A friend has been taking down an ash tree from beside his house. It is substantial in size so for us it has been a great supply of firewood (for next year). However, before it goes into storage, the branches and logs have been put into the goat paddock where the goats have stripped them of their bark. This is a very nutritious food source for them. They scrape the bark off with their incisors (they have incisors only on their lower jaw). They also eat the twigs. Once stripped and eaten, they will take a rest and chew the cud.
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