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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: HomesteadPembs on January 20, 2023, 09:46:23 am

Title: Hibiscrub - worth buying?
Post by: HomesteadPembs on January 20, 2023, 09:46:23 am

Hi all - new poster alert!   :wave:
This is my fourth time lambing my small flock (Charolais ewes in lamb to Welsh mountain ram). 

I'm prepping my lambing kit ahead of time and have read about Hibiscrub.  I haven't needed to intervene and had no prolapses to deal with so far, but want to be prepared.  Is Hibiscrub (£20 for 500ml) worth buying over, say a Triscrub (£10 per 500ml) or a basic antibacterial hand wash you can get from Tesco (£5 per 500ml)?

Thanks very much in advance.

Title: Re: Hibiscrub - worth buying?
Post by: Womble on January 20, 2023, 01:12:41 pm

I think people just say Hibiscrub in the same way as one might say Hoover to refer to all vacuum cleaners.

General veterinary surgical scrub is fine (e.g. this one (https://www.moleonline.com/net-tex-surgical-scrub-500ml-1000787), at £7.50/500ml).

Title: Re: Hibiscrub - worth buying?
Post by: HomesteadPembs on January 21, 2023, 11:30:30 am

Thanks, Womble, that's helpful.

Title: Re: Hibiscrub - worth buying?
Post by: twizzel on January 21, 2023, 11:59:26 am

Triscrub would be fine. Hibi seems to have rocketed in price. I definitely wouldn’t use hand soap though esp on prolapses.

Title: Re: Hibiscrub - worth buying?
Post by: HomesteadPembs on January 21, 2023, 12:02:19 pm

Thanks, twizzel, much appreciated.

Title: Re: Hibiscrub - worth buying?
Post by: Penninehillbilly on January 21, 2023, 05:18:41 pm

Thanks for the link Womble, that sounds useful. :thumbsup: