Drench dipstick

[Brown Cow]

Has anyone come across a dipstick/volume gauge that can be dipped in a part-used container of drench to check how much is left to use? Sure there must be a better way than tipping into a jug, but unsure how to adapt a ruler into a litre-measure!

 

[Stewartry hill]

A lot of bottles are marked

 

[Poorbuthappy]

Has anyone come across a dipstick/volume gauge that can be dipped in a part-used container of drench to check how much is left to use? Sure there must be a better way than tipping into a jug, but unsure how to adapt a ruler into a litre-measure!

How about weighing it?
Weigh an empty and a full to see how heavy 5 litres is and go from there.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Just get a bamboo cane

 

[Brown Cow]

How about weighing it?
Weigh an empty and a full to see how heavy 5 litres is and go from there.

Always wondered what to do with those small spring scales!

 

[Brown Cow]

Just get a bamboo cane

Just get a bamboo cane

... & ram it down the sheep's neck?

 

[Brown Cow]

A lot of bottles are marked

Only seen that on oil containers...

 

[Northeastfarmer]

... & ram it down the sheep's neck?

Thought u wanted to check how much drench was left in a container not see what the ewe had for its tea?

 

[Brown Cow]

Thought u wanted to check how much drench was left in a container not see what the ewe had for its tea?

Ah yes - but as with everything these days: unopened containers aren't full to the neck so dipping partially used ones doesn't gauge remaining volume too well...

 

[tinsheet]

Measuring jug, large oil one!

 

[Brown Cow]

Measuring jug, large oil one!

Yep, but I tend to spill when in a hurry

 

[bovine]

Dark room, bright LED type torch - shine in the neck - you should see the level quite easily.

 

[Poorbuthappy]

Dark room, bright LED type torch - shine in the neck - you should see the level quite easily.

But what does that, or an uncalibrated dipstick tell you on an irregular shaped container? Ok if you just want to guestimate quantity left to know if enough to do a group of lambs. But it will be approximate.
Weighing easiest by far for accurate measurement imo. Kitchen scales at the ready.

 

[llamedos]

Volume in Litres = Height x Width x Length / 1000
ie a 2.5 ltr container would typically be 25cm x 4cm x25 cm

so just measure height of product left for an approximation.

 

[Big Al]

If you really want one of these you could easily make your own.
Get an empty container and a measuring jug. Start adding measured volume increments that you want to measure into the bottle and record the level on a dip stick with a scratch.

 

[GTB]

When you've done as much drenching as I have you just know by the weight how much is left within reason.

 

[johnspeehs]

Just give it a shake and it will give you a fair enough indication of how much is left in 5 or 10 litre jar and if your anything like me you will only be short about 10 or 12 sheep in a batch of 200 on a sunday afternoon.

 

[jamesy]

The weigh in would be the most accurate if you really needed to know.... Or take off the amount you have dosed from original qty