[Lesley Silvester]

Just bought some garlic and some seaweed for my girlies and realised I have no idea how much to give them.  Any suggestions please?

[Anke]

The garlic comes with a wee cup/spoon thingy and mine get one of these per goat at keast once a week, if I remember twice (it is about equal to heaped teaspoon). They will have smelly breath a bit for the next day (or lets say differently smelly breath to usual), but I have never had any taint in the milk. Seaweed is a sprinkle a few times a week, mixed into their sugar beet shreds. You may have to start off with just a little as some of mine objected to the seaweed at the beginning.

[maddy]

What benefits do the garlic and seaweed give the goats?

[goosepimple]

Yes, never heard of this, surprised any animal likes garlic.

[jinglejoys]

Purifies the blood helps keep down worm burden also fleas..lots of uses.Don't you give it to your dogs?
 

[sokel]

I buy both by the sack full. All of the goats ,horses,donkeys and dogs get it every day in the feed
The goats can be a bit picky with the seaweed from time to time but as said if mixed into the wet sugarbeet they usually eat it

[goosepimple]

Yet another TAS-tip, thanks!

[Anke]

My sheep get seaweed mixed in with their sugar beet shreds too, they don't complain... goats normally eat it as well, but not all the time.
 
Seaweed - lots of trace elemments, iodine
Garlic - as jingljoys says - good all-rounder for the blood. However I do NOT rely on it for worm control, but I am sure it helps.
 

[Lesley Silvester]

My garlic didn't have any measure with it but the label does say how much to give a horse or pony.  It seems to be quite a lot more than you are suggesting for a goat, Anke.  I used to give my first goat garlic but couldn't get any when we first moved so forgot about it.  I'll try them with a bit tonight.

[Chris H]

Give garlic to my goats, would it be good for the sheep? only have a few ewes and a ram?

[Lesley Silvester]

Tried the garlic the other day, well mixed in and that was eaten.  Today I sprinkled some seaweed over the top and that went as well, so they must like it.  At the moment, anyway.  Tomorrow's another day.