Prohibit wormer and sheep

[alsea1]

I am going to have to worm my small sheep.
I was wondering if any of you have tried this product on lambs.
My lambs are probably around the size of a beagle right now. But because we have not finished the new pasture I have had to keep them on dirty ground. I provide a hay bunk with hay at all times, but they insist on grazing the grass. So I am thinking I need to worm them.
The older sheep appear okay. They are holding weight, eatting fine.
I just want to make sure the lambs thrive.

 

[bcnewe2]

Yes that is what I am currently using. I don't worm often but I recently had to worm all my young lambs (2 months old). Which is a new thing for us. Last year was a bad year for parasites and we seem to be paying for it now.
I follow the concentrated dosage and use a drench gun (giant hard plastic syringe). For my 2 month old lambs I gave about 1.5 cc's of the concentrated formula

 

[bonbean01]

Same thing here last year as bcnewe2 for bad parasites after a rainy winter and spring...first time I'd used a chemical wormer on my farm...before monthly drenches of garlic barrier and ACV worked great for years. Prohibit did a good job on one that also had lung worm. Same dosage for little ones that bcnewe2 used also.
Prohibit was less costly than Cydectin or Ivermectin and did the job.

 

[alsea1]

Great. I will use that. I just gotta figure dosage for a lamb that is like the size of a large Chihuahua.
This little girl is one of twins. Her brother is larger.

 

[bcnewe2]

I'd rather over dose a little but than underdose. My lambs were about 25-30lbs or less so I think I was overdosing but they looked great quickly so I know they all got enough. And no one looked worse for the wear.

 

[Heather gray]

We are getting ready to worm our new lambs(2+ months old and have noticed one of them has a
"sack" under his jaw... has anyone ever seen" bottle jaw?" I have been reading up on this and wonder will worming him be enough ??

 

[bcnewe2]

Usually the lambs here get what's called a milk goiter. It's a fat filled lump under the neck where it connects to the jaw. Not the same as where you'd see bottle jaw. Look up both on the net so you can see the difference.
I have just been told by an old sheep friend that if you're going to worm with Prohibit (lavamasole) that you should make sure your sheep have access to good minerals. She said it's the minerals that help the wormer work. Don't know but we do keep minerals free choice.

 

[Heather gray]

Thank you bxnewe2! I looked it up and they say hair sheep tend to get milk goiter and this IS what it looks like! I can't tell you how much I appreciate your information!!

 

[bcnewe2]

No prob Heather gray. Been there myself and it took me a while to figure out what it was. Thing is, if they have milk goiters they are actually in good health.