Mice are a problem in lambing sheds, but as mice hate peppermint grow some around the sheds as a border. When washing the pens down use as a final rinse a gallon of water to which 5 drops of peppermint oil have been added. You can also drop neat peppermint oil into the straw, all around the edges of the pen. The peppermint seems to relax the mothers and makes the pen a pleasant place to be in. After the birth, give the sheep a drink made by adding 1 drop of yarrow oil to a quart of boiling water and allow it to cool.
Goats' milk production is increased by adding 1 teaspoon of the following formula to their feed.
Fennel 7 drops and Dill 8 drops diluted in 3 oz of water.
Goats are prone to worms, giving them large amounts of carrots will help or spray the feed with 1 teaspoon of the following, diluted further in the plant-spray:
Carrot oil 10 drops diluted in 3 oz of water.
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