Lance for spraying cattle

[Hoo]

We have some cattle on land where there isn't a pen to get them together to spray for flies.

I can get up close to them and could spray them with a lance but can't see anything on the UK market that would work. Any one got any ideas?

 

[michael N123]

Once you start spraying at them in a Field they’ll soon run off

 

[Zippy768]

As said above once you start they will f off.
You might manage one animal......if you have a good aim

 

[Matt77]

my fly spray comes with a gun that squirts a good 10 feet, I’ve a few small groups I use this on, just feed every day and while their heads are down I do a few a day, groups are small enough I can remember which have and haven’t been done.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Or get the kids to do it...

 

[Pan mixer]

I have some groups of 8 heifers in remote fields, I thought that I could walk up to them and spray them with Swish or whatever.

It won't work, they see anything in your hand they won't come near, unless they are head down in a trough I suppose.

I tried garlic licks, didn't seem to work either.

They have flies.......

 

[michael N123]

If it’s a massive problem is there not a neighbour with some handy sheds or mobile pens you can use for the job

 

[neilo]

I used to do dairy heifers (groups of around 50 usually) with Spot On in the field. If they were ready for a move and hanging round the gate, even better.

You might not get them all, or apply it in a perfect position, but it spreads over the body anyway and having the majority of a group as walking fly killers, is certainly better than leaving them.
Just move quietly and smoothly so you don’t spook them and you should be able to do most in a few minutes.

 

[Dog Bowl]

Took a couple of troughs out into the field. Bucket of cake into troughs. Group of 25 heifers stood, lined up, eating for a few minutes. I wander along behind and put fly treatment along their backs. All dosed and job done. Easy.

 

[Dextersg]

We do ours with spot on,,I say we my wife does . She threadels pipe through sleeves of jacket and scratches their backs and does it that way. Seems to work well. If cattle see the gun their soon of across the field's