tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30584505.post6560313102568268684..comments2024-01-18T11:19:45.934-08:00Comments on Wanderin' Weeta (With Waterfowl and Weeds): Not a pretty pictureSusannah Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11923063322849781223noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30584505.post-73927765453526885542019-01-18T15:09:23.274-08:002019-01-18T15:09:23.274-08:00It would be. Goats prefer weeds to pasture grass. ...It would be. Goats prefer weeds to pasture grass. Mine kept the weeping willow trees pruned up as far as they could reach, and cleared land that I planned to use later for farming. When I penned them in the pasture, (because they broke through the fence into my vegetable garden) they sulked. One went so far as to starve herself until I let her out into the weeds again.Susannah Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11923063322849781223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30584505.post-74803532616049995662019-01-18T14:49:25.571-08:002019-01-18T14:49:25.571-08:00Mine were Angora so I didn't milk them, but I&...Mine were Angora so I didn't milk them, but I'm told that occasionally eating mistletoe(at least this kind) does no harm.Seems to affect only urine.And I think most dairy goats would be on farm pasture.We were on rough land.Their favourite browse was a listed weed!<br />dinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30584505.post-1886367943948490382019-01-17T18:53:21.119-08:002019-01-17T18:53:21.119-08:00I used to have goats. Pink goat milk? Pink goat ch...I used to have goats. Pink goat milk? Pink goat cheese! I wonder: did the milk taste different?Susannah Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11923063322849781223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30584505.post-5983116229379683452019-01-17T18:49:23.634-08:002019-01-17T18:49:23.634-08:00Interesting.Some mistletoes do little or no damage...Interesting.Some mistletoes do little or no damage to trees' growth. Here , in Australia, we have different types. (Most people think of the "Christmas car" variety!) When we had goats, I didn't know we also had mistletoe, high in a eucalypt.But when the goats pee'd bright pink -!!!A quick check with a breeder, some books from the library and I relaxed. Apparently, it does no har, even to milking goats.dinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.com