Goat safe leaves??

[Stacykins]

That is good to know. I had always been under the assumption that they were quite dangerous. I know for horses it still is, but for goats, it is OK? I don't have any black walnut on the property (yet). I planted a few walnuts from my aunt's trees on a far corner of the property away from everything else. But knowing goats, if they escape they seem to have a magnet for going to things that are bad for them, or so I am told.

 

[elevan]

A goats perfect weather forcast would be: Windy with 100% chance of falling leaves.

Very true

 

[elevan]

That is good to know. I had always been under the assumption that they were quite dangerous. I know for horses it still is, but for goats, it is OK? I don't have any black walnut on the property (yet). I planted a few walnuts from my aunt's trees on a far corner of the property away from everything else. But knowing goats, if they escape they seem to have a magnet for going to things that are bad for them, or so I am told.

I have horses in the same field and they don't touch the walnut leaves...don't eat any leaves from what I've seen. But, yes walnut is bad for horses. Goats are fine with black walnut imo.

On cherry leaves - wilting leaves are the problem.

 

[ThornyRidgeII]

also know that red maple are supposedly bad for horses too and along with wild cherry, black walnut I have a plethora of red maple in my wooded area.. goats scarf em up.. actually watch them fall to the ground from 20-30 feet or more and then run to them and gobble gobble.. first thing in the morning when you open barn it is a stampede to see who can get the most leaves that have fallen from night before.. no ill effects around here.. but keep an eye on em.. thankfully the bag worms took care of my cherry trees again for second year in a row.. but tons of maples and walnut.. actually the falling walnuts are far more dangerous to me than the leaves are to the goats.. I took a couple in the head that came down unexpectedly..ouch!!!

 

[Livinwright Farm]

I will add, if you have Striped Maples, leaves will be gone before they can hit the ground! They have large leaves... about the size of an adult human's hand fanned out... some times larger.
That and black birch are always a favorite with our does, not so much with the bucks. And Beech leaves are gobbled by all! They are high in protein too, so if you need to bulk up some goats quick.. feed them beech branches.