[Duchess]

Hi All, I'm struggling to source a small 0.8L bottle, everywhere is out of stock !

Maybe I'm a little late in shearing   

I only have two sheep so the question is would anyone syphon me off a couple of doses (willing to pay of course) and lives within a 10 mile radius-ish of Preston/Chorley/Wigan ?

If you don't ask you don't get xx

[Sbom]

What not just get them shorn?
I'm to far away unfortunately

[Backinwellies]

Get them shorn ... surely easier?

[harmony]

There seems to be a shortage of the small bottle. Do you need to crovect? We have only had fly struck feet where there was already a problem. We check our sheep twice daily. We clipped yesterday and last night it rained hard so any pour on would have been rendered pretty useless by this morning. Some people never get a problem and some people get struck sheep in particular places on the animal. Some people have no end of problems. If you have clipped and your sheep have clean behinds you might well be OK.

[Duchess]

Thanks Harmony, my ladies have been shorn last friday and their fleeces and rear ends are very clean, i had not considered not corvect(ing) but will now consider it, ive never had a problem with fly but will keep an eye on them anyway. Thanks again

[bj_cardiff]

I don't crovect for a good 3 or 4 weeks after shearing. In my area sheep often get struck without it

[Duchess]

Thanks bj cardiff they might have the smaller bottle by then with any luck 
 

[Dogwalker]

Try here
https://www.wormers.co.uk/acatalog/info_CROHED.html

or don't treat or use something else chemical or more natural such as neem oil

[harmony]

Thanks Harmony, my ladies have been shorn last friday and their fleeces and rear ends are very clean, i had not considered not corvect(ing) but will now consider it, ive never had a problem with fly but will keep an eye on them anyway. Thanks again

It is easy to go down the route of "I must because everyone does".  Even with pour ons you are not guaranteed no fly strike.

[Backinwellies]

Crovect is better used for treatment not prevention.  It only prevents where it touches where as Clik covers whole body ... and clikzin can be used for shorter withdrawl.    Also there is no point spraying until wool is regrown by about 1-2cm  ie at least 3 weeks post shearing.   With 2 sheep I wouldn't bother ... you will be watching them very closely daily . 

[Abitofground]

A few days late on this but if you are not sorted....
if you only need enough for two, why not try your local (large animal) vets.
Ours will supply the amount we need (or want) .  maybe at a slightly premium price but better than fly strike.
and the official shelf life after opening for Crovect is 3 months, (for CLik 1 yr) - for two sheep even a small bottle is a waste.
Also if you are late shearing and intend to do so, you should not use a pour on ... most preclude shearing for a number of weeks after application .. this is one of the first things our shearer checks for his own H&S.

[ddangus]

We recently successfully treated fly strike with a 2 % tea tree oil solution sprayed on and the rubbed into the affected area this after hand shearing. This was based on information from Australian research . It is also reported to have a repellent effect on flies, we have not had a problem since, but then we never had fly strike before in 2,5 years of keeping sheep. Maybe worth a try as a preventive as well.

[Penninehillbilly]

I sprayed my tup with a diluted jeyes solution, ewe and lambs got Spotinor after I'd  'sheared' her (with biggish scissors, there are easier ways of spending an hour  , )
There is a jeyes fluid spray left near the gate for if I see flies about.
Interestingly the black ewe and black female lamb had flies round them, (no strike), white tup and white lamb didn't.

[landroverroy]

Apparently flies can see black easier than any other "colour".
That is why in a mixed herd of cows the black ones have more flies on than any of the others.

[Penninehillbilly]

Apparently flies can see black easier than any other "colour".
That is why in a mixed herd of cows the black ones have more flies on than any of the others.

I'm convinced black warms up more than white, warm fleece more attractive?