Author Topic: Fly strike (Read 10880 times)

Elissian · « **Reply #15 on:** April 27, 2011, 05:42:06 pm »

Fleecewife can you explain how that works. If the product is only effective for 6 weeks how come it's dangerous for 3 months? I hadn't thought of that so it looks like i will have to throw all my fleece away. Just the 2 sheep mind you as my wilts have no usable fleece.

jack · « **Reply #16 on:** April 28, 2011, 09:51:14 pm »

Quote from: garden cottage on April 26, 2011, 07:01:23 am

battles oil is excellent for strike and not that expensive, wear good gloves and rub it in, but clip affected area away first. dont get it on your skin

Hi where can you get this oil from please.

Jack . . .

Fleecewife · « **Reply #17 on:** April 28, 2011, 11:13:26 pm »

Quote from: Elissian on April 27, 2011, 05:42:06 pm

Fleecewife can you explain how that works. If the product is only effective for 6 weeks how come it's dangerous for 3 months? I hadn't thought of that so it looks like i will have to throw all my fleece away. Just the 2 sheep mind you as my wilts have no usable fleece.

I expect it's a blanket quote to cover all products including clik, and to make sure that all the stuff has gone from the fleece. Now you've got me wondering whether if you were to leave the fleece lying out in the rain for 3 months after shearing it would then be ok to use, as opposed to one left rolled in a bag. I don't know the chemistry of the anti-fly-strike agents or just how they break down - does anyone else have this info?

Freddiesfarm · « **Reply #18 on:** April 29, 2011, 10:27:08 am »

I spilt some crovect on my hands the other day and all my fingers went numb!! No nice. The product loses its efficacy after 6 -8 weeks, but still is toxic residue.

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #19 on:** April 29, 2011, 09:23:34 pm »

Ah, Crovect is evil stuff. Having had some splash on my jeans and my legs ached and were red for hours I now wear waterproofs when we're using it - and it rots the flexothane leggings. After working out what was making me wheezy and my eyes itch, I also now wear latex gloves, a hanky over my mouth and goggles when we're using it and wash my hands very thoroughly when we're done - and try not to rub my eyes for some hours after.

Small price to pay to stop the girls and babies getting strucken, but I do worry about the wider environmental impact.

I do wear protective clothing for Vetrazin too, but I do think it is less noxious to humans.

waterhouse · « **Reply #20 on:** April 29, 2011, 10:42:36 pm »

Clik interferes with the reproductive processes of the little blighters but has a 40 day meat withdrawal period and a prohibition on shearing for 3 months because of residues in the fleece. That's why it's effective for longer.

Novartis has launched Clikzin recently which has a 7 day meat withdraw but I've seen little else about it.

Yer pays yer money...