Do many of you treat the ewes pre shearing?
Not had problems before, but this year had a few ewes too tight to shear getting struck so I'm considering it
wares the part time small holders when you need themYes. Sometimes a surfactant too.
It's a hangover from spraying dilute sheepdip which had the same active.
What does everyone find better for the prevention of blowfly strike? I currently use crovect but not sure what is best to use, a lot of people say Clik, what's everyone's expierences with it? Does it last the 16 weeks? Any reviews and expierences is appreciated!
We just deal with anything on our morning rounds of checking ewes anything that might look sus if caught cheaked if it needs its arse clipped done there and then. Usally only have a half a dozen needed dodding out pre clipping. No major issues with strick then straight throught the dipper 16 days later no more issue, cheapest way snd everthing cleaned right up.Do many of you treat the ewes pre shearing?
Not had problems before, but this year had a few ewes too tight to shear getting struck so I'm considering it
We just deal with anything on our morning rounds of checking ewes anything that might look sus if caught cheaked if it needs its arse clipped done there and then. Usally only have a half a dozen needed dodding out pre clipping. No major issues with strick then straight throught the dipper 16 days later no more issue, cheapest way snd everthing cleaned right up.
it might be the cheapest way if it’s your own dip, but at £1/ewe (or thereabouts) for 8 weeks (?) cover against blowfly, it certainly isn’t cheap any more. I appreciate scab treatment is a very different argument, and dipping certainly comes into it’s own there, but op just doesn’t work against blowfly for long enough ime.
Out of interest, is there a label withdrawal period between dipping and shearing currently? I’m guessing it would be silly long in the risk averse system we operate in these days.
I was quoted £1.50 to dip my 200 ewes ! Put click extra on them.. 2 weeks ago 1 line down the back and a line across the arsenal 40ml and you can still see the spray lines on there fleece now which worries me [emoji15]
At the end of the day its horses for courses and what works for one man isnt the same for another. They state 3 months pre shearing is advised but unless you had a massive problem you wouldn't dip pre shearing anyway .it might be the cheapest way if it’s your own dip, but at £1/ewe (or thereabouts) for 8 weeks (?) cover against blowfly, it certainly isn’t cheap any more. I appreciate scab treatment is a very different argument, and dipping certainly comes into it’s own there, but op just doesn’t work against blowfly for long enough ime.
Out of interest, is there a label withdrawal period between dipping and shearing currently? I’m guessing it would be silly long in the risk averse system we operate in these days.
£1.50 seems expensive to me i must agree, but a 5lte click extra bottle at £230 average will dose 136 ish ewes @ 50+kg =£1.69 headI was quoted £1.50 to dip my 200 ewes ! Put click extra on them.. 2 weeks ago 1 line down the back and a line across the arsenal 40ml and you can still see the spray lines on there fleece now which worries me [emoji15]
it’s not rained on them I guess? All you can see is the dye on the fleece, which dissipates after a bit of rain. The chemical spreads rapidly through the grease on the skin, covering the whole body.
Much as I hate paying the bill for it, Clik/Clik Extra works very effectively, it’s simple & safe to apply and you can have confidence in it working for several months ime.
£1.50 seems expensive to me i must agree, but a 5lte click extra bottle at £230 average will dose 136 ish ewes @ 50+kg =£1.69 head
The dose on the label is 36ml for the biggest sheep.I was quoted £1.50 to dip my 200 ewes ! Put click extra on them.. 2 weeks ago 1 line down the back and a line across the arsenal 40ml and you can still see the spray lines on there fleece now which worries me [emoji15]
At the end of the day its horses for courses and what works for one man isnt the same for another. They state 3 months pre shearing is advised but unless you had a massive problem you wouldn't dip pre shearing anyway .
That was just a averge price i could see online as i dont use it myself.Is that a Farm Marketplace price? I paid £177 for 5L of Clik Extra this year (Carrs Billington), leaving a 36ml dose at £1.28. Still plenty dear enough of course.
I do think everyone should be dipping their ewes though be tipping, I see an awful lot of scab around