The two herbal blends I recommend are GI Soother and DWA from Fir Meadow LLC. I recommend having kids on a natural coccidia prevention via natural dewormers. In kids, their immune system is not fully developed, so they are extremely susceptible to coccidia. Coccidia is a protozoan parasite it lives in almost all goats, but in very few numbers, so it does not cause issues with a functioning immune system.
It also helps control coccidia (the main culprit behind scours in goats), but if you’re having particular trouble with it (which is common with young kids), you follow the instructions from Hannah’s blog here…Īt 3-4 weeks of age, the battle with parasites begins.
This herbal formula covers strongyle, barberpole, hookworm, tapeworm, threadworm, threadneckworm, and lungworm. I used to use Molly’s Dewormer, but Hannah from The Giving Goat turned me onto Land of Havilah’s parasite formula which works better and is easier to dose. When you run a “fecal test”, the technician will usually look for what they call a “healthy” amount of worms, which means that when they take a sample and peer at it through a microscope, they’ll see a few here or there, and will give your goat a clean bill of health as long as the numbers aren’t incredibly high.
Because of this, we noticed we only need to de-worm once a month. We live in Arizona, a very arid climate, which means we have very low worms counts to begin with. For some, it’s every week, for others it’s once a month. Your goal is to figure out (through the fecal tests), how often your goats need to be dewormed. If the numbers have gone down, but are not gone, keep going a couple times weekly for a month, then re-test. If you’re new to the world of herbal deworming, or if you haven’t given a dewormer in a while, it’s best to give them a dose every day for 7-10 days, then run a fecal test through your vet or through Meadow Mist Labs. (With the natural method, the milk is safe to drink:) Also, be sure not to overdo it on the chemical dewormers, and be sure to check if it’s safe for pregnant goats. If you decide to go the chemical route, you need to make sure and toss the milk of the goat for a week, as it isn’t safe to consume. Some people also feed their goats DE (diatomaceous earth), but I strongly caution in this, I have known goats that inhale the DE powder when eating it and it has caused permanent lung damage. If you can’t pasture rotate, then be sure to keep their pens clean. Some other things that can really help support your goat’s digestive tract and get rid of worms is feeding hay (the long stems help keep the rumen happy), pumpkin seeds (worms hate these!), and incorporating some pasture rotation in your goat’s routine to stop the cycle or re-infestation. Just an FYI, a chemical dewormer is usually given twice a year, while a natural one is usually given once a week to once a month. Our vet recommends herbal deworming with chemical deworming as a backup. Another problem with using chemical dewormers is that parasites have begun to develop a resistance to them. abnormal stools (diarrhea or stools that are clumped together)īecause goats spend a good portion of their day with their noses to the ground, and are often touching their feces, the facts are that they will always have a certain level of worms inside of them, there’s just no way to completely get rid of them - even if you were to douse them with chemicals.So, what can you do to make sure you’ve got healthy goats you’re raising? It’s simple, just use a natural goat dewormer and your goats will be good as new! Symptoms of Worms in Goats The bad news about goats & worms is that an infestation can really harm the health of your goat. The good news about goats & worms is that humans can’t contract the worms that a goat has. But when you think about it, any animal that you bring into your home has the potential of contracting worms or some form of parasite. Just the thought of needing a goat dewormer icked me out. It’s the thought of a worm infestation inside that adorable goat you’ve been cuddling. If there’s anything that will scare you away from owning goats…
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