Thank you Womble - very comprehensive which is always a massive help. Funnily enough I had come across your old sterimatic post before I posted here! So stupid question, obvs you bought a Mole Valley version - different companies do a “sterimatic” injector? Because I’ve seen there is an actual company called Sterimatic too. Prob overthinking as usual. A search for a sterimatic gun brings up a few different brands.
Coincidentally I am building a Mole Valley order so if their gun is good enough I’ll grab that. Someone I know showed me theirs - the bottle sort of sat/screwed into the top and a dose was administered with every squeeze.
When you give the injection to the ewe do you pinch the skin and inject into it? I’m going to try and find some tutorials on it so I can watch online. My first attempt at drenching was pretty bad - the other half had more of a knack and I let him carry on instead of watching his way and trying again
- so want to make sure I know how. There is prob a sheep person who could help too so will definitely get it right!
This is obvs our first year lambing. Got to put a lambing kit together and everything! Should do that with my Mole Valley order - got the marker spray to number my outdoor lambers (prior to lambing) as was suggested on another thread, and a crayon/chalk marker like you have Womble to mark sheep that have been “done” with meds etc. Previously I’ve given them a little squirt of gentian violet. Anything to make sure I don’t double up.
Think I’ll just go with the Hep P for everyone to keep it simple.