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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: DOdgers on May 23, 2012, 12:52:57 pm

Title: Climbing Plants
Post by: DOdgers on May 23, 2012, 12:52:57 pm

Does anyone know any good vigorous climbers that are not poisonous to goats?
Thanks

Title: Re: Climbing Plants
Post by: tizaala on May 23, 2012, 01:03:02 pm

IVY.....
 

Title: Re: Climbing Plants
Post by: DOdgers on May 23, 2012, 03:54:01 pm

I thought Ivy was poisonous?

Title: Re: Climbing Plants
Post by: Tree Farmer on May 23, 2012, 04:47:44 pm

I think the ivy leaves are fine, it's the berries that are poisonous. Is that right?

Title: Re: Climbing Plants
Post by: plumseverywhere on May 23, 2012, 06:36:55 pm

Everything in moderation, a bit of Ivy is fine. Mine love bindweed too which is handy as their paddock is next to the veggie patch which is always being attacked by the stuff.

Title: Re: Climbing Plants
Post by: clydesdaleclopper on May 24, 2012, 08:58:39 pm

How about honeysuckle

Title: Re: Climbing Plants
Post by: jaykay on May 25, 2012, 02:00:17 pm

Ivy's ok in small quantities but I'm not sure I'd want mine to have access to a lot.


Honeysuckle and clematis are poisonous to goats.


Grape vine isn't apparently, don't know about hop?

Title: Re: Climbing Plants
Post by: Lesley Silvester on May 25, 2012, 11:12:57 pm

Grape vine is very palatable apparently.  Mine used to have the prunings of the grape vine where I worked.

Title: Re: Climbing Plants
Post by: clydesdaleclopper on May 29, 2012, 09:43:45 pm

Quote from: jaykay on May 25, 2012, 02:00:17 pm

Honeysuckle and clematis are poisonous to goats.

I got my info on honeysuckle from here http://fiascofarm.com/goats/poisonousplants.htm (http://fiascofarm.com/goats/poisonousplants.htm) which lists it as edible  :-\  and this site also lists it as a browsing plant for goats http://www.goatworld.com/articles/nutrition/managingforages.shtml (http://www.goatworld.com/articles/nutrition/managingforages.shtml)


I wonder if there is a difference between shrubby and vine honeysuckles?

Title: Re: Climbing Plants
Post by: Anke on May 29, 2012, 09:56:12 pm

Quote from: clydesdaleclopper on May 29, 2012, 09:43:45 pm

Quote from: jaykay on May 25, 2012, 02:00:17 pm

Honeysuckle and clematis are poisonous to goats.

I got my info on honeysuckle from here http://fiascofarm.com/goats/poisonousplants.htm (http://fiascofarm.com/goats/poisonousplants.htm) which lists it as edible  :-\  and this site also lists it as a browsing plant for goats http://www.goatworld.com/articles/nutrition/managingforages.shtml (http://www.goatworld.com/articles/nutrition/managingforages.shtml)


I wonder if there is a difference between shrubby and vine honeysuckles?

I would be careful in using American sites for info on poisonous plants, as their use of names does not always tie up with our names here... I wouldn't risk honey suckle.
 
You could always try brambles.... :-\

Title: Re: Climbing Plants
Post by: Penninehillbilly on June 01, 2012, 01:54:57 am

I've always thought honeysuckle was poisonous, I have 3 diffent lists of poisonous plants, one of edible and it's on the edible list. not sure I'd try it though.  ???