- Ferrell Hollow Farm

Saturday, April 21, 2012

I have been taking Brewers Yeast daily (Vitamin B1-Thiamin) in hopes of the chiggers and no see ums leaving me alone--so far it is working! I have been feeding B1 to all of the horses as well to make them less attractive to flies this year--let's hope it works! :)

Apr 21, 2012 6:54:21 AM

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