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Post by karenp on Jun 13, 2014 16:08:20 GMT -5
Lower Delaware
We are cutting down some pine trees in one of our pastures. I read some where that eating ponderosa pines can cause cows to abort. Do I need to worry about loblolly pines?
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Post by karenp on Jun 13, 2014 20:56:17 GMT -5
Lower Delaware
Thanks for the advise.
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Post by lakeportfarms on Jun 14, 2014 5:49:51 GMT -5
We had some Highland heifers and a bull in a small pasture at our house (which was at the fringe of a rapidly growing suburban area) late one fall, and the grass was long gone and we were feeding hay. Somebody thought they were doing us a favor and dumped their leaves and yard trimmings over the fence which included fresh green Japanese Yew branches. In reality they were probably trying to avoid the "no burn" ordinance and we were a handy spot. We lost 5 of the 7 that were in the pasture, and nearly lost the other two who only survived because they were the youngest and weren't able to get "their share". Japanese Yew plants are deadly to most any animal, just a cup of it can kill a full size cow.
Not the same as what you're doing, but I thought I'd post this information since it is such a deadly plant.
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Post by ladena on Jun 14, 2014 7:58:13 GMT -5
That is horrible! Glad you were able to save the two.
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Post by zephyrhillsusan on Jun 14, 2014 10:14:53 GMT -5
Hans, that is HORRIBLE! You are extremely gracious, although at the time I bet you would have liked to get hold of whoever did it and rip them a good one. I'm sorry, but they were not trying to do you a favor! If they were, they would have knocked on your door and offered you the clippings. They sure wouldn't think you were doing them a favor if you stood at their fence and handed tequila shots to their kids! Even if people don't know about yew, they need to learn to respect property rights!!! You never, ever feed anyone else's animal anything without their permission! I know I'm preaching to the choir here . . . Sorry, but I'm furious for you and your poor animals.
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Post by karenp on Jun 14, 2014 10:55:40 GMT -5
Lower Delaware
Unfortunately, I've seen first hand what yew can do. I'm terrified of the stuff.
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Post by hollydzie on Jun 14, 2014 11:40:56 GMT -5
Oleander is also deadly in just a few bites. We have a lot of it in Florida it is very pretty but very toxic to humans is you burn it. Deadly to cattle if they eat it.
We call Japanese Yew, Podicarpis here in FL...
Holly
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Post by lakeportfarms on Jun 14, 2014 13:36:01 GMT -5
Hans, that is HORRIBLE! You are extremely gracious, although at the time I bet you would have liked to get hold of whoever did it and rip them a good one. I'm sorry, but they were not trying to do you a favor! If they were, they would have knocked on your door and offered you the clippings. They sure wouldn't think you were doing them a favor if you stood at their fence and handed tequila shots to their kids! Even if people don't know about yew, they need to learn to respect property rights!!! You never, ever feed anyone else's animal anything without their permission! I know I'm preaching to the choir here . . . Sorry, but I'm furious for you and your poor animals. Susan, I think they were suburban types and just didn't know. When we were exhibiting at a fair a couple of years ago I heard one of the owners refer to some of the people as "citidiots". I guess I was one once as well, but certainly not to the degree of some there at the fair! We were heartbroken about the Highlands, I came home and found one of our little bulls bloated around the hay feeder, and then saw a couple of others inside and around the hay ring, another bull calf staggering around that shortly died thereafter, and the two that survived were looking pretty rough. One of them, Ginger, collapsed a couple of times during the night. Sheril stayed up all night and we fed them activated charcoal, tubed them, and anything else we could think of. Our nearby neighbor was really sad when he heard about the little bull. He had an ability to escape from our fencing in a few spots and always came over to visit him. I'm sure he still has a framed photo of him standing in his garage keeping him company while he worked on his car. He wasn't much different than a large dog he was that friendly. He was a product of Mike and our nicest Highland cow, so the start of our effort to try to make dwarf "Highlands". Karen, I'm sorry you had an experience with Yew as well. It doesn't sound like it was a good one either. Anyway...like I said I wanted to post about it because it can really be devastating if it's consumed. |
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