ticks on goats

[barnyardgal]

This is the first year i am having a problem with ticks on my goats-heard ticks was gonna be bad & let me tell ya,they sure are!!!

So,what do you guys use for ticks on the goats??

Thanks for any help!!

[CaliannG]

Take a whole basil plant and crush it, then soak it in hot (but not boiling) water for 2 hours. Then strain it, and put the water in a spray bottle. Spray this on anything you don't want ticks jumping on, your socks and pant legs, the front steps, goats, dogs, whatever. It deters ticks from wanting to get hop on.

If you find a tick on them, rub veggie or mineral oil on it. This cuts off their air circulation and causes them to let go on their own (thus NOT injecting poisons or leaving parts of themselves in the wound to fester). Once they do so, destroy them without mercy.

Ticks, like fleas, are evil.

[yarrow]

what do we use for ticks??? our fingers LOL.. yep.. every day starts with a good ol' tick picking session.. Look behind ears, around eyes.. rears, udders... pick 'em off.. turn everyone out for the day.. knowing they'll have some more in the morning.. springtime in the ozarks !!!!

susie, mo ozarks

[Bearfootfarm]

Most flea sprays will kill ticks too

[Pony]

We're using Adams Flea Off Mist. Safe enough for puppy dogs, doesn't seem to bother the goats.

We also do the manual tick removal thing. Ugh. Nasty but effective, and I must confess that there is something very gratifying about smashing those little bloodsuckers.