[Jacob-list] beets ?

[Melody]

oK, I guess that answers the question then.  I didn't have a bag to look at, 
had dumped the feed into the bin and then burned the bag.  Thanks! once it 
was brought up, I was curious too.
Melody
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peaceful Valley Farm" <pvfarm at catt.com>
To: <jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 2:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] beets ?


> I've never heard of that.  When I was looking at a bag of beet pulp in a
> farm supply store, it mentioned sheep as one of the animals that you could
> feed it to.
> Matthew
> Peaceful Valley Farm
> Ringgold, GA
> www.peacefulvalleyfarm.com
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Melody" <critterland at bendcable.com>
> To: <jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 2:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] beets ?
>
>
>> Is it the beet greens or the roots that are said to be toxic, or both?
>> There are often chemical compounds in one part of a plant that are not
>> present in other parts.  I have not heard about this, but would be
>> interested to know more.  My goats love their daily ration of shredded
> beet
>> pulp with molasses, (commercially produced) but that doesn't mean it is 
>> ok
>> for sheep and I have never fed it to my sheep.  Will be interested to 
>> know
>> the outcome of this--please keep us posted.  Where did you read the
>> information originally?
>> Melody
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: <crackerdst at surfglobal.net>
>> To: <jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 10:23 AM
>> Subject: [Jacob-list] beets ?
>>
>>
>> > Hi Group ,
>> >   Been out of contact for awhile ...finally coming up for air . 
>> > Recently
>> > read that beets and chard were poisonous for sheep ...anyone heard of
>> > that one ? I have been planning to root-store tons of root vegetables
>> > this year to offset my feed costs next winter and " mangles' were going
>> > to be a big part of that . Anybody got any input on that ? Donna in
>> > N.VT
>> >
>> >
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