What kind of weeds are poisonous to goats?

[Church Girl]

Hello BYH! We are new to having goats, we have 2 pregnant Nigerian dwarf goats. We were told that some plants/weeds are poisonous to goats, but we have no idea which plants they are. We have 3 acres and a lot of different kinds of plants. What are the plants that are poisonous to Nigerian dwarf goats?

 

[blessedfarmgirl]

Wild cherry leaves are poisonous to goats especially when wilted, as well as peach leaves. As far as weeds, dock and curly dock have high amounts of oxalates, so it's best to keep them away from large patches of that. Rhubarb has extreme amounts of oxalates, so definitely no rhubarb. Also watch out for milkweed, hemlock, horse nettle and boneset. And that's not an exhaustive list. Maybe someone else can chime in who knows more about weeds than I do.

 

[SageHill]

You can take pics of what you have and search online too. Some phones will identify things. The iPhone is like this …..

It’s not always correct but it’s a start

 

[rachels.haven]

Plants Poisonous to Livestock - Cornell University Department of Animal Science

Department of Animal Science at Cornell University; This site contains information about plants which are poisonous to or adversely affect animal health.

poisonousplants.ansci.cornell.edu

Fias Co Farm: Goats- Edible & Poisonous for Goats

fiascofarm.com

I'm going to leave these here. Common internet consensus on poisonous plants.

Good luck!

 

[Ridgetop]

One thing about goats, they rarely eat enough of the poisonous plant to kill them. In the wild a herd of goats follows the herd queen. She is the oldest dominant female. The herd eats what she eats and avoids what she avoids. Because goats are browsers instead of grazers they routinely nibble some here and some there.. They will eat to the ground your great grandmothers' prize antique rosebush that she nurtured and brought with her on a covered wagon, while leaving other stuff readily available at the nursery. LOL This nibble-and-walk-on browsing style normally keeps them from gorging in poisonous plants. However, there are plants that you won't want in your pastures.