I've been using DE to try to fight the flies and it is having no effect.
Check the archives a month or so ago for a good discussion on fly elimination.
I purchased a product called Sweet PDZ. It is an all natural, non-toxic
odor control for horse stalls and contains DE as well as other stuff. It
It's true. I'm new. Anyone have recommendations on where best to install a
mist line in a dirt floor sheep stable?
We just got four 8 mo old Barbados Blackbelly wethers last week. We were
prepared for their arrival, all but the 106 degree week we just had. Their
new
home is a large, st
In our area we have some clay that makes excellent bricks. If mud gets
between my girls toes and dries, they will try to lick it out. If one comes
in lame during wet weather, usually cleaning the dried mud from between the
toes will resolve the problem in about an hour. I have had some that m
You're referring to the Sheepmat from Nasco ($143). It is like a 60-in
long, deep sponge. The animals walk across it 2 or 3 times a day. You don't
have to dispose of any toxic bath solution using this mat. Their weight
squishes the solution up into all parts of the hoof. I used a concentrated
s
Terry,
I had a ewe that frequently came in 3-legged lame. She was very prone
to "hangnails" - always breaking the hoof wall off above the sole. I
trimmed her and in a couple of days she went sound again. She did this
several times.
During wet times it is also not uncommon for my sheep to com
