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Thursday, March 12, 2009

[AlpacaTalk] Re: fly predators

Fly boots are like wrap around fly masks for the legs with two velco straps. Made the horses look like they were wearing knee socks. They worked GREAT!!! We picked them up at our local tack shop but you can get them online - we didn't get the expensive ones (they can cost up to $80! We spent like $20) Here's a like to some that look like them (and they're re'usable - hose them off)

http://www.smartpakequine.com/ProductClass.aspx?productclassid=3535&cm_mmc=Froogle-_-Shopping%20Feed-_-NA-_-13535

Ridgley

--- In AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com, "Wendy Edwards" <wendy.edwards@...> wrote:
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> hi Ridgley - what are fly boots?
>
> We used DE last year but just sprinkled on the manure piles - it didn't seem to make much difference - this year i am going to feed it to the alpacas and see if that helps.
>
> i've tried fly spray, wipes and roll-on. Nothing seemed to last for long. Does anyone use the alpaca fly-masks i've seen advertised?
>
> Wendy
> DreamWeaver Alpacas
> BC
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: rollinridge
> To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 4:17 AM
> Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Re: fly predators
>
>
> Glad you brought that up :-) (one of my future questions). We tried them for the first time last year with our (2) horses and my husband and I kept asking each other all summer long whether we noticed any difference. (As we shovelled the manure). We're in NJ. We have friends in MD that say they're wonderful which is why we tried them. But I really don't think it helped. Their website says it can take a couple of years for them to really "kick in" - but I think I'll stick with my fashionable fly boots.
> Can alpacas wear things like that?
> Ridgley
>
> --- In AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com, "Emaly Leak" <llamapyr25@> wrote:
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> > Spring is upon us, and I was curious to hear if anyone has used fly
> > predators to control their fly population? If so, how did it work? When
> > did you start & stop? I'm sure part of that is based upon geography and
> > climate- I'm in central Indiana. Thanks, Emaly
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