Anyone know what that is?

[Siikibam]

The big leaf?

 

[Qualcast&Flymo]

It looks a bit like dock to me, but I'm not 100% sure. Is it smooth on the surface?

 

[DMS260820]

I was thinking doc as well

 

[Roselina]

Yes I think its doc leaves

 

[Claire W]

I agree that they look like doc leaves

 

[DMS260820]

My dad used to tell me to pick one, spit on it, and wrap it round a stinging nettle sting to soove it

 

[Betsy]

My dad used to tell me to pick one, spit on it, and wrap it round a stinging nettle sting to soove it

My Mum used to do that and it works!

 

[piggieminder]

It does work but we didn't spit on it. We just rub the leaf on the sting!

 

[teddymouse]

Its dock with seed heads, mine piggies will only eat young leaves,3, 4, inches long, they all love the seed heads.

 

[Siikibam]

I don’t know if it’s smooth. I’ll touch it tomorrow.

So is it edible for the piggies then?

 

[Claire W]

I don’t know if it’s smooth. I’ll touch it tomorrow.

So is it edible for the piggies then?

From what I know, dock leaves are poisoners to piggies

 

[Qualcast&Flymo]

I don’t know if it’s smooth. I’ll touch it tomorrow.

So is it edible for the piggies then?

The consensus of opinion seems to be that it Is dock, which would have smooth leaves. I had thought it might be teasle, which has rough spots over its surface, but teddymouse has pointed out that it has seed heads like a dock's.
@teddymouse feeds it to her piggies, so I guess it's safe. I've never tried it with my pigs though.

 

[Roselina]

It seems only young dock leaves are safe for piggies - definately not with seed heads
there is a great guide for foraging on the guineapiggles.co.uk site

 

[DMS260820]

There's also a guide on the forum by abi nurse

 

[Qualcast&Flymo]

Ooh yes, I just dug up my book on guinea pigs and it says not to feed dock, among others...

 

[Siikibam]

Think I’ll leave well alone.

 

[Bill & Ted]

Definitely dock, but I can also see some Milk Thistle flower heads there, that is a plant they can eat. It’s the white heads that have gone to seed