit or not. please help me out. thank you.
cole.

 

[Cats Critters]

I fed them to mine last year with no problems and am planing to do it again this year when they ripen.

 

[crtrlovr]

I'd think they'd scarf them up and beg for more...

When they ripen here, I plan to give my girls & boys some too.

 

[featheredfriendlover]

alright thanks. im gonna go and give some to mine RIGHT NOW WHEN IM DONT TYPING!!!!

 

[Akane]

Mine are going to get all the wild raspberry they can eat. The whole property is bordered in raspberries gone wild so it's a solid wall of thorns by late summer. There are berries everywhere. We've picked several 5gallon buckets full in a day before and hardly made a dent. That's just the point at which we get tired of picking.

 

[Dragonfly Ranch]

Mine eat mulberries all the time - we have a mulberry tree that is over part of the outside run. Doesn't seem to cause problems except for nice balack poo everywhere. YUK!

 

[silkiechicken]

Mine eat tons every year from the masses of the prickly invasive vines that grow over buildings in no time. The tell tale sign is the masses of purple droppings.

 

[featheredfriendlover]

cool. i gave mine some and they went crazy. now the bad part is that almost all the ones that are within my range of being picked are red and the ones that are ripe are in the back in the think thorns. i got alot but now i will have a few days for the red ones to ripin.

 

[Guinea Goonie]

They love 'em

Holy purple poop batman !!