[Jacob-list] natural wormers

[Debbie Bennett]

When we moved onto our farm, one of the first things we noticed was 
pennyroyal everywhere. In our area, it is invasive. The vet told us 
that pennyroyal is a natural wormer , but cautioned that ingested 
during pregnancy, it could cause miscarriage. In five years, we haven't 
had any miscarriages, they eat it mostly late Spring to early Summer. 
We still worm with Ivomec, once in the Spring and once in the Fall for 
the older sheep, more often for the lambs up to a year and a 1/2 old. 
It has worked well for us.
Debbie Bennett
Feral Fibre Farm
On Tuesday, April 29, 2003, at 04:17 PM, Neal and Louise Grose wrote:

> I suspect that the effect on small creatures and not large ones has to 
> do with particle size. This also makes it hazardous to breathe since 
> it may be inhaled and stay in the lungs.
>  
> I also suspect that it does work, but not at a rate that would make it 
> valuable for treatment of animals with true parasitosis. Over-all, it 
> is more effective to handle the sheep in a manner that limits the 
> amount of infectious parasites than it does to treat them with 
> diatomaceous earth if you are trying to raise sheep as organically as 
> possible. Everybody is different. I would gladly use Ivomec once a 
> year just to rid the place of bot flies.
>  
> Has anyone considered giving their sheep a chew of tobacco? ( 'Scuse 
> me: Chaw o' 'baccer?) This used to be the standard for worming mules 
> in our area. It works. Of course you have to give the animal enough to 
> kill the worms and not the sheep. Nicotine is poisonous and there is 
> no antidote. I was stunned recently to see "nicotine sulfate" listed 
> in an organic gardening catalog as an "acceptable" organic 
> insecticide. This stuff is truly nasty, but has a short half-life.
>  
> Neal Grose
> North Carolina
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Betty Berlenbach
> To: jacob-list at jacobsheep.com
> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 11:16 AM
> Subject: [Jacob-list] DE
>
> If it cuts up worms, why wouldn't it also cut up intestines of sheep 
> or stomachs or esophagui?
>
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