Goats Christmas Trees
If you haven t already disposed of your holiday themed pine tree think about giving it to your local herd of goats.
Goats christmas trees. Has it been sprayed with preservatives or flocking. I want to upcycle my christmas tree. One of the goats enjoys a bucket of acorns. Do you know the tree s history.
In fact the tough and coarse needles of these conifers are perfect for our goat friends who thrive on a diet of roughage. Community members are invited to donate their real christmas trees and to. Our fruit trees garden and fields recycle the bedding. Turns out goats are fantastic christmas tree recyclers who are more than happy to give your tree the sweet release it s been pining for.
Goat dispatch owned by jake and amanda langeslag specializes in land management using goats to remove invasive and pest plant species and uses christmas trees as a winter treat for their goat herd. Sheep tend to dislike the scotch pine needles due to the more prickly nature. While it s such a romantic notion to turn your christmas tree into goat rumen boosting fodder consider some things. Can goats eat christmas trees.
Common pine varieties used as christmas trees white pine scotch pine fraser fir and other varieties commonly found on the tree lot can provide nutrients to your goat sheep and chicken diets. Mitch and hazel have had goats for about four years and they have been taking in donated christmas trees for the last three years. Photo for the item melissa ortiz by ken. The trees usually last the goats through the winter but the.
Goats love to eat christmas trees.