Ritchie spray markers

Al R

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Livestock Farmer
Location
West Wales
always had Ritchie, buying so many I was down to £3.85/can, green never worked, Orange was too fat for numbering and blue and red worked well.
Moved to APS this year and they’ve been superb, I also now have green as a marker again which is a huge bonus!
 

AftonShepherd

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Livestock Farmer
Location
East Ayrshire
Moved from Ritchey to Downland here and find them miles better. Last longer and must have been close to numbering twice as many lambs. I would guess most own brand sprays would be the same marker with a different label.

Still got a couple of cans of green and purple Ritchey to use up. They're always the last to get used - green is too dull to show up and purple looks the same as blue after a few wet nights!
 

Jackov Altraids

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Devon
And don't try the shearwell sprays. Not good for the blood pressure when you've got a full can but it won't work unless the can is held upright. Not much good trying to mark anything through a race.
 

Nithsdale

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Livestock Farmer
Moved from Ritchey to Downland here and find them miles better. Last longer and must have been close to numbering twice as many lambs. I would guess most own brand sprays would be the same marker with a different label.

Still got a couple of cans of green and purple Ritchey to use up. They're always the last to get used - green is too dull to show up and purple looks the same as blue after a few wet nights!

Same. I've no idea what brand of marker Downland is selling as their own, but it's excellent

As you say, it goes easily twice as far as a can of Ritchie does - and it's only 50ml more... and £2-£3 cheaper
 

primmiemoo

Member
Location
Devon
KiwiKit do a spray that's like Ritchey used to be - ie, less likely to make me feel unwell on using. It cost less than them two years ago per ml. Lasts well.

Marksman is back to a better lasting formula after making a duff sort and a much more expensive but better sort. Doesn't have me coughing my lungs up after the first 2 double couples, so is the one bought here.

ABP is now on this year's list. The scanner brought his this year, and they were fine.

Nearest Downland stockist charges a huge markup for everything, so never tried them.

Cannot cope with the the smell of Ritchie, MVF or Allflex. The last one needs a specialist car spray shop mask to use! All too expensive, and not suited to requirements for sheep, imv.

Fussy? Moi?
 

CollCrofter

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Scotland
I find the crayons last much longer than sprays, especially Ritchie ones now. Far less messy as well if they're in a race climbing over each other and suddenly flinch after you've lined up the spray... For long lasting you still can't beat the keel
 

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