Turns out that when we brought in the IPP piglets we also brought in mange mites. I noticed that they had a tendency of scratching when we got brought them here but they looked healthy and it didn’t seem excessive. Little did I know that this was just the beginning of a much larger issue.
Fast forward a little over a month and the a litter of piglets in the meantime from our Guineas and we discovered pretty clearly that all had the scratching issue and began to show the typical symptoms of scaly skin and some sores. Some worse than others and some not at all.
While I try to stay as natural as possible and medication free - I decided to treat all with an ivermectin injection. From everything I read, this is the quickest most effective method for eliminating mites.
All went fairly well with the most difficult part being catching and avoiding mama pig.
Lesson learned for all livestock moving forward: Separate stock brought in from the outside for a period of time before introducing to the rest. #homesteading #pigs #livestock #lessonlearned #farm #grownostr
Evergreen Farm / Tyler
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