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Old 12/21/07, 12:59 PM
 
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Can i give my x-mas tree to my goats ?
Just wondering if i can give our x-mas tree to the girls after x-mas ? I belive it is a white pine. Thanks !
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Old 12/21/07, 01:21 PM
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I think it depends on how much plastic tinsel is on it. I know we were gonna cut and sell our extra juniper trees this year, but our goats ate them.....grin.

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Old 12/21/07, 01:23 PM
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It all depends on if it was treated with anything. Sometimes trees are treated chemicals that help keep it green longer and help keep the needles on longer.

If you know 100% that your tree is chemical free then sure you can give it to the goats.
My goats love pines.
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Old 12/21/07, 01:32 PM
 
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Well there are no decorations that will be on it - we only have some lights and plastic icicles that we will take off of it, but i'm not sure if it was treated with anything or not, so i guess we will just toss it in the trash :+( Thanks !
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My goats eat white pine but prefer nasty old jackpine.
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Old 12/21/07, 01:34 PM
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Last year our goats chewed our Christmas tree down to a bare stem with no branches. Gave 'em something to do and a little variety in their diet. The tree looked pretty strange by the time they were done with it!
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Old 12/21/07, 01:43 PM
 
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Mine love them and chew the bark off even! They also like candy canes! And it makes their kisses sweeter!
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Old 12/21/07, 01:58 PM
 
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ours are busy eating throw away trimmings from the cut your own place down the road.... very happy to do so.
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Old 12/21/07, 02:46 PM
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Ours wouldn't eat ours! It is fake and would cause a very hard time trying to do so!
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Old 12/21/07, 02:50 PM
 
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We cut out the middle man and just cut a pine on Christmas day and put it right in the goat pen.

Now last year, we dropped them an 80 ft pine. Didn't put that one in the pen - they had to eat it out in the main yard.

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Old 12/21/07, 05:53 PM
 
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Ours wouldn't eat ours! It is fake and would cause a very hard time trying to do so!
thats a good one!! Ha ha! (our tree is fake too!)
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Old 12/21/07, 07:58 PM
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Well, I had an artificial ficus tree on my front porch (hiding my electrical meter) and I just noticed that it has NO leaves LOL. It must not have hurt them because I have no idea how long it's been bare and none have been sick . Silly goats
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Old 12/21/07, 09:50 PM
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Most Christmas trees are covered in chemicals.
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Old 12/21/07, 10:25 PM
 
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How about take it back

I know have a tree you like and so will your goat.
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Old 12/22/07, 05:59 AM
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Mine love them. Just be sure to remove when they are done. I left the tree out and it snowed about 2 feet. One of the does got spooked by something and ran over it and sliced her leg from hoof to armpit on a branch.
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Old 12/22/07, 07:12 AM
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The reason Christmas trees look so beautiful and green, (the commercial ones anyway) is because they spray paint them green! Wouldn't be good for goats to eat.
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