hello! I am going to be a new goat mom to 2 Nigerian dwarf kids next Saturday. We are finishing up the goat house and fencing. As I was walking through the woods we are fencing off for the goats I noticed a lot of lily of the Valley growing. I’ve read it’s bad for goats to eat. Is this true? And if so any suggestions how to get rid of it. It spreads like crazy
Jamie LaDouceur
I have read that it is bad for goats and my goats must have read it, too. They won't touch it. They will pick weeds and vines out of it, and try not to disturb them.
http://poisonousplants.ansci.cornell.edu/goatlist.html
Cyanogenics (plus a few that aren't...):
Cyanogens are glycosides that contain both a sugar, and a cyanide-containing aglycone. They can be hydrolyzed by enzymatic action releasing HCN(Hydrogen cyanide), which is a very potent toxin. This in turn inhibits the terminal respiratory enzyme, cytochrome oxidase.
Cyanogenics (plus a few that aren't...):
Cyanogens are glycosides that contain both a sugar, and a cyanide-containing aglycone. They can be hydrolyzed by enzymatic action releasing HCN(Hydrogen cyanide), which is a very potent toxin. This in turn inhibits the terminal respiratory enzyme, cytochrome oxidase.
- Arrow Grass
- Black Locust
- Blue Cohosh
- Broomcarn
- Buckeye
- Cherry
- Choke Cherry
- Corn Cockle
- Dogbane
- Elderberry
- Hemp
- Horse Nettle
- Indian Hemp
- Ivy
- Johnson Grass
- *****
- Laurel
- Leucothoe
- Lily of the Valley
- Maleberry
- Marijuana
- Milkweed
- Milo
- Nightshade
- Oleander
- Rhododendron
- Sevenbark
- Silver
- Sneezewood
- Sorghum
- Stagger Brush
- Sudan Grass
- Velvet Grass
- White Snakeroot
- Wild Black Cherry
- Wild Hydrangea
I have had very good success with round-up. I've spot sprayed easy to get at individuals in my flower garden and within a month (or 2) almost the entire lily-of-the-valley plantation was dead (without hurting the rest of the flowers). Hundreds of lily-of-the-valley flower stalks may actually all be part of only one big interconnected plant. Depending on the location, digging will be a lot of work and likely a lot of small bits of root will remain to grow again.
You would have to remove the goats from that pasture if you did Roundup and keep them off for a while.
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