Besides which, I had the impression that goats are particularly good at
coping with plant toxins when they are present, which I don't think they are
particularly in black locust. I once made enquiries about sheep eating
English ivy, and the word that came back was that it has toxins, but goats
in particular, and sheep too, can handle it. (I was advised to watch for
scouring, and reduce their use of it if I saw that - which I never did).
Our sheep LOVED eating it, which amazed me because it smells like something
really nasty.
In fact, I have wondered about trying to develop stands of locust
specifically for browsing, where we would mow it to the ground periodically
and let animals brows the root suckers that would result. But, I haven't
had time to do more than think about it - and weigh the fact that locust has
significant thorns.
Ann in Vermont
>They would just eat what's handy and tasted OK.
>But I doubt that we would have much success poisoning goats by turning
> >them loose in the woods.
