Old magic potion?!

[exmoor dave]

Every lambing time, the old man and me have the same robust disagreement over the magic potion he inists on giving ill sheep who have the runs.
The sheep are of course treated with meds depending on what I think is the matter with them too.
Anyhoo.... the rep for the magic potion has long since gone, probs the company too and thus dads stash has finally been exhaused, he's now insisting I search the earth for more ..... but surely it is just a bottle of snake oil..... thoughts?

 

[beefandsleep]

What’s it like with a decent mixer? Fever tree Mediterranean tonic could be a good shout.

 

[Henarar]

bloody good stuff that

 

[exmoor dave]

What’s it like with a decent mixer? Fever tree Mediterranean tonic could be a good shout.

Smells nice!

 

[exmoor dave]

bloody good stuff that

Was Bert your roving salesman too?

 

[liammogs]

Work for a chap, he was of the same thought, he had this stuff thought not brought things back from the dead, he did send a letter to the company! He actually had a reply!! There is some stuff available called animal tonic off the top of my head!!

 

[Henarar]

Was Bert your roving salesman too?

never used the stuff Dave but I am sure its great

 

[exmoor dave]

Work for a chap, he was of the same thought, he had this stuff thought not brought things back from the dead, he did send a letter to the company! He actually had a reply!! There is some stuff available called animal tonic off the top of my head!!

Haha! Dad likes to use the line "that animal will have died with out the black drink"

 

[exmoor dave]

never used the stuff Dave but I am sure its great

I think the company or at least the rep was from your way

 

[Henarar]

I think the company or at least the rep was from your way

oh right, the name don't ring a bell

 

[Gulli]

Just refill the bottle with something of a similar consistency and pretend it never ran out

 

[hendrebc]

Day and sons are still going

 

[Highland Mule]

Day and sons are still going

Indeed they are - from a quick google

https://findstock-group.co.uk/index.php/contact/

0800 015 3235

 

[exmoor dave]

Day and sons are still going

I don't actually want to find a place to buy more

Just refill the bottle with something of a similar consistency and pretend it never ran out

Ribena

 

[Al R]

https://www.net-tex.co.uk/products/sheep/ewe-nutrition/twin-lamb-solution

Used to use this, bottles are ideal for putting lube in afterwards as you can push it into the ewe’s cervix and squeeze lube inside.

Now I use a version by “country” which is half the price. For a twin they recommend 50ml, the bottle has notches on the label for every 50ml. Last night had a case of twin lamb on a massive triplet ewe, 80ml of calciject 40%, 75ml of twin lamb solution down the throat and she was first to the trough this morning

 

[exmoor dave]

https://www.net-tex.co.uk/products/sheep/ewe-nutrition/twin-lamb-solution

Used to use this, bottles are ideal for putting lube in afterwards as you can push it into the ewe’s cervix and squeeze lube inside.

Now I use a version by “country” which is half the price. For a twin they recommend 50ml, the bottle has notches on the label for every 50ml. Last night had a case of twin lamb on a massive triplet ewe, 80ml of calciject 40%, 75ml of twin lamb solution down the throat and she was first to the trough this morning

Oh no it's not a TLD formula, got ketosaid and Calciject for that.

Apparently (according to dad), black drink.is for scours

 

[Al R]

Oh no it's not a TLD formula, got ketosaid and Calciject for that.

Apparently (according to dad), black drink.is for scours

Take the concentrate away and give them silage only I used to use a 1lb metal scoop. Used to have no end of scouring, I moved to a 1/2lb plastic scoop and very rare have a problem - that’s with ewes not used to being fed. Now singles don’t get anything but silage unless their in for more than 7 days.

 

[David.]

Gramp used to have a product called Tony when I was a kid, think it was from a company called Tuco if I remember right, smelled lovely, aniseed. Was the go to for a dull ewe or a cow, came in a long necked bottle that you just tipped down them.
Then came Battles ewe tonic, but was more gingery and tasted horrible. Vet used to supply a stomach powder in a tin that you mixed with tepid water and which we used to drench with, suspect it was ginger and baking powder and snake oil.
But the Tony was the best of the lot.

 

[primmiemoo]

Black Drench is brilliant for the sheep keeper! Do not deride it!

If the sheep recovers, it has helped her.

If the sheep dies, the keeper has, at the very least, tried to help her.

Sadly, it was the latter for a group of ewes bought in umpty years ago. We did try, though.




Nowadays, there's an anthelmintic to treat haemonchus, thank goodness.

 

[Man_in_black]

Then came Battles ewe tonic, but was more gingery and tasted horrible.

I'd rather take the gin neat than use ewe tonic!!