So routing through the old crap the previous owner of my place left behind I’ve found a little drench gun that would be ideal to use for lambs. It’s absolutely filthy and I don’t fancy trying to clean it up but it would be really useful to have. Looking around online I can’t seem to find anything classed as a lamb drench gun. So what should I be looking for? I’ve already got an Attacker 20ml one but the drench attachment is obvs average size.
Small drench gun
- Thread starter Tommy_T
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- Location
- Yorkshire
I have a lamb drenching gun I'm not sure of make will have a look in morning
- Location
- South east scotland
Optiline dosing guns come with a lamb and a ewe nozzle but only give a max of 8ml which should be plenty for most lamb drenches
- Location
- South east scotland
Or cydectin guns are also small
HappyShep76
Member
- Location
- Suffolk
We use a cydectin gun with the lamb nozzle on. Perfect size for small mouths. It will dose up to 15ml.
- Location
- Cornwall
Zolvix drench guns come with lamb nozzle and really nice to use. With the mouth guard etc
- Location
- Dumfries & Galloway
I've a few of these, but red (could have been Cydectin branded originally?). pretty good and reliable. Easy to work on, too
Datamars Handimatic 10ml Drench Gun - Davidsons Farm & Country
QUICKTAG HANDYMATIC 10ML DRENCH GUN
www.davidsons-vs.co.uk
- Location
- N.Lincs
Vecoxan guns are a nice size for lambs.
Edit. very similar to the ones in @Nithsdale Farmer's above.(and red too)
Edit. very similar to the ones in @Nithsdale Farmer's above.(and red too)
- Location
- Dumfries & Galloway
The amount of Vecoxan I've bought, never had no free gun
I've seen those guns branded as Trodax with a needle end instead of dosing nozzle aswell... again in red.
I think any and every brand has had their name on them at some point
- Location
- West Wales
Red ones were levacur aswell I think? Absolutely perfect for lambs!
I've a few of these, but red (could have been Cydectin branded originally?). pretty good and reliable. Easy to work on, too
Datamars Handimatic 10ml Drench Gun - Davidsons Farm & Country
QUICKTAG HANDYMATIC 10ML DRENCH GUN
I had 2-3 but they broke so moved onto optiline/zolvix/fasinex guns now.
- Location
- Dumfries & Galloway
I've 2 useable red ones like the green one (and 2 broken down for spares). One with the lamb nozzle and one I adapted one to take the larger type nozzle.
For ewes I've a Downland 20ml gun;
That really is a brilliant gun, could be 10 years old now and it just keeps working without fault...
- Location
- N.Lincs
You're obviously not 'charming' enough with the girls behind the counter at *MVF/Carrs/Dumfries and Galloway equivalentThe amount of Vecoxan I've bought, never had no free gun
*delete as appropriate.
- Location
- Dumfries & Galloway
You're obviously not 'charming' enough with the girls behind the counter at *MVF/Carrs/Dumfries and Galloway equivalent
*delete as appropriate.
There's no girls work there**... well - 1, but she's as good as married and I'm a very long standing friend from YF days
**This is why I chase after breed society secretaries and start threads on here asking why XXX breed isn't more popular
primmiemoo
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- Location
- Devon
I've 2 useable red ones like the green one (and 2 broken down for spares). One with the lamb nozzle and one I adapted one to take the larger type nozzle.
For ewes I've a Downland 20ml gun;
That really is a brilliant gun, could be 10 years old now and it just keeps working without fault...
That's a Defender. Think it's made by Symcro.
Mine's older than yours. I had 2, but one was broken at the tube fitting end - knife slipped when removing gnawed tube - so will come for spares.
Vecoxan freeby is good for lambs, as is the Baycox one.
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- Welshman living in Nottinghamshire
I've a few of these, but red (could have been Cydectin branded originally?). pretty good and reliable. Easy to work on, too
Datamars Handimatic 10ml Drench Gun - Davidsons Farm & Country
QUICKTAG HANDYMATIC 10ML DRENCH GUN
Red ones of them are cydectin yes mate
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So it’s a lamb nozzle I need or a small gun? The one I found was a little red one. Just really gammy though, I don’t fancy using it. I’ll have a look through and see what I can find. Don’t want to spend a massive amount. My Attacker is a Quicktag product and no issues so far. Multi use attachments so used it for Clik and Fasinex. So maybe I’ll go for this green one.
primmiemoo
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- Location
- Devon
MVF sells its own 15ml drencher that has a nozzle which looks as though it would be fine with lambs.
It would be easy for someone with larger hands than mine to use, I'd think.
Shearwell do a simple lamb gun of 10 ml or 12.5 ml.
Simply bearings do a fair range of o rings of different types and sizes.
Silicon oil or grease is good for lubrication without destroying o rings and not the stickiness of cooking oil .
Simply bearings do a fair range of o rings of different types and sizes.
Silicon oil or grease is good for lubrication without destroying o rings and not the stickiness of cooking oil .
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