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Post dipping thrive
- Thread starter Macsky
- Start date
could be but how about less bother from flies giving them a boost ? sheep hate them if they are around never really though about it tbh,
The Jolly Farmer
Member
If I threw you unexpectedly into a swimming pool you would end up with a mouth full of water.
I think the sheep swallow some dip [OP] which is used as a very effective wormer in parts of the world.
I think the sheep swallow some dip [OP] which is used as a very effective wormer in parts of the world.
that's interesting.
'course the obvious one is if they have got any itchy mites at all then they ( albeit gradually) will do better.
'course the obvious one is if they have got any itchy mites at all then they ( albeit gradually) will do better.
Flies are gone really in these parts by this time of year
I was wondering if they can absorb the op through the skin
- Location
- West Wales
Is post dipping lameness still an issue? I remember it being bad in the mid 90’s when we dipped annually but whether that was dip hygiene, the active ingredient or Sod’s law I wouldn’t know 
davidroberts30
Member
- Location
- pembrokeshire
We had maggots here 2/3rd week of October last year
- Location
- West Wales
November 27th in 2019 is the latest I’ve seen them, sweat patch middle of the back, pure Texel ewe lamb who got culled weeks later because of it
A warm October here can be the worst month for strike in the entire year.
- Location
- West Wales
Last year sheared 30 ewes first week of October with sweat in the back. I’m sure blue bottles are more viscous from early September onwards as they know they have limited hatches left, that’s my theory anyway…
Pistonbroke
Member
Dipped ours for the first time in 15 years last year and they've never looked better. I know one bloke who dips all his sheep with jeyes fluid and they're as healthy as any you will see
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
still a few here 5 or 600 miles to the South
Bit of battle’s black fluid in the mix stops thatIs post dipping lameness still an issue? I remember it being bad in the mid 90’s when we dipped annually but whether that was dip hygiene, the active ingredient or Sod’s law I wouldn’t know
Pistonbroke
Member
It's not a medicine so I'm guessing no mentionWhat does he write in his Farm Assurance records I wonder?
If its a dry day How bout Monday ?
Next week or a month after the tups have been taken out to let the embryos attach
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
Ideally, you don’t want to stress them in the 3 weeks after tupping (so 5-6 weeks from the date the tups go in?).
If they have scab now then better done now than leave them 2 months I suspect. Or maybe you’re just dipping them for the fun of covering everything in a nerve agent anyway?