I just read something disturbing on a goat forum about johnson grass. Apparently it is toxic to goats, especially new spring growth, because it can get high in cyanide. Especially after a freeze. Someone had posted that her goat was laying down writhing in pain and foaming at the mouth and...
I should mention we have zero experience, just always reading lots of books and conversing with good folks on forums such as this, so this will be an adventure!
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Our family is patiently awaiting the completion of our home on an irrigated acre orange grove. We plan to raise many gardens, a couple milking does, and of course some lovely chickens! I look forward to learning from everyone's experiences here. :D
I see this is an old thread but I just wanted to say thank you for posting this! We are about to get a pasture ready so we can start our mini farm and right now it's overgrown with johnson grass. I thought that was a good thing because a fellow "goat person" told me to plant it all over for...