Bot Eggs

[Candice]

After 25 plus years with horses I still have not found an easy efficient way to get rid of them and I found our first arrivals tonight.

 

[New2Minis]

The Slick N' Easy Block works great!!

 

[Nathan Luszcz]

I pull them off with my fingers... usually takes less than five minutes for a big horse with several hundred bots.

 

[Boinky]

I'd be very careful using your fingers though and clean up after any handling of bot eggs. People can get bots the eyes ect after handling bot eggs.

 

[REO]

Wisk them off with rough sand paper (surface hairs gently, the paper snags off the eggs)

 

[LAZY J MINIS]

REO.... THANKS FOR THE INFO, HADN'T THOUGHT OF THAT.

 

[Marsha Cassada]

I charge up the Oster and zip them off. Leaves the winter fur a little uneven, but I think that's better than having bots. My sister whisks them off with her hoof knife. I hate bots.

 

[Jill]

I just use the clippers.

 

[Viki]

I've used sand paper too. Quick and easy!

Viki

 

[Candice]

Thankyou everyone. I think I'll try the sandpaper today. The bot knife has been making everyone, including me a bit crabby.

 

[Relic]

Yep course sandpaper all we've ever used when needed...bought the knife the stone and always the sandpaper did it the best fastest and for sure the cheapest...

 

[shorthorsemom]

Never heard of sandpaper but I will give it a try, sounds like a good tip. I always used a razor in the past and just shaved them off.

 

[Marty]

Isn't this the biggest pain?

My horses are loaded! As fast as I remove them, they are right back. :arg! :arg! :arg!

I use it all, sandpaper, bot block, clippers and a bot knife. They just keep on coming. grrrrrr

 

[wcr]

What has worked well for me is an old serrated steak knife. I have tried the blocks and it is a pain. Clippers are good also.