Re: [Blackbelly] Parasites and Deworming
David, where are you located? Location can be hugely important, such as hot and humid vs. dry with cold winters. Pre-worming testing will tell you if you need to worm at all, it may not be needed in your flock. Be careful not to overuse wormers or your sheep may build up resistance to a particular type. Post-worming testing will help know that. We prefer drenching with generic ivermectin a couple times a year if needed and may use Safeguard as an alternative once a year. Your ABs may have a natural resilience inherited from their Caribbean side, just like our Katahdins. Lambs are the most vulnerable. Use Cydectin only if nothing else works, it can be the last line of defense at present. I prefer to cull the problem ones and keep the healthy ones. Like Mark, I am not a vet. This is what works for our sheep. Peg Haese in rainy SW Wisconsin USA --- David Mansur wrote: what product is the best/least expensive to use, or if fecal testing is really all that necessary. And is it better to use injection? or a drench? Special deal for Yahoo! users friends - No Cost. Get a month of Blockbuster Total Access now http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text3.com ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
Re: [Blackbelly] Lambar nipples
Have you tried E-Bay?? If you do a search you may be surprised at what you can find that is sheep/ goat related. Shipping charges vary but I think you might do better than $10! Was that Jeffers Supply that wanted to charge that much? Dayna ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
Re: [Blackbelly] Parasites and deworming
I choose to raise my small flock ( less than 20 ) naturally. I do not use chemical wormers. I do not vaccinate. It is a closed flock, no outside animals are brought in. I am on my fifth year of raising sheep this way and have not lost an animal to disease. Blackbellies have the reputation of being one of the hardiest of the breeds. I live in southern Oregon where the weather is extreme- freezing temps/ snow in winter to 100+ temp and dry in summer. Tons of rain, mud, mosquitos, etc. The animals take all the extremes in stride. Icicles on their hair in the winter, digging holes in the dirt to keep cool in summer. Amazing animals to watch. Just make sure that your wormer choice is labeled for use in sheep. Not all wormers labeled for use in livestock are meant for all types of livestock. Also the dosage is usually based on weight of the animal so you have to have some idea of what they weigh. If you search the archives you will find lots of info on alternative worming methods. There are a lot of people in this group interested in a natural approach and have great suggestions. Dayna ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
Re: [Blackbelly] Hurt sheep update
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 4:13 PM Subject: Blackbelly Digest, Vol 4, Issue 37 Send Blackbelly mailing list submissions to blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.blackbellysheep.info/listinfo.cgi/blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can reach the person managing the list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than Re: Contents of Blackbelly digest... Today's Topics: 1. Re: Hurt sheep (The Wintermutes) 2. Re: Hurt sheep (Julian Hale) 3. Re: Hurt sheep Don't mix banamine dex (Cecil Bearden) 4. Re: Hurt sheep Don't mix banamine dex (The Wintermutes) 5. Lambar Nipples ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) 6. Parasites and Deworming (David Mansur) -- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:01:51 -0500 From: The Wintermutes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Hurt sheep To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii If she is eating and drinking she will probably be walking OK in about a week. The penicillin is a good idea. An anti-inflammatory such as 1cc of Banamine per day until acting normal would help. Dexamethasone is a steroid and anti-inflammatory that also works well (.5CC TO 2CC). Dexamethasone really makes a injured sheep feel much better. IMPORTANT Dexamethasone is also used to induce labor so DO NOT use if the ewe is pregnant! Also, Dexamethasone reduces the immune system so do not use if an active infection or fever is present. Thanks for the advice. I am going to have to get some banamine to keep on hand for emergencies like this. Well, Princess is up and going. not putting any weight on her leg but she sure won't let me catch her! I did get her to come to the fence and eat some grain. (She never could resist grain.). I think she will be okay. I had another hair sheep get caught jumping and hurt her leg much worse and she is walking fine and even had a baby a couple of months ago. I didn't think she would ever use it and would possibly have to be put down. She is wild as a cats meow and that fight must have been what pulled her threw with flying colors! Thanks again Nancy ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
