Sweet Sunny has an incredibly thick mane. In fact, his coat is so thick that my shedding blade only scratches the surface. Although it does help break up mud clots. It doesn't help that he LOVES rolling in mud, which includes more than dirt, if you get my drift. Yep, it's laden with horse manure. …
Category: internal parasites
Now that you have poop in your hand, what’s next?
Somewhere in Internet land is a comment about falling in muddy pasture dirt in the chicken area. Lost it. Can't find those comments anywhere. In lieu of starting over, I'll just move on. Last year we had several paths of rock strewn around the barn. No more falling in the chicken yard for me. I …
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Parasite prevention is an every day affair
More wet weather. Terrific. My little goats haven't been out of the barn in months. Or, so it seems. Goat don't do wet. Nor do they do well in wet weather. But staying in the barn isn't good for them either. We clean it as often as we can. But in wet weather, we end …
Freezing temperatures, internal parasites, and our goats
http://www.SleepingDogRanch.com For the most part goats handle freezing temperatures quite well. That is, if they have shelter, food, water, and are healthy. Our focus for the past several months has been to boost their immune system, reduce their internal parasites as much as possible, and put a bit of weight on them for added insulation. …
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FAMACHA testing saved our goats
Today is really a day of rest. I'm the only awake; Bob is zonked out and the dogs are sleeping (two at my feet, one in the living room, and the other on the porch). Naming our place Sleeping Dog Ranch was a stroke of genius, even though we didn't realize it at the time. …
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