When I came home this evening, I went out to water the plants I have not yet put in the ground. This is inside a fenced area. One of the gates were open, left open or goat opened, I do not know. What I do know is the raspberry bushes were stripped, not tragedy there. However, there was a rhubarb plant in there also and many of the leaves appear to have been eaten. How many, I'm not sure because a few weeks ago, I broke off some to give to a friend. There are several leaves trampled on the ground like they may have been walked on while someone was reaching into the pear tree above it.
I have read that rhubarb is toxic to goats. I also have repeatedly read they will not eat anything toxic as long as there is plenty of food around which there is.
Should I panic or just figure all will be well, maybe some off flavor in the milk but okay for the goats?
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They have baking soda in their mineral feeder but I will make certain to have it in the stalls tonight so they have 24-hour access to it. I tried one before to get activated charcoal down them without luck.