Questions about shrubs & goats

[nana28]

I just recently purchased an Lamacha and her little doeling. There has never been goats here and I'm concerned about some shrubs that she can reach and want to "nip it in the bud" before a disaster hits.
I just found out on this post that azalea's are toxic to goats. My question is about crepe mrytle. Are they toxic to goats too? And wisteria an baby's breath. This place has been over run with the later and we are trying to get it killed out.
Thank you.

[Cyngbaeld]

The C myrtle is ok, wisteria is ok IF they are not also eating english ivy, baby's breath ok.

[KrisD]

Mine recently broke out and destroyed my flower garden, I'm replanting with only toxic plants so the guilty party dies from death by flowers! JK obviously but my peonies were eaten to the ground, my rosemary is gone and my daisies are smashed. So angry! We have azealas and rodies and the goats don't touch them because they can eat my beautiful flowers instead. I'm selling my doe to a criminal because she can pick any lock out there. If she wasn't a good miller I would have eaten her on the spot!

[Cyngbaeld]

And while standing in the corn patch, happily munching away, Lisle turns and looks at me with a "see what wonderful stuff I found to eat, mom, " expression.

Double fence and hotwire around anything you don't want eaten.

[nana28]

Thank you Cyn and Kris. That is such a relief. I have also found out the name of a flower I have and might be of some concern. Spiderwort. Good or Bad for goats?
I don't have flower beds yet, but there are several kinds of flowers scattered over our place. Daffodils, Iris and we do have Rose of Sharon bushes that we planted.
I'm so sorry about your flower garden. That would be VERY tragic. There is a lot of work in a flower garden. Thanks again. I so appreciate the help.

[Crazy Farmgirl]

Check out this website...great info on plants and which are good and bad. Use the drop down menu at the right side to check out specific plants and info one them.

http://www.goatworld.com/health/plants/

[Cyngbaeld]

Spiderwort is safe.
Usually a goat that is not starving and confined with poisonous plants won't eat them. Mine go sniffing around and pick out only what tastes best to them. Some things they never touch and some things are only eaten at certain times of yr. I think the plant constituents are different at different stages of growth. Some plants they prefer in the flowering stage. Some are only eaten before they flower and some only after they are pretty dry.

[Minelson]

I would like to see pictures of your new goat and her baby!