Goats are famous for clearing underbrush. We have a big patch of poison ivy in a lightly wooded area. I think that if we fence it the goats will eat it and not be harmed. Does anyone have experience re goats and poison ivy? Thanks for any help.
Now that I'm thinking about it, it seems like our dairy goats are much more inclined to seek out browse, while the boer and boer crosses just put their noses to the ground and hoover up the fescue..lilhill said:Many folks use goats to clear out poison ivy without harmful results. I've never seen mine even interested in eating it, but then again, they are pretty picky about what they will eat.
Please tell my daughter, who had to get a steriod injection because of severe itching and swelling, that we don't have poison ivy in the mountains of WV. I don't think she was aware when she contracted it on her face and hands...AllieMac said:My mother and grandmother always had goats, but I have not got any yet. Mother lives in mtns of West Virginia where they dont have poison ivy! (Im in Michigan) My son has gotten it (PI) in the face two times and it is not pretty. Also, they had nubian and boer goats, so it may be different with different breeds? Allie