Dairy goat question,why do goats crave chewing tobacco?
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Question by goofy: Dairy goat question,why do goats crave chewing tobacco?
No this isn’t a bad joke goats do eat tobacco every chance they get . Does it contain some mineral or nutrient they crave and need?
Contrary to common belief goats are really finicky eaters.they chew paper for the glue in it.Also given a chance does and in the absence of bucks does are very clean animals. I have bred raised and milked them for years and I know.
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6 Responses to Dairy goat question,why do goats crave chewing tobacco?
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Chances are they are addicted to the nicotine just as humans are
cwstufff
November 16, 2011 at 4:27 pm
slave to the nicotine. you should give em some crack, then those goats would be rocked-up, please believe it.
roofus
November 16, 2011 at 5:18 pm
Goats have a reputation for eating weird stuff like cloth or paper, so it doesn’t surprise me that they like to eat tobacco. I guess eating it is better than smoking it 🙂
liebekatz2
November 16, 2011 at 5:30 pm
Goats can get addicted to nicotine just as humans do.
Carrie
November 16, 2011 at 5:59 pm
Actually there is a very good reason they like tobacco….it’s good for them! Tobacco leaves work as a mild, natural wormer for goats. Pine needles also do the same thing!
llamas&goats
November 16, 2011 at 6:20 pm
Some goats do like tobacco both to eat and to inhale. I wouldn’t rely on it for getting rid of worms however.
Gastro-intestinal worms are a major killer of goats so check whatever you use actually works by doing faecal egg counts before and after (7-10 days)
goatvetoz
November 16, 2011 at 6:39 pm