The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: roddycm on August 07, 2019, 02:07:36 pm
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I have been thinking a lot since the death of Maggie, our Boer girl, about general health and best practice. I have the girls in at the moment as its winter here (south america) but they go out when its sunny in an excercise paddock about 3/4 or an acre... Reading about worm resistance and build up got me thinking.... My goat area is not large enough for rotation so would I be best of either getting rid of all grass grown in this area and avoid worm build up this way or just make a smaller yard with a hard floor?? I provide all their food anyway, its not like they are on a grazing system... maybe by letting them nibble on the grass in their excercise area its actually just going to build up a worm problem?
Thoughts? I read that if it there was no grass (much like one sees at a zoo or city farm) then the worm issue would be largey resolved. Thought I would see what you all think, so much knowledge on this site! Thanks in advance :)
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I think people tend to be over concerned about worms. Its quite normal and healthy for adult animals to carry some worms. They only become a problem when the amimal is stressed by something else, pregnancy, or illness.
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That bioworma looks super intersting!! Thanks for sharing!!
They are actually fine with their fecals but so many people are telling me that goats are delicate with worms and because i am not rotating them onto new paddocks they will surely get resistant worms and then I will have a real problem on my hands etc etc So I began to worry, but as far as I can tell they are fine and because i bring them all their food they will hopefully be ok in the future too! I will keep testing periodically and take it from there!
Thanks guys!