We are still having problems with worms in our kid goats.
They fall into 3 groups, 25% look great, 25% look puny, and 50% are average.
Since the ivermectin doesn't seem to be helping much, I decided to change things up and switch to levamisole. It comes as a powder, mix it with water and drench orally.
I made up a chart of how many cc's per 5 pound increments.
J captured the kids, on at a time. We weighed a few to get an idea of the weight range. Good = 45+ pounds, average = 35 pounds and puny = 25 pounds.
J held, I drenched them, the puny ones got a vitamin drench too and then a green mark on everyone so we could tell which ones had been done. We hope this will give them the boost they need so we can get a growth spurt before market time.
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Deworming certainly seems to be a big challenge.
(I like the shot of the goats all looking forward)
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