The holidays could also be over, nevertheless it’s nonetheless essentially the most great time of the 12 months … if you happen to’re a goat.
As folks look to throw away their Christmas timber, the farm critters are cheerfully chowing down on the tasty post-holiday treats.
So is the case on the Channell Homestead in Hanson, a household farm nonetheless accepting Christmas timber for its Nigerian goats.
“The goats and chickens love them and the pine needles are a natural dewormer for them so they are a special treat with benefits!,” the farm posted on Facebook this week.
Owners are solely accepting timber that haven’t been sprayed with pesticides or fireplace retardant and urge donors to test with the tree farm or retailer they received theirs at whether or not it’s secure to offer to goats.
“Also the goats will only eat trees that are still very much alive so if your tree is dried out and dead we cannot accept those. Sorry,” the farm said in its Facebook put up. “Please make sure there is no tinsel, ornaments, ribbon, or anything else left in the tree.”
In Boston, timber will proceed to be picked up as a part of common family recycling assortment days subsequent week. If you’ve got two recycling collections per week, the timber will likely be collected the primary day.
Source: www.bostonherald.com”