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). If it is possible to fence off this plant or to remove it altogether, it might save some heartbreak and expense down the road.
I am not disputing you on this matter at all, but I am wondering if some goats are more tolerant to the plant, or if they can build an immunity to Rhodies. A couple of my goats ate them quite regularly. In fact, they developed a taste for them. None of them died from it. They started as kids (about 3 months old) and continued into adulthood. The queen, Mama, would severely punish them for going near the Rhodies and still they would sneak the leaves. Eventually they would eat the flowers. Finally all the Rhodies were trimmed to goat height by the goats. They even killed a few of the bushes.Pearce Pastures said:Unfortunately, goats will eat things that will kill them. Some animals avoid toxic plants but this is not true of goats, in my experience and the experience of many other goat owners. It doesn't take much azalea to kill them either. If you do a search on this forum for that topic, there are several members that have lost their animals because of ingesting it (
Edited to add, it could be as little as one ounce to take out a small goat or a kid.
