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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Hellybee on March 16, 2016, 03:01:27 pm

Title: Blowfly season
Post by: Hellybee on March 16, 2016, 03:01:27 pm

Ok so yes it is early to start talking about this but with this warmer snap will they come out earlier of is they're season time activated, if that makes any sense, am a bit pooped a la lambing.

Title: Re: Blowfly season
Post by: Hellybee on March 16, 2016, 03:02:21 pm

Or not of, couldn't edit, on glitchy iPad :innocent:

Title: Re: Blowfly season
Post by: waterbuffalofarmer on March 16, 2016, 06:22:19 pm

Yes I would say that it is rather early for blowfly, especially as after these next couple of weeks who knows whether there will be a cold snap or not?

Title: Re: Blowfly season
Post by: Hellybee on March 16, 2016, 08:36:15 pm

Well we ll be armed n ready to go when ever, but I just been thinking about it all, am rather obsessed about it  :yuck:   :thinking:

Title: Re: Blowfly season
Post by: Tim W on March 16, 2016, 08:46:15 pm

Quote from: Hellybee on March 16, 2016, 08:36:15 pm

Well we ll be armed n ready to go when ever, but I just been thinking about it all, am rather obsessed about it  :yuck:   :thinking:

Better get some shedders then  ;)

Title: Re: Blowfly season
Post by: Hellybee on March 17, 2016, 09:25:49 am

Ahh don't need shedders Tim, we rarely get it and thats because I'm obsessed with spraying for  it, don't take much for me to get that clik out.  Just very interested as to whether they're breeding season will change ??

Title: Re: Blowfly season
Post by: Marches Farmer on March 17, 2016, 10:28:06 am

I Clik the lambs when I see more than six greenbottles in a day.  I keep the ewes dagged and watch them closely, hoping fervently that the flies don't kick in until after shearing.

Title: Re: Blowfly season
Post by: Hellybee on March 17, 2016, 11:21:48 am

 :thumbsup:  Very much agree Marches, Ive just had new prescription specs, sturdy cheap ones (blind as a bat, usually have to rely on Baz s good vision) so I shall be super sharp on finding the nasty green back this year.


Some dude wrote last year about getting in very early at them and so limiting the colony in your area for the coming season, interesting theory. 

Title: Re: Blowfly season
Post by: waterbuffalofarmer on March 17, 2016, 01:16:06 pm

Quote from: Hellybee on March 17, 2016, 11:21:48 am

:thumbsup:  Very much agree Marches, Ive just had new prescription specs, sturdy cheap ones (blind as a bat, usually have to rely on Baz s good vision) so I shall be super sharp on finding the nasty green back this year.


Some dude wrote last year about getting in very early at them and so limiting the colony in your area for the coming season, interesting theory.

How do you do that though? I thought it would be pretty difficult to try and desimate the population, as they don't nest do they?

Title: Re: Blowfly season
Post by: Hellybee on March 17, 2016, 05:42:12 pm

I ll have a look for the write up I saw it on  :thumbsup: