Hi again from Minnesota. Does anybody out there have experience with goats and cherry tree leaves. I know the wilted leaves are listed as poisonous to goats. I still don't have any yet but I'm making the yard for them on my small piece of property. Within and around this area are 6 to 8 large (30') cherry trees which have 3/8" cherries in the summer. Never get to harvest them 'cause they're way up in the air. Anyway, I've cut down the ones within the yard area, but I hesitate to cut down the other close ones. I've got plenty of cherry wood now for smoking meat (fantastic!) and enough for my bread oven this winter but I hate to lose additional good looking trees. But they are going to drop their leaves in the fenced area. How dangerous are they?
I wish you well,
Greg
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My farm is called Antiquity Oaks. I had no idea they were supposed to be poisonous to goats until we'd been here for a couple years. And like I said, they're just fine. I have about 30 adults.
Greg Nimchuk said:
You know, Deborah, living in a township named Oak Grove, quite possibly I should re-think goats and try emus instead. Not much milk but you're never tempted to put them on your lap. Greg
You know, Deborah, living in a township named Oak Grove, quite possibly I should re-think goats and try emus instead. Not much milk but you're never tempted to put them on your lap.
Greg
I wish I had a better answer for you on the cherry tree leaves, but I've never heard anyone talk about personal experience with them. I have Nanking cherry bushes, and my goats got into those last year and survived just fine. The cherry bushes only barely survived, because the goats were stripping the bark off, as well as eating the leaves. My property is covered with oaks, which are also listed as poisonous, and my goats have been fine for eight years. Someone once said that it's only scarlet oaks or red oaks, and we have a few of those, although most of ours are burr and white oak. They also say that pine will make goats abort pregnancies, but a woman in W. Virginia once told me that she'd never have any kids if that were true, so it's obviously another one that's wrong.
Hi Greg- I only know that in my readings they all list that cherry trees and leaves are not a good thing for goats- we have been giving our goats elm branches and they are loving them. Soon the trees will not have leaves and the goats will go through withdrawal I think-
I am new with all this so I will be reading what other people are replying. Enjoy the goats- Bernice- colorado
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Greg Nimchuk said:
Greg
I am new with all this so I will be reading what other people are replying. Enjoy the goats- Bernice- colorado