You could dust her with diatomaceous earth, or boric acid. Both should be safe. I don't know about the flea collar, they often don't work well for dogs. Also, having chickens and/or guineas running around should lower the tick count considerably. If she is inherently more susceptible to ticks, this will probably be an ongoing problem. It might even manifest itself in her own lambs, so culling might be your best option.
Julian At 10:30 AM 4/18/2006, you wrote: >Hello all, >I have a lamb with a somewhat sparce long hair coat that has had three ticks >on her that I had to remove with a tick puller. These have been full size >ticks not sheep keds. Two were by her mouth and one was on her neck. >I was wondering if any of you have tried or considered trying a flea/ tick >collar made for cats and dogs? Any idea if these are safe to use on sheep? >Any recomendations for products that repel ticks? Any really good "natural" >treatments?? >Thanks, >Dayna _______________________________________________ This message is from the blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
