2006-07-18 17:27:20 · 3 answers · asked by matrix4004 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Goats are notorious for eating just about anything--like even "tin cans," if you remember your folklore. Who knows why they are like that, maybe because they are just lazy and will try and eat anything close at hand (head), whatever. It is really doubtful if they will eat something that will do them self-injury, they should stop before that happens though. And it doesn't mean you don't have to provide your goats with some ordinary food that animals like goats can eat for long-term nutrition. How long could you survive on a diet of just "tin cans," or saddle burrs for that matter, after all?
2006-07-18 17:35:36 · answer #1 · answered by jcorcor 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Goats can and will eat anything. Including grass burs. I take it you live in texas somewhere, me too. Our goats will eat every bit of green in a field if we do not move them periodically. They will even eat plastic grocery bags, so be carefull. If you have any nightshade plants, these are poisonous to goats. They are kind of prickly and have purple flowers on them and will grow out in the middle of nowhere with absolutely no water. Goats will sometimes eat them and poison themselves.
2006-07-19 16:13:03 · answer #2 · answered by trebobnagrom 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hey i have goats too and they eat prickers which is ok for them to eat here are a list of BAD weeds for goats:
bracken fern
dock
hemlock
locoweed
milkweed
mountain laurel
oak leaf
rhubarb
sorrel
wilted wild cherry
moon flower
So just look out for these and your goat will be OK
2006-07-19 16:53:01 · answer #3 · answered by goat gal 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋