The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: Carl f k on April 16, 2013, 08:30:19 pm
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I know they will eat them. I just saw willow with one..but are they poisonous ?
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bulbs will be ...
in large enough quantities
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According to my chart for plants poisonous to goats, all the parts of the daffodil plant have 'medium' toxicity, so to put that in context, laurel has 'high' toxicity and nettle has 'low'.
But that doesn't help does it ;D .
Should imagine that if they eat them they won't die but too much will give a skitty bum. A bit like anything then ::)
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I've composted them just incase :thumbsup: thanks
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They are poisonous- you did the right thing to dispose of them. A little bit won't kill outright, but they can make them very sick, and could kill if a big enough quantity eaten. Daffs exude a toxin out of the stem, if you hand pick a lot of daffs you will see the ends where you have picked dripping with a liquid- it's the liquid that is toxic. Handpickers have to wear gloves to pick them commercially, because even the liquid on your hands can bring up a rash.
We used to grow some commercially when we had our nursery.