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From: Dayna Denmark [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 6:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] More on Diatomaceous Earth
Barb,
Check out the website wolfcreekranch.net to read about a holistic
approach
Barb,
You can consider free choice DE when you have the
numbers down where you want them. Offer the DE in a feeder
the way some people offer the minerals.
I started using DE on my Rabbit herd about a month ago--
and the change in food consumptoion is wonderful. It has
dropped by 10%, the
: Terry [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 6:47 AM
Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] More on Diatomaceous Earth
Barb,
You can consider free choice DE when you have the
numbers down where you want them. Offer the DE in a feeder
the way some people
Barb--
what is the puddling situation like in your paddocks? A
neighbor nearby lost 48 katahdin lambs and adults a couple
springs ago to cocci that 'took off' when the fields
puddled up. He had noticed the animals were drinking less
water from the water troughs, and assumed it was because
they
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To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 9:13 AM
Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] More on Diatomaceous Earth
Barb--
what is the puddling situation like in your paddocks? A
neighbor nearby lost 48 katahdin lambs and adults a couple
springs ago to cocci that 'took off
With the Basic-H treatment, you should find parts of the
parasite itself, and not just eggs. The premise behind
using a 'detergent' is the use of the detergent to destroy
the protective oily/waxy coating of the parasite, exposing
it to the enzymes and acids of the digestive process. Keep
that in
Barb,
Check out the website wolfcreekranch.net to read about a holistic approach to
cocci. I have not personally tried any of their products but since I am leaning
towards raising sheep without chemicals I may try some.
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The rams reported in this morning with five H. Contortus eggs, 250 eggs
per gram. That is negligible. They are getting 1/2 tsp DE per day
(that's actually a lot of dust on a small grain ration), and were moved
to a paddock that had been rested for 30 days. Could be also, that the
worms are
