Guest guest Posted July 4, 2011 Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 I have a question for those who try to be as organic as possible. We currently have one cow and 5 goats that we milk. In addition out in the pastures we have 10 " pet " goats and 14 horses. For your milking animals what type of spray do you use to help with flies? I didn't have the money to buy fly predators as I had hoped earlier in the season, and now not sure it would be much use as we may have to move to a new place in a few weeks. Meanwhile what type of sprays are economical and least toxic. I have tried mixing a few with essential oils, but they don't seem to be doing much. Any suggestions would be a great help. It seems to be mostly the cow that is bothered. We clean her paddock several times a day and the manure is hauled a couple hundred feet away. She used to get pasture time all day long, but then we thought she was going to calve (apparently a false alarm) so we have kept her confined to her paddock for four weeks, but plan to start turning back out to pasture during the day. She has several spots along her milk veins where the flies congregate and just eat all day long, and I feel so bad for her. Thanks, Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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