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I was talking to a man recently who lines his sheep race with white rhino lime mixed with water before bringing flock in for dosing, etc. Says it helps to prevent foot issues? Has anyone experience with this?

Applied Clik extra to 200 gimmers last year and within an hour of finishing the heavens opened and didn’t stop for the remainder of the day. Not a trace of pink on them the next morning and still no fly issues the rest of the year! A great product. I went to bed fairly unhappy that night and...

how did the 2021 sale go, think it was yesterday?

Aye fair point. Not really comparing like with like. Must get a few quotes for Rumenco Maxx/ Optilix. Cheers!

Hi all, normally a Crystalix block user but Supalyx seems a good bit cheaper local to myself. Is the Supalyx block as good a product or is it simply less money for a lesser product? Thanks in advance for any thoughts!

Thanks neilo, have been browsing this forum for a long time now and find it really helpful. Have had a really bad time with footrot this year and I'm fed up spending a fortune on Zactran plus the labour time involved in bringing the sheep to our handling facilities to treat is not...

thanks for all the replies folks, much appreciated

Never used the product before but planning to vaccinate all existing and bought in replacement stock this autumn. A local vet has suggested one dose with annual booster is likely sufficient. Product literature would appear to recommend two initial doses 6 weeks apart. Is this really necessary?

Many thanks for all of the above, definitely food for thought. Planning to sponge to tighten lambing period- is it be too much to expect 2 shearling tups to cover 10 ewes each or should I look for a more experienced operator?

Near north coast Northern Ireland, approx 20 acres decent grass/hill land. Work full-time so would intend to synchronise ewes and buy 2 rams to try and tighten up lambing time. Ideally 2 weeks of leave would cover the bulk of lambing. Plan to lamb ewes inside and put back to fields shortly...

Hi all, would appreciate some advice if possible. Hoping to start up a new flock of approx. 20 ewes and for sentimental purposes would prefer to use a suffolk ram. Do any maternal breeds cross particularly well with suffolk rams in terms of ease of lambing/initial post-lambing vigour/weight...