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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: jameslindsay on June 05, 2010, 12:18:30 pm

Title: Quick question
Post by: jameslindsay on June 05, 2010, 12:18:30 pm

A neighbour has just chopped down a Beach tree, would the leaves be safe for the goats to eat if I gave it to them? Thanks.

Title: Re: Quick question
Post by: little blue on June 05, 2010, 05:19:26 pm

ours love beech! and the piggies eat the old brown leaves - goatds probably would too

Title: Re: Quick question
Post by: Wizard on June 05, 2010, 06:54:53 pm

Pigs love them and the beech nuts as well as acorns later on :D :farmer:

Title: Re: Quick question
Post by: cairnhill on June 05, 2010, 10:15:24 pm

my sheep love beech leaves so I hope they are ok

Title: Re: Quick question
Post by: Roxy on June 06, 2010, 04:41:59 pm

Yes, we feed Beech from the hedgerows to all our goats.  They love the leaves .

Title: Re: Quick question
Post by: ballingall on June 06, 2010, 10:05:01 pm

Beech is fine, it isn't good food quality compared to some other branches (elm is the best food value), but its still great roughage.

And, they will love it!


Beth