How to get the herbal wormer in pill form??

[DonnaBelle]

OK, so there's a little gun you can get, but how do you get the powdered herbal into the bolus?? Can you make a bolus??
What would you use that would stiffen up so you could use it in the bolus gun? Any ideas.

DonnaBelle

 

[cmjust0]

I make 'roll yer own' copper boluses by splitting calf-sized copper boluses and repackaging the contents into '000'-sized gelcaps.

You can get gelcaps at just about any healthfood store, or you can order them online.

I've heard of people making a paste ball out of the herbal wormers, too, and basically forcing the goats to eat them.

Sounds like a PITA.

Question...is the herbal wormer water soluble? If so, could you maybe just mix it with water and drench with it?

 

[aggieterpkatie]

Perhaps you can mix it with molasses and spoon feed it or put in on grain?

 

[doublebow]

I read in an herbal book about making a pill by mixing a little water with the herbs and making a pill and then wrapping it with tissue paper. Never tried it though. My goats always liked eating the herbal wormer and would have eaten the whole bag if I let them. They are part piggie tho LOL!