The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Helen Wiltshire Horn on April 12, 2014, 10:59:49 am
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I have just wormed my ewes after lambing and am now thinking about the next tasks. I am thinking about putting Clic on the ewes as I had a bad case of fly strike last year despite hoping that they wouldn't be too badly affected. My question is, when do I put Clic on my Wiltshire Horns who seem to have started shedding their fleeces? I am presuming that I will need to treat twice this season because of the fact that it only gives 4 months protection but am worried that it won't be effective if they shed after application. Any thoughts?
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I crovect my sheep in april prior to shearing in late may. Crovect has a shorter active life so covers them until shearing, and is also hugely cheaper!! I then clic after shearing once they have grown a wee bit of wool back. This tends to last them for the season unless we have a very damp and warm autumn. cheaper option than clicing twice!
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Clik works by binding to the fleece , so while shedding not a good idea
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You don't, basically.
Wait till they are shed and then dab a bit of clic at the base of each horn (there is a gland there. If you are on really strike prone land you coukd put a few ml at the back end.
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I don't think it's worth using a flysrike preventative until just before you have a problem. Too expensive, too much hassle and no-one wants to shear a fleece that's recently been treated. We're lambing later than usual this year ande may Clik the lambs a bit earlier than usual as they're likely to still have fairly runny muck due to still suckling a lot. Normally I Clik the ewes once their fleece has grown to about 1cm after shearing. If I see greenbottles before then I dag them and keep vigilant.