I am a long time lurker on the forums.
Herbal wormers do work! There are many places that sell them. I buy mine from Fiasco Farms.
After a three year experiment with my goats I have come to this conclusion; DE alone cannot cope with the parasites, but with the herbal wormer you have a two hit wonder.
I mix kelp and DE 50/50 by volume and give free choice. What I have seen is healthier goats overall and a huge decrease in fly problems. I used to buy fly parasite at least twice a year before. I haven't had to since using the DE kelp.
If the parasite load is very heavy then you might have to use a chemical wormer to start with, then switch to herbals once they are cleared up. I don't like it either but sometimes the herbals can't quite cut it. A neighbors calf died of unknown causes, I did a post mortem and found severe parasite infection, piercing all internal organs, in some places they had come through the skin.
Parasites can be overcome! Never quit attacking, because they will never quit either.
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