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mortone witholding period.

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  • 16-04-2011 9:38pm
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    spider69
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭


    Gday,
    Just weedwiped my rush filled fields with a 3 to 1 water/mortone solution.
    Anyone any idea how long before i can safely let my goats back in?


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    butt1
    Registered Users Posts: 86 ✭✭butt1


    spider69 wrote: »
    Gday,
    Just weedwiped my rush filled fields with a 3 to 1 water/mortone solution.
    Anyone any idea how long before i can safely let my goats back in?
    1 week,worked for me and the goats,all died........


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    Bizzum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Bizzum


    butt1 wrote: »
    all died........

    The Goats, the Rushes or both?


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    johngalway
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    spider69 wrote: »
    Gday,
    Just weedwiped my rush filled fields with a 3 to 1 water/mortone solution.
    Anyone any idea how long before i can safely let my goats back in?

    Two weeks. I rang them last year and specifically asked that very question. They will not recommend any sooner than that, despite weather condition sayings etc, and so forth.


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    manjou
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    They say 3 weeks because smething todo with some weeds becoming posionus when sprayed or more palatable but if only weed wiped the rushes u should be alright after a week


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    Muckit
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    OP

    Read the leaflet on the container. Following any other advice is 'hit or miss'


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    spider69
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    Ta fellas,
    thats put my mind at rest, it was an old drum of mortone, torn label and no leaflet.


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    Muckit
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    spider69 wrote: »
    Ta fellas,
    thats put my mind at rest, it was an old drum of mortone, torn label and no leaflet.

    Ah...............read the leaflet on a new drum in the hardware? :rolleyes:


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    spider69
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭spider69


    Muckit wrote: »
    Ah...............read the leaflet on a new drum in the hardware? :rolleyes:

    On a saturday night? While browsing this forum?


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    johngalway
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    I had ewes in one part of the farm. Last year I let them up to another part so I could spray the rushes, nothing else. Rang the company and they put me onto the relevant fella who said animals out for two weeks :)


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    Muckit
    Registered Users Posts: 11,174 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    spider69 wrote: »
    On a saturday night? While browsing this forum?

    No. Before you put the stuff on would have been the ideal. But what would I know.

    What had you planned on doing if you hadn't got your answer here, wing it? Lovely. Fair play


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    Muckit
    Registered Users Posts: 11,174 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    spider69 wrote: »
    On a saturday night? While browsing this forum?

    No.....:rolleyes: All the hardwares would have been closed silly. What about any of the other days...........
    Sunday?? No ...:rolleyes: tut tut. What about Monday?


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    johngalway
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    Give over lads :rolleyes:

    I've emailed Hygeia again this morning to find out what I already know :)


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    johngalway
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    Dear Mr Galway

    Assuming it is just rushes - two weeks is the standard with holding time for animals. If there are poisonous weeds like ragwort, animals should not be let back in until they have disappeared.

    I hope this answers your question, if you need anything else, please let me know

    Regards

    Brendan

    Brendan Moran
    Technical Manager,
    Hygeia Chemicals Limited,
    Oranmore,
    Co. Galway,
    Ireland.
    Tel: +353 (91) 794 722
    Fax: +353 (91) 794 738

    Web: www.hygeia.ie

    Hygeia Chemicals Ltd is a Private Limited Company, registered in Ireland (No. 275925), with its registered office at Carrowmoneash, Oranmore, Co. Galway


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