Raines Ranch Nubians & Boers
CAE Negitive Nubian and Boer goats in SW Nebraska
~*~A few helpful home remedies for the goats in your life~*~
If
your anything like me, for one, you don't like to give your animals alot
of chemicals, and two, if you can make it with a few things from the
kitchen cupboard...you will!
Here are a few home remedy recipes I have picked up from various other
goat owners that just might come in handy. Be it a every day choir or
an emergency situation, you just never know when you made need one of
these!
~Homemade Udder/Teat Dip Wash~
(This recipe is from Molly at www.fiascofarm.com)
Make only enough of this wash/dip for each milking. It does
not keep. The bleach disperses fairly quickly and you can’t
guarantee the mixture’s sanitizing strength/ability after a few
hours. To make an udder wash/teat dip just mix:
* 1 oz (2 T) of bleach
* one quart of water
* a drop of dish detergent
I like to use Dawn
dish washing detergent, it's the best I have found. Like Bounty
paper towels, I'd never use anything else. Dawn is safe to mix
with bleach. You must be very careful when mixing bleach with
other products because toxic vapors can result.
To use, wash udder with wash/dip and wipe dry with a clean paper towel.
Milk the goat. After milking, dip the teats in the teat dip and let
"air dry".
A lil Magic and Apple Cider Vinegar......
(For treatment of Ketosis or weak goats)
1 cup corn oil
1 cup molasses
2 cups karo
1 cup warm water.
~*~Homemade milk replacer~*~
end up having to use something other then mommy juice. This is Barbara's recipe and is very easy and
the kids won't scour.
1 Gallon Whole Milk
1 can Evaporated Milk
1 Cup Buttermilk
1 beaten egg
evaporated milk and buttermilk and beaten egg and fill back up with the
milk you set aside.
~*~mastitis treatments/preventatives~*~
Recipe #1
If there is a nursing kid/calf, don't apply this to the teats.
Recipe #2
Frequent milking and massage with hot towels is key.
Recipe #3
Aloe vera gel (a standard sized one from the store).
2 ounces of a good tea tree essential oil.
Mix well and shake before use.
If you are using it in cold weather I would slather something over top like winter udder cream, since I think it would leave the udder cold and not be helpful in treatment. The lard/ cayanne might work better as a winter topical mastitis treatment.
~*~Pink eye treatments~*~
Treatment #1
