Fruit?

[warthog]

Can goats eat fruit?

Is there a list anywhere on the forum of what goats can or cannot eat.

 

[goat lady]

Someone told me they like apples. I cut one up and tried it with mine and they were not interested in them. I have heard they like cereal.

 

[ohiofarmgirl]

i let mine have fruit - but you have to be careful they dont get bloat from it.

i think there is a list of toxic plants etc somewhere....

 

[warthog]

Thank you

 

[freemotion]

Mine get every scrap I can get my hands on. Just never introduce a new food in large quantities. An apple is fine. They will only eat clean food unless they are extremely hungry. They won't eat "bad" fruit. Mine won't eat an apple core that someone has eaten off of. Ewwww, spit!!! Do cut it up into little pieces, though.

 

[mully]

Watch out for the stone fruits ..peaches, plumbs etc as the leaves contain cyanide until they turn brown. Also choke cherries are a problem.

 

[GrassFarmerGalloway]

Someone told me they like apples. I cut one up and tried it with mine and they were not interested in them. I have heard they like cereal.

Goats will eat anything. Yes, they like apples.

 

[cmjust0]

We figured out the other day that our goats like pretzels.

NOT something we do all the time, mind you...we were just a little surprised when they actually started eating them.

 

[lilhill]

Walk into my pasture with a bag of corn tortilla's and you'll get mobbed. They can hear the bag being opened from two football fields away.

 

[onedozenphyllises]

I had an older doe that was crazy for any kind of dried fruit. It made for a great bribe, when needed.

None of my current goats have shown any interest in any treats I've tried to give them. Mostly they just want to eat my straw hat.