Clik not lasting!
- Thread starter Downton_shep
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Keepitsimple26
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ianlucasshearing
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- Location
- Kent
I have just bought a lamb home with a touch of fly , not full blown but still not happy with it as I clicked them on the first of June.
paul&mandy
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- Location
- surrey/west sussex
There bigger now and was applied for a lamb of weight in may? Just a thought....
- Location
- Ceredigion, wales
But that's what it tells you on the instructions.
paul&mandy
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- Location
- surrey/west sussex
Don't know tbh wouldn't use it anyway as found it rubbish and expensive. Will only use dysect now lasts longer than it says on the can and almost as long as click and only 60 odd a can
I clicked my lambs mid may was weaning last week and dagging any dirty ones. I got around 6 with a starting patch of maggots can't make up my mind if they were possibly living in the muck as no harm really to any of the lambs. As far as I understand click won't stop maggots hatching just die when they start biting blood??
Downton_shep
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- Location
- Leintwardine
Clik is just a growth regulater, so they still get struck but maggots shouldn't grow so can't harm the sheep.
- Location
- West Wales
We've had Clikzin not working, full body every 6-7 weeks since early April. We don't put on what it says on the can though as it seems way to much? A strip up the spine and then over and under the dock. Every lamb I've had to shear has had it on the front shoulders, as if the clikzin hasn't ran down the body etc?
The sheep dipper man
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- Location
- north east
ever thought about dipping ?
ianlucasshearing
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- Location
- Kent
Going to shear them tomorrow
The sheep dipper man
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- Location
- north east
ive been to a few places this season were click dose not seem to hae worked as it should.
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
That's why it's not lasting as long. The amount of ai is what gives the length of cover. The recommended dose of Clik places 4x the ai on the sheep than the rec dose of Clikzin, so lasts longer. Clik Extra is more ai again, for longer cover.
- Location
- West Wales
Thanks, I hadn't looked at the actives..
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MJT
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Good luck with that, have a neighbour who was fined in a serious fashion for something similar . And it doesn't work as doesn't stick to the wool.
- Location
- West Wales
So after having ten or so lambs struck in the last week and retreating 1200 lambs with crovect I spoke with elanco turns out clik isn't what it's cracked up to be. Last time I'll be using it!!!
The product only stops the first stage maggots so on a dirty sheep the maggots hatch in the muck get passed first stage travel into the fleece no protection now available, they then break the skin allowing more fly strike bingo struck sheep.
Oh and after responding that I'm quite proactive at dagging anything dirty, stupid me didn't think to reapply the 40 day withdrawal product another wriggle out of the fact it don't work great.
Back to two applications of crovect cheaper and 100% cover regardless of a dirty arse or stage of maggots!!!
The product only stops the first stage maggots so on a dirty sheep the maggots hatch in the muck get passed first stage travel into the fleece no protection now available, they then break the skin allowing more fly strike bingo struck sheep.
Oh and after responding that I'm quite proactive at dagging anything dirty, stupid me didn't think to reapply the 40 day withdrawal product another wriggle out of the fact it don't work great.
Back to two applications of crovect cheaper and 100% cover regardless of a dirty arse or stage of maggots!!!
- Location
- Devon
Had sympathy with your situation until your last sentence - I certainly wouldn't expect 100% cover from even 3 applications of crovect...