Which wormer while milking

luv2farm · #1 05/17/08, 10:16 AM

Which wormer has the least amount of withdraw time? I am milking 1 nubian which is our only milk source. So.....I need a wormer with little withdraw time. And, when I'm milking DURING the withdraw time, can I feed that milk to my baby chicks (approx 2 months old) ??

Thanks already!
Stephanie

TennesseeMama23 · #2 05/17/08, 11:41 AM

I use cydectin, made for dairy cattle. It says no milk withhold on the bottle (some disagree with that). You can feed it to your chicks if you choose to not use the milk anyway.

Others use ivermectin without dumping it also. It won't hurt you--it is given to people to treat worms also.

pookshollow · #3 05/17/08, 11:50 AM

I use Safeguard on the milking does - it has no withdrawal time.

cjb · #4 05/17/08, 12:28 PM

I use a pour-on called Epernex. It has no withdrawal period but I toss a couple day's worth just to be safe.

coondog · #5 05/17/08, 02:56 PM

Use herbal wormer, there is little withdrawal time(if any) with it.
you can get it from Fiascofarm/Molly's Herbals

LomahAcres · #6 05/17/08, 04:21 PM

What worms are worming for? Find that out, then you can find the wormer that you need.

For milking does we generally use Cydectin Cattle pour on given orally. No with drawl time.

Forerunner · #7 05/17/08, 04:30 PM

Has anyone looked into using diatomacious earth or Shaklee's "Basic "H"" for livestock wormer ?

The former can be added to the feed ration on a continuous basis and is quite inexpensive. If I have my portions correct, the latter can be used by keeping the animals away from water for a day and then putting in one cup or so to 50 gallons.
They will have sudsy beards after drinking.

There are other "organic" means by which to worm, but these are the simplest.

LomahAcres · #8 05/17/08, 09:36 PM

We use DE, I've found it to help cut back on worms, but not eliminate the need for chemical wormers altogether. We also use herbal wormers, but for milkers find it taints the taste, and again, decreases but not eliminates the need for chemical wormers.

goatsareus · #9 05/18/08, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by luv2farm

Which wormer has the least amount of withdraw time? I am milking 1 nubian which is our only milk source. So.....I need a wormer with little withdraw time. And, when I'm milking DURING the withdraw time, can I feed that milk to my baby chicks (approx 2 months old) ??

What kind of worms do you have?