Farmers Beware! - VERY toxic plant!!

[Livinwright Farm]

Does anyone know if Maple Leaved Viburnum is safe or toxic for goats? All I could find for this kind of info in a google search was that deer eat it... I would assume that it would be oka if a goat ate it too, but want to know for sure.

 

[Goatherd]

I don't know what the maple leaved species is, but my goats eat viburnum regularly without any ill effect.

 

[Livinwright Farm]

I don't know what the maple leaved species is, but my goats eat viburnum regularly without any ill effect.

Here's a pic of it
http://wildeherb.com/images/maple-leaved-viburnum.jpg

 

[JustKiddin]

I have to laugh... My son calls those the Eyeball berries.. lol We kinda figured they were poison.

 

[elevan]

The berry is very similar to the nanny berry which is a viburnum too but doesn't have that shape of leaf...idk about that one, not all viburnum are edible.

 

[Livinwright Farm]

I have to laugh... My son calls those the Eyeball berries.. lol We kinda figured they were poison.

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Second: White Cohosh is also known as Doll's Eyes... so Eyeball berries is quite accurate!

 

[JustKiddin]

Thank you Livin I have an acre down back that I wish to fence in for my goats and being a new owner have lots to learn. My understanding is choke cherries are poisonous to the them... I have other varieties of cherry trees on my property.. are they bad for the goats as well? I planted a lovely cherry tree this summer next to the gate. This variety is for making pies... also have plum trees on the other side of the goat yard I am using .. Now plums have pits.. Will goats try to eat those and will they hurt them??

thank you

 

[Royd Wood]

My pigs uprooted a tall European Cranberry bush (very hard to distinguish but looks like one) and ate all the berries which were green at the time. With swollen legs and genitals they were ill for 3 days.
Unripe green berries can be very toxic

 

[JustKiddin]

Sounds like those green berrires affected their hearts. I have 2 crab apple trees with 3 ft loose fitting hardware clothe wired around their trunks for now. This has held my kids at bay for now. I plan on cutting up a combo cattle panel to box each tree in before snow falls to keep those trees from gettin eaten. Are crabapples bad for goats?

 

[elevan]

Thank you Livin I have an acre down back that I wish to fence in for my goats and being a new owner have lots to learn. My understanding is choke cherries are poisonous to the them... I have other varieties of cherry trees on my property.. are they bad for the goats as well? I planted a lovely cherry tree this summer next to the gate. This variety is for making pies... also have plum trees on the other side of the goat yard I am using .. Now plums have pits.. Will goats try to eat those and will they hurt them??

thank you

Cherry leaves while wilting are toxic...fresh and completely dry are fine.
Cherry pits are poisonous when eaten in quantity.
Choke cherries are poisonous.
They are not likely to eat the plum pits.

I have 2 crab apple trees with 3 ft loose fitting hardware clothe wired around their trunks for now. This has held my kids at bay for now. I plan on cutting up a combo cattle panel to box each tree in before snow falls to keep those trees from gettin eaten. Are crabapples bad for goats?

Crab apples are fine for goats, but like any apple they can have undesirable side effects when eaten in quantity - such as an upset stomach.

And it's a very good idea to fence around any trees that you want to keep...the goats will slowly kill them between eating the leaves all gone and stripping the bark to pushing the tree over and chewing it up if it's small enough.

My pigs uprooted a tall European Cranberry bush (very hard to distinguish but looks like one) and ate all the berries which were green at the time. With swollen legs and genitals they were ill for 3 days.
Unripe green berries can be very toxic

Unripe berries of any variety have higher concentrations of chemical compounds that are more likely to be harmful.

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While we're talking about poisonous plants, here's a bit of info for you (from our state's extension vet):
You'll find a lot of plants that are high in tannic acid on poisonous plants lists but most can be disregarded when you're talking goats. Goats are engineered to be able to metabolize tannins better than almost any other animal. Tannic acid is mostly found in the leaves and bark of trees and bushes...which is what goats prefer to eat.