Re: [Blackbelly] DE

2011-10-18 Thread imgr8at38
no need to apologize. I'm not sure why I have none of these issues here in MD, but I have just not been exposed to any of these things at all. I feel very fortunate to not have any of these problems. But I am very interested in learning about the issues other people have had and are having.

[Blackbelly] DE

2011-10-18 Thread Crystal Wolf
My apologies for using an acryonym without the explanation. Diatameceous earth is (DE) is fossil flour that comes from Utah. It is tiny ancient fossils ground into a flour consistancy. When fed to poultry, dogs, cats, horeses and sheep it literally cuts up the internal parasites. It is al

Re: [Blackbelly] what I feed for minerals

2011-10-18 Thread Carol Elkins
At 07:42 PM 10/17/2011, you wrote: I have no idea what it is.> DE is diatomaceous earth. A lot of people swear by it as a dewormer, as well as use of Shaklee's Basic H detergent in the drinking water, and garlic. However, there are no scientific studies that suggest that any of these products

Re: [Blackbelly] Selenium

2011-10-18 Thread Cecil R Bearden
Whenever I have tried to make their situation better, by feeding a supplement tub, vitamin shot, extra minerals, etc. it resulted in a dead sheep. If I just make sure they have salt and mineral salt available, and a bale of hay in their pen at night to munch on, and periodic worming, they do j