We've read that one of the most serious problems facing goat producers around the world today is the increasing resistance of parasites (worms) to drugs. Here at Full of Life Farm, we have chosen to use herbal based wormers instead of drugs. It is our belief that since goats managed to live healthy lives for thousands of years prior to the invention of worming drugs, they can do so again still today. Also, we're not really being mavericks here. Others have tested the effect of herbal wormers against modern drugs and have documented favorable results.
Another benefit of using herbal wormers is that there are no dangerous needles for giving shots and no toxic chemicals. As a result, our children can participate in the process. In the pictures here, Ryan is measuring out doses into each of our goat's feed bins and "Snowball" is enjoying her dose of herbal wormer.
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ReplyDeleteWe have 17 Irish Dexter cattle, 30ish sheep (plus babies), 25 goats (plus babies), 4 pigs (yet to have babies), 3 horses (who will never have babies), 6 rabbits (who would have babies constantly if we let them), 6 ducks, 8 geese & 250 chickens (in season).
We give NO chemical wormers! We use DE or herbal wormers only. We use co-grazing, MIG and breeding to control parasites. That's how God/Nature designed parasite control. I'm just not smart enough to think that I could begin to do better!
Have you thought about becoming Certified Naturally Grown? It's a grass roots movement. No government control. Natural Farmers protecting our own ways. Take a look at http://www.naturallygrown.org/ to see if you'd be interested. I know you're small & only sell to family & friends. But, you're also an LLC? If you ever do decide to sell outside, it might be nice to have been CNG for a few years. I established Our Farm to feed my family, but I figured I wanted to help protect my way of farming. Check it out, you might like it. :)