Maggots on sheep, stuff that kills them.

[Greythundercloudys]

Clik only prevents strike, will l have to buy a 5 litres of ecofly or similar to spray on them to kill them, had ewe there with some around the tail, just rubbed them of with clippers but only have clik about the place, like to see them dead. Nothing else l suppose.

 

[Highland Mule]

10% Jeyes fluid in water. Splash that on like you're giving her a shampoo and watch the maggots fall away like it's snowing. You can buy it in Tesco if there's not a bottle under the kitchen sink.

 

[Nithsdale]

If you've clipped her out (bare) over the struck area then that should really be enough - maggots don't bury deep into the skin this time of year and are only on the surface... Washing the shorn area with clean water would help.

A bottle of Crovect/Ectofly/Vectocert is always good to have to kill maggots on anything badly struck and will give protection to repeat strike



Jeyes fluid used to kill maggots but unsure if it still does (the good ingredients were banned years ago now!)





In very desperate time - and I stress only as a last resort if you have absolutely nothing else to treat/kill maggots and can not get/source anything quickly.... diesel will do the job.

 

[neilo]

If you've clipped her out (bare) over the struck area then that should really be enough - maggots don't bury deep into the skin this time of year and are only on the surface... Washing the shorn area with clean water would help.

A bottle of Crovect/Ectofly/Vectocert is always good to have to kill maggots on anything badly struck and will give protection to repeat strike



Jeyes fluid used to kill maggots but unsure if it still does (the good ingredients were banned years ago now!)





In very desperate time - and I stress only as a last resort if you have absolutely nothing else to treat/kill maggots and can not get/source anything quickly.... diesel will do the job.

+1 if it’s shorn bare that should be enough ime.

As for the diesel, I can’t see how it could be any worse for the sheep than pouring Jeyes Fluid on an open wound!

 

[Nithsdale]

+1 if it’s shorn bare that should be enough ime.

As for the diesel, I can’t see how it could be any worse for the sheep than pouring Jeyes Fluid on an open wound!

It isn't. Infact I'd say it's kinder (I've had diesel on my skin and in wounds and it isn't an issue, Jeyes fluid on the other hand )... but it is highly frowned upon and I'd imagine someone somewhere would want to lock you up for it



However - as an emergency, in the face of animal welfare, if you find yourself in a position without the 'approved' products (say late on a Sunday, where nowhere is open til the morning)... it is better than leaving the sheep/lamb to be eaten to death

 

[delilah]

will l have to buy a 5 litres of ecofly or similar to spray on them to kill them

Crovect, only need the small bottle (0.8l?) I'm sure the home remedy stuff works, but there is something satisfying about seeing the buggers instantly fall to the ground with just a drop of crovect.

 

[livestock 1]

I always think crovect is severe stuff to pour onto a sheep that’s struck if it looks sore
There used to be maggot oil available but doesn’t bring them out as well

 

[Humble Village Farmer]

Plus one for shorn. If you have some water in the back of the truck, it's worth rinsing the affected area to get rid of the acid which the maggots secrete to dissolve the skin.

And watch out for the area being the first to attract flies even before the wool has grown back.

 

[twizzel]

Spotinor will treat established strike too (but does nothing to prevent)

 

[hendrebc]

Don't put ectofly/crocect on maggots in an open wound it can kill the sheep.

 

[Little squeak]

saline solution (common salt in water) will kill them in an open wound and will aid the healing

 

[jackstor]

We have a knapsack with dip in, spray any with dirty tails as they go through the squeeze, any struck we clip them out. Ours are through the pens once a fortnight at the moment for sorting, spraying them usually keeps the maggots off them.
I wouldn’t use crovect, it can kill the sheep if they have open wounds.

 

[Northern territory]

Never had any bother with Crovect here. Used to use Jayes years ago. Usually iodine anything sore.

 

[Still Farming]

Drop of Dettol in water was marvellous

 

[Nithsdale]

Never had any bother with Crovect here. Used to use Jayes years ago. Usually iodine anything sore.

Put iodine in your own open wounds before you next put it on an animals...

 

[Northern territory]

Put iodine in your own open wounds before you next put it on an animals...

Tell me what the point of it is then. I know it hurts but if it stops infection and death it’s good in my opinion. If your that bothered give a shot of loxicom

 

[spin cycle]

I always think crovect is severe stuff to pour onto a sheep that’s struck if it looks sore
There used to be maggot oil available but doesn’t bring them out as well

Put iodine in your own open wounds before you next put it on an animals...

i use iodine....but i concur with nithsy....even on unbroken skin.....BUT i reckon it's still safer and better than a 'nerve poison' that crovect etc effectively is

 

[Northern territory]

i use iodine....but i concur with nithsy....even on unbroken skin.....BUT i reckon it's still safer and better than a 'nerve poison' that crovect etc effectively is

It’s the alcohol in it that stings, has everyone become a fanny, I’ve had it in cut fingers before, a quick wince and get on with it. Formalins worse

 

[Estate fencing.]

We have a knapsack with dip in, spray any with dirty tails as they go through the squeeze, any struck we clip them out. Ours are through the pens once a fortnight at the moment for sorting, spraying them usually keeps the maggots off them.
I wouldn’t use crovect, it can kill the sheep if they have open wounds.

Christ that sounds like you don’t want to live to a good age.

 

[Pistonbroke]

We have a spray bottle of lincospectin in water with a splash of iodine and a splash of crovect ( don't ask exact amount cos I don't know but maybe 10% ). If you find maggots in a foot they're out straight away, shearing cuts and flystrike patches.