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pennywinkles in freedom fountain

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joel shelton

08-19-2007 07:56:34




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I recently installed a new super hole 2 freedom fountain for my goats and sheep and future cattle. The goats and sheep do not drink enough during the day to really move the water that much. When checking the make sure everything was working well the other day I noticed penny winkles in it. Penny winkles as my dad calls them, are those little worm like larva that do zig zags and are said to kill poultry if they are happen to injest them. I really think they are mosquito larva. Anyway, what is a good way to get rid of these other than draining the tank daily? Someone suggested diamond copper sulfate by the teaspoon but I know sheep are very copper senstive and wonder if it may hurt them. Any suggestions?
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Joel

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dan hill

08-19-2007 16:49:57




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 Re: pennywinkles in freedom fountain in reply to joel shelton, 08-19-2007 07:56:34  
perrywinkles are a salt water snail.You have a different critter in your fountain..



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MNBob

08-19-2007 09:03:15




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 Re: pennywinkles in freedom fountain in reply to joel shelton, 08-19-2007 07:56:34  
Wonder if a few bullheads or goldfish would clean them out?



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Bob Kerr

08-19-2007 19:16:02




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 Re: pennywinkles in freedom fountain in reply to MNBob, 08-19-2007 09:03:15  
I like the goldfish idea and I know for fact that one works. Knew a girl who had an old half whisky barrel she let get full of water and too heavy for her to dump and full of mosqutio wrigglers. She bought a goldfish and put him in and forgot all about it all summer and the next spring she remembered it was in there. She looked and there he was fat as a cat! and no mosquitos! Just don"t know if the sheep will drink them in. Also a little chlorine will keep the water clean and mosquitos won"t lay eggs in clean water, but not sure if good for the sheep.

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Sean Feeney 2

08-19-2007 08:12:55




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 Re: pennywinkles in freedom fountain in reply to joel shelton, 08-19-2007 07:56:34  
Maybe a teaspoon of veggie type oil?



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