Ash branches?

[ThePotterPiggie]

I have a large ash tree on my lawn and was wondering if I could give the pigs some of the branches to nibble on?

 

[ThePotterPiggie]

Or elder branches?

 

[Swissgreys]

To be honest I am not sure about either of those.

I do feed my lot branches and they love them, but I tend to stick to fruit tress and only fruit with seeds (apples, pears, etc) and not stones (cherry, almond).
They also get birch, hazel, mulberry and willow.

 

[new_pigsitter]

This won't be very conclusive, but I know at least for hamsters elder is deemed unsafe but ash is deemed safe. There isn't a ton of info to back these claims up, though, so I would give it to your piggies at your own risk.

 

[ThePotterPiggie]

Thanks

 

[Mrs Tiggy Winkle]

I was looking for something else and saw this. It's a very old question, but elder branches and leaves are poisonous! Only the elderflower and the elderberries, of which the latter must be well-cooked in jam or juiced, are edible. I don't think I ever gave my piggies elderflowers because I used them myself to flavour drinking water!