Honeysuckle - vines

[Grindlefamily]

I looked up the bad for chicken plants and found the honeysuckle bush, but not the vine listed. Is there a difference or are both bad?? I have the vine and just wanted to make sure to keep the chickens away if I needed to.

Louella

 

[PuffMommy]

I was just going to post the same question! I just planted a vine to climb the run for some shade and some fragrance. The chicks have been picking at it and after reading about this tonight I am nervous...

 

[Grindlefamily]

anyone with good knowledge??

 

[smom1976]

oh my I planted one too..

and a gardenia bush..

 

[ridgrats]

I don't know about the honeysuckle bush. Here in the south we have what we always called wild honeysuckle in a bush form but I think it's truly a native azalea. Our 'regular' honeysuckle is a vine, with white and yellow trumpet shaped flowers, and I pull the tender vine ends and leaves and feed my chicks all the time with no problem. The free rangers also eat what they can get to.

If its poisonous my birds don't know it!

Rodney

 

[zgrower]

I dont know anything about a honeysuckle "bush" but I do know that the native yellow or white honey suckle vine mentioned above is both edible and highly sought after by whitetail deer. I'm willing to bet its the same for chickens.

Its also right tasty to suck the juice out of the flowers in the spring. I've been doing this my entire life and dont seem to have had any adverse affects. any that can be blamed on the honeysuckle at least.

 

[purr]

me too when i was a little girl me and my cousins would pick all the blossoms off the honeysuckle vine and suck all the juice out , it is sooo sweet.

 

[pinkfeather]

What about the berries off of a honeysuckle bush? Does any one know if those would be ok for my chickens?