We had two calves that came to the farm rather sickly. They developed a cough and runny nose. They sounded awful! I made them a bucket of herbal tea each day.
Here is the recipe:
Bring 5 quarts of water to boil. Remove from heat.
Add 1/4 cup each of dried leaves of the following:
hyssop
comfrey
mullein
Cover. Let steep (with no extra heat) for 2 hours. Strain out the leaves. Stir in 1/2-3/4 cups of blackstrap molasses. When the tea is warm (a comfortable drinking temperature) but not hot, feed to calves. My calves loved it, in fact, they fought over it.
The calves "shared" one bucket of tea each day. I did this for about 2 weeks. The best part is that the cough and runny nose did clear up! And the calves and I became friends. 🙂
It is always a pleasure to see your positive, caring, and helpful posts for people needing help with their animals. I know that so many have been blessed in many ways by your posts! Thanks for all you do!
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We had two calves that came to the farm rather sickly. They developed a cough and runny nose. They sounded awful! I made them a bucket of herbal tea each day.
Here is the recipe:
Bring 5 quarts of water to boil. Remove from heat.
Add 1/4 cup each of dried leaves of the following:
Cover. Let steep (with no extra heat) for 2 hours. Strain out the leaves. Stir in 1/2-3/4 cups of blackstrap molasses. When the tea is warm (a comfortable drinking temperature) but not hot, feed to calves. My calves loved it, in fact, they fought over it.
Here is a video of it:
Calves Fighting over Herbal Tea
The calves "shared" one bucket of tea each day. I did this for about 2 weeks. The best part is that the cough and runny nose did clear up! And the calves and I became friends. 🙂
~Mama to Many~
Hey MTM!
The remedy makes so much sense, and the video is AWESOME!
Thanks for sharing!!!
Dear Theresa,
Thank you for being so encouraging!
It is always a pleasure to see your positive, caring, and helpful posts for people needing help with their animals. I know that so many have been blessed in many ways by your posts! Thanks for all you do!
~Mama to Many~