
Hog lice - natural treatment? - Homesteading Forum
2014年9月23日 · Oh you know I will be looking for lice next time! Live and learn. These are our first pigs and there have not been any animals on our land in decades - so you know they came with the piglets. I was busy looking at the farm, their behavior, pig pens, pig pasture, etc.
Lice in pigs? Your remedy? - Homesteading Forum
2009年4月17日 · The pig louse is quite large and you should have no problem seeing them if the pigs are infested. If you get some permethrin insecticide concentrate (typically 10% permethrin) take about 3 ml or so in a syringe and just squirt it down the middle of their backs. The pig lice will be gone by the time the sunsets if you treat in the morning.
Young gilt farrowing - Homesteading Forum
2018年1月22日 · When I've had issue with pig lice I've used a pyretherin based powder. Pyretherin is the active ingredient. They sell the powder for cows or horses, buy the cow version - crazy horse people will pay too much for everything.
true or false, All pigs get lice?? - Homesteading Forum
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finding lice while finishing my pigs | Homesteading Forum
2015年11月21日 · One of my Mulefoot/ Berkshire gilts was begging for back scratching. So much so that she preferred it over eating her breakfast. While looking her over I saw that she had pig lice. These pigs are slated for freezer camp withing a month. So I didnt want to use Seven or Ivomectin. I decided to...
Different lice question - Homesteading Forum
2008年9月29日 · Different lice question Jump to Latest 477 views 5 replies 5 participants last post by 3kidsomy Oct 6, 2008
Sedating a pig with beer - Homesteading Forum
2020年5月2日 · Vets have stuff that will actually work, maybe not even as expensive as getting a pig drunk, getting your buddies drunk and getting stitches at the ER. Or you could just have a pig roast now and pick up another feeder. Get you and your buddies drunk and full of pork, no ER from drunken knife slips while wrestling a mean drunk pig, good times.
IVOMEC INJECTION & general care questions! - Homesteading …
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Ivermectin safe to give to pregnant sow? | Homesteading Forum
2015年4月5日 · Not sure about mites but DE has worked great on hog lice (although it took about 4 weeks & multiple applications to get rid of them). If I found a patch of a few lice together, I would put vasoline on my fingers and scoop them up off the pig. That way she got immediate relief from some of the bloodsuckers.
Which option for 3-4 pigs - Homesteading Forum
2018年2月20日 · I've been reading and agonizing about getting pigs for a couple years now and my head is still spinning a bit with all of the different info out there. I'm hoping to get 3-4 feeder pigs this year to raise on our small 5 acre parcel. We …