Garden waste question

[General Brown]

My fall garden will end this week, as the temps are going into the lower 20's. I currently have broccolli, brussel sprouts, cauliflower, lettuce, and radishes that will probably be hit hard by the freeze. Can I safely feed all of the above to my 2 goats even after the freeze? The broccolli, lettuce, and radishes still have some vegetables on them. Can they be fed as well? The 2 does should be about 2 months along in their gestation.

Thanks, GB.

[General Brown]

0 posts and 15 views. Thanks alot

[cayenne47]

Mine would eat the cauliflower , sprouts and the broccoli, but doubt they will touch the radishes. Sometimes mine will eat lettuce, sometimes not...dont have chickens? They eat anything lol.

[Cheribelle]

Sorry, I really just don't know the answer. I would probably try it, and make sure they have free choice baking soda?

[Rockytopsis]

I have read that Kale is bad for goats and I think broccolli, brussel sprouts and cauliflower are in the same family, not 100% on that though so I don't give anything in that family to my goats.

I do give all unwanted garden stuff to the chickens though.


Nancy

[lonelyfarmgirl]

I thought kale was good for eveything due to the extremelly high nutritional value.

[Rockytopsis]

Finally found where I read that, in the Goat Medicine book on page 218 there is something called Kale Anemia ( Brassica Poisoning) Cattle are most suscepticble and sheep are least susceptible. Goats are in between. It also says that the kids that were fed kale and got Heinz Body anemia also had worms and were more severely affected by the kale toxicity.

The key words for me is that Kale is toxic to some goats, there fore I take no chances and do not feed anything in that family to my goats.

Nancy

[HappyFarmer]

Hi General Brown,

This time of year some are busy kidding & with the holiday season many don't have as much time on the computer. I know I'm on only about 1/2 my normal time these days, the expected snow isn't helping. Sometimes when I post I feel the same way, though, then I realize my questions usually aren't for newbies so I have to wait for someone more experienced, sometimes having to bump the question like you did.

I would not feed the broccoli Brussel Sprouts or Cauliflower to my goats, because they make me gassy & that's one thing goats don't need. No other reason really. Possibly the radishes definately the leaves of the radishes if they aren't rotten, in moderation of course.

I also would feed the first 3 items to the chickens, or back into the compost pile or just till under.

I hope this helps.
HF

[DixyDoodle]

I would also avoid anything from the gassy veggie list.....so no cabbage, cauliflower, or broccolli. I would be afraid of bloat.

[General Brown]

The plants are all on the compost pile. Thanks for the replies!!