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lakerlady
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Goats have ticks
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7/1/2008 6:44:54 PM
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I just returned from Goat Island with my 2 daughters and 2 Granddaughters, the kids love feeding the Goats. We make the trek everyday to feed them. We noticed today that the Goats are covered in ticks, especially the old nanny. Is there anything we can do to help prevent this? My brother-in-law raises goats and I will call him to see if he knows what to do. I'll be glad to purchase any meds needed but stomach is not strong enough to administer.
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Pontoonfisher
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Goats have ticks
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7/2/2008 7:34:10 AM
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Try the same method I use for deer. Shoot em! Then skin em! :)
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lakerlady
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Goats have ticks
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7/2/2008 8:39:38 AM
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Shoot and skin a tick? OK, what the hay, I'll give it a try....any suggestions on how to prepare a freshly skinned tick?
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Do ask your brother. I wonder if you can use the same thing you use on dogs. It is just a little tube of liquid that you put on the back of their neck. It last for 3 months. The best thing would be a little lime put down. This will get rid of the ticks instead of just keeping them off the goats. I don't know where the island is located, or what the regulations are with the lime, but it sounds like you have a good source for info. We are going to try and find it in the next weekend or so. Will have to save up some veggie for them.
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Just fry them in butter and add a little salt....this way the skin can be left on and it gets nice and crunchy (that is if there's anything left after shooting them)
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momo
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Goats have ticks
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7/2/2008 1:32:42 PM
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What kind of table scraps do they like? Any kind? or just goat food
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LAKE Magazine
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About Feeding them...
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7/2/2008 3:03:30 PM
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According to Misty Edmondson - AU Large Animal Teaching Hospital:
“The main thing the goats will need is a mineral source – more specifically a loose trace mineral salt,” Edmondson said. “If they only have a regular salt lick out there that will not be ideal. There’s only so much nutrition that the brush will be able to provide them.”
Falkner said, “After we dropped the first four nannies off on the south side of the island, we went around to the west side and put out feed in the worn down areas where the previous goats used to occupy the majority of the time. We came back by an hour later and they were all in the spot we put the feed out, as well as laying under the shed. As soon as they get more comfortable on the island and associate the sound of boats and people’s voices with feeding, you will be able to feed them out of your hand.”
****Edmondson offered the following tip for area boaters: “Don’t try to feed them people food or too much grain. It will only cause bladder stones and digestion problems for the goats. If every boater that went by tried to feed them, the goats could run into problems quickly."
Read the rest of the story using the link below
URL: Return to Goat Island Article
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| Name: |
lakerlady
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About Feeding them...
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7/2/2008 7:31:34 PM
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We mostly feed them fruit and veggies. The old nanny will eat out of your had now. She loves carrotts. They love apples but you need to cut them up. My 2 year old granddaughter took them some doggie trearts, she insisted, and they loved them. I talked with my brother in law he is sending me some stuff to put out for them to eat. It will provide them with much needed minerals and help keep the flies and ticks to a minimum. I went today on my wave runner, and so I didn't spend as much time there, but they will come to the water everytime we pull up.
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someone is partial to ticks....I find it hard to believe I got flamed for giving a good tick recipe!!!! Don't flame me until you try it!
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Lakeman
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Goats have ticks
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7/2/2008 9:39:07 PM
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Buy dog tick collars and put them on them. Might have to join two collars so it will be big enough. Short of dipping or spraying them, collars seam like the only solution. Give them tick/flea pills like you would do a dog.
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Lakeman
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Goats have ticks
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7/2/2008 9:39:38 PM
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Any vets in the forum?
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a neggie too! Somebody really loves ticks, or possibly thought I was speaking of the goats (which couldn't be farther from the truth). I think the re-patriotism of goats to "goat island" is a wonderful thing and I hope they do well...AND, they ARE a great source of the main ingredient for fried tick.
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Laker
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Goats have ticks
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7/2/2008 10:52:13 PM
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Im a vet of hard drinking and late night partying...oh you mean veterinarian??? Sorry.
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