Sheep dip advice

[MickyMook]

A contractor is coming round this week to dip sheep for the first time. I did the sheep dip safety course myself years ago but decided to fill in the old dated dip on farm and have never had any practical dipping experience whatsoever. I didn't organise the contractor as I'm pooling together with neighbours to get the numbers up.

So... I have questions.

Firstly, is it ok to dip my ewes in full wool having not been shorn since early June - even moreso my ewe lambs that have never been shorn?
Is it a big worry that I have dagged my ewe lambs this evening and nicked the odd bum this evening as a consequence? I see the general advice to avoid infection is to leave it a fortnight, so should I hold these lambs back?
Will I be ok shearing my ewe lambs in a month or so? I won't get time to do them before the dip
Are there any other do's and don't's, besides the obvious regarding handling and fumes.

Any advice will be gratefully received as ever.

 

[hill shepherd]

Wouldn't be worried about any of the above, crack on and get them all dipped if you think they need dipping

 

[JSmith]

If a contractors doing it I’m sure he’ll tell you if he thinks anything can’t go in it!! If the ewes were shorn in June then that’s not classed as full wool, they were in full wool before you shor them! Sounds to me like everything wants to go in it no problem

 

[MickyMook]

Thanks for the advice folks, I’m just worrying about nothing by the sounds of things

 

[Macsky]

You want a bit of wool on them to hold onto the dip for a while.

 

[hill shepherd]

Maybe just be aware of meat withdrawal period if any animals are intended for slaughter, think its 49 days with dip

 

[NoHornsTaa]

Just piggybacking on this as also hoping to dip for the first time this year. Wanting to dip January/February indoor lambing ewes in early November, will that be enough time to make them safe to handle? How long do you try to leave between dipping and normal handling?

 

[hill shepherd]

Just piggybacking on this as also hoping to dip for the first time this year. Wanting to dip January/February indoor lambing ewes in early November, will that be enough time to make them safe to handle? How long do you try to leave between dipping and normal handling?

More than long enough, I think the general guidance is leave them a fortnight