Thanks for the link. I’ll be sure to get rid of this plant and make sure the hay is safe

This link says,” Animals will usually avoid pigweed if there are better forages available.” Maybe your goats are just smart. Never-the-less you should read the link: http://www.goatworld.com/health/plants/pigweed.shtml

I thought it might be amaranth but the goats an horse wont eat it.

Personally, I’m a big fan of amaranth. Firstly, they attract all the cucumber bugs away from my garden crops… If the bugs are eating weeds… They’re not a problem…. Secondly, most amaranths get really large before blooming, which means large amounts of organic material to build up my soil with… Those deep roots open up routes to the deeper resources for the deliberately planted crops… Plus… Amaranth is supposed to be edible, both as a potherb, and as a grain. Hard to beat a plant that has so many benefits! You may have red root pigweed. http://oak.ppws.vt.edu/scott/weed_id/amare.htm

It looks like a weed I used to battle with in my garden. I would not call this one ornamental but some are. Related to the Amaranths of the Aztecs. https://www.google.com/search?q=pigweed+images&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb