Dock Weeds/Leaves

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My grassed run is growing lovely with it's own supply of dandies :) but there are also lots of dock weeds too, do i need to weed these before i allow the piggies to graze or are they safe to leave in? :-\
 
Dock leaves can be fed sparingly before the flowers appear, after that the Oxalic Acid content is too high. :) I would let them graze on them, though they'd probably go more for the grass! Just watch them and see :)
 
Really? OK..

In piglopeadia it says they are poisonous but young ones seem to be fine. I have never experienced it with mine.

But the obvious choice is left up to you :)
 
Niki said:
My grassed run is growing lovely with it's own supply of dandies :) but there are also lots of dock weeds too, do i need to weed these before i allow the piggies to graze or are they safe to leave in? :-\
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Well if you're in doubt, better to do some weeding, as all piggies are different and it could be fine with some piggies and maybe a different piggie it could upset their tummy O0
 
We're back to the definition of 'poisonous' I guess. Docks are high in Oxalic Acid after flowering (so yes the older plants) which leads to other problems. Poisonous would, in my opinion, be a strong term for it. I'm wary of feeding them to mine as I am with a lot of those type of foods.

It should say I WOULDN'T let my pigs graze on them, though they'd probably go for the grass, but I can't modify it now, too late!
 
Thanks everyone :) i did do some weeding & yep the boys munched on the grass, the run is approx 10ft x 14ft - they all used one edge, approx 6" of it, like a dual carriageway- bless 'them  ;D ;D
 
Niki said:
Thanks everyone :) i did do some weeding & yep the boys munched on the grass, the run is approx 10ft x 14ft - they all used one edge, approx 6" of it like a dual carriageway- bless 'them ;D ;D
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WOW! I THINK EVEN I COULD FUN AROUND IN THAT! Have you got a pigture of the run?
 
This was the run on 18th April just before we sowed the grass seed
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And the run today, they all ran down the willow edging on the left :o
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Now i've got to put a netting roof on it & they'll be safe from kestrels etc
 
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