The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Backinwellies on October 25, 2018, 09:59:17 am
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Anyone use raddle crayons? Have you been able to reuse the following year … If so have you done anything to the crayon?
Any other uses for old raddle crayons?
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I do, just put them in a Tupperware box. Saying that I have always had a problem with them marking the ewes, even when the crayon is new. If the fleece is damp at all they just don't mark, or just a faint mark like when a ram has jumped on and the ewe has shot off, so your never totally sure who's been covered. I gave up this and last year..
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Do you get the cold crayons? I think they are softer. That said I use raddle, providing the ram is tame enough to top up in the field every couple of days.
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Do you get the cold crayons? I think they are softer. That said I use raddle, providing the ram is tame enough to top up in the field every couple of days.
I just brought the ones my local agri-merchant stocked, think they were Netex
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Don't have any problems with new ones .... Some colours are better than others. However not had any luck keeping one year to next without drying out too much
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Crayons normally come in three grades hot/ medium / cold . hot are very hard for hot weather use and so on , but I see Netex only seems to have one grade . Can reuse if kept sealed eg Tupperware or sealed bag .
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In a fit of meanness I have made small holes in the crayon with a heated skewer, put some baby oil (any oil will do) on top and left on a hot radiator for the crayon to soften and the oil to sink in. I think it worked ok but it was a while ago and in recent years I've just put raddle on the ram as it's easier to change the colour and I have tins of the stuff which last for ages.
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this year i used a crayon and didnt find it much good like the other member said didnt really rub off onto the ewe
for the second cycle i have used the powder mixed with oil, i also put some down the inside of the tups front legs, this gives a good covering and you can see where his legs have been to see hes actually jumped on and not just a half hearted attempt
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I’ve used raddle powder and oil successfully with :farmer: raddle on the chest and quite far back between the legs but it looked really horrible with red raddle!!!!
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this year i used a crayon and didnt find it much good like the other member said didnt really rub off onto the ewe
for the second cycle i have used the powder mixed with oil, i also put some down the inside of the tups front legs, this gives a good covering and you can see where his legs have been to see hes actually jumped on and not just a half hearted attempt
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Rats will eat them