[AlpacaTalk] RE: DE Questions/fecal checks
<<I'm planning on stopping the D.E. as soon as fly season is over, then
starting it again a month before fly season starts (around March) next
year. I
will also be doing fecal checks three weeks after I stop feeding it. It
is VERY
fine and does stick to the feed really well. You can even sprinkle some on
the hay and it sticks to that!
SUSAN OLSON
Alpaca Loco>>
Cool Beans! Thanks Susan :-). So I can just throw some DE on the hay?
Now *that* I can manage immediately :-). I even have an old 1# bag
left over from flea treatment days that I can go throw on their hay
TODAY! It will take me some organizational time to think thru dosage
amts and method of administering in the feed and come up with a plan
before I get that routine down. (I have so many things to deal with
every minute of every day that it takes a while to implement new
procedures).
OK, onward to other questions...
I have an old microscope and I homeschool my dd. My plan a couple of
years ago was to start doing my own fecal checks and make that part of
our biology studies. I found it to be much harder than I thought it
would be and was never confident about what I was seeing.
I am doubly excited about beginning a DE regimen, really looking forward
to less flies next year, but also because frankly administering
Safeguard for 5 days in a row is a *real* pain in the backside, and I
find time just gets away from me and even with all good intentions I
just don't get around to it on a regular basis. This year has been
better than the previous 2, in that they did get a few Dect injections
in Dec and in Jan and did get Safeguarded in the spring. I am gearing
up to do that unpleasant chore again here soon as we are close to our
first frost....will likely happen this week or next.
I plan to start back on the Dectomax injections very soon. The
discussion about injections is helping me get my confidence up to do
this by myself. I did it a few times last winter with my dd. The first
time was surprisingly easy. The next month they were all just such
bears and made it SO hard for us that I never got around to tackling it
again. Dr Evans has told me that the MOST critical time to give the
injections is Nov-Feb so I am concentrating on that. If I can get to
the point where it is relatively easy to do I will extend the shot
season. But I am *really* hoping the ducks and guineas will do away
with the snails and I won't have to keep it up.
Thanks a bundle to you guys. I am feeling better and better about being
able to keep my dear pacas healthy and well on my own. Oh, for those of
you that have asked.....no I know of no other alpaca owners around me
that I could network with and share the procedures and no I have no
breeder support as mine are all basically rescues. The only one I had
with papers died.....my dear stud man Charlie Brown :-(. But I only
raise for fun, love, and fiber, so am not trying to breed to sell, just
to have more to love.
Warmly, Janice
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