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Flies on dry cows

  • 25-07-2013 6:19am
    #1
    Farfield
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 172 ✭✭


    With this warm summer there are serious flies on the bags of my dry cows(dairy). I have done them with flypor and it has helped a little, but wud like to know what you all use to keep them wee buggers away from the udders on the warm humid days??


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  • #2
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    stockholm tar on their teats


  • #3
    mahoney_j
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,489 ✭✭✭✭mahoney_j


    whelan1 wrote: »
    stockholm tar on their teats

    That'd give the milk a lovely flavour!!


  • #4
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    mahoney_j wrote: »
    That'd give the milk a lovely flavour!!
    they are dry:rolleyes:


  • #5
    Sam Kade
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    Would spot on pour on keep the flies away from them?


  • #6
    simx
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    whelan1 wrote: »
    stockholm tar on their teats

    +1 dirty stuff to deal with good job for that though


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  • #7
    whelan1
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    simx wrote: »
    +1 dirty stuff to deal with good job for that though
    yup, wear a whire latex glove with a long arm glove over it... still manage to get some on me everytime though


  • #8
    quadboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 472 ✭✭quadboy


    Was helping a fella last week who was spraying them with dip


  • #9
    Farfield
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 172 ✭✭Farfield


    What sort of dip?

    I have put "flypor" pour on on them for the flies and in normal years it works well, but in this heat its struggling, so need something more.


  • #10
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    Sam Kade wrote: »
    Would spot on pour on keep the flies away from them?
    its not enough need the tar too


  • #11
    jd06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 592 ✭✭✭jd06


    What de handiest way of putting tar on a heifer in a crush without getting killed. Someone holding de tail., and a long brush.????


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  • #12
    whelan1
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    i put them up the milking parlour , they are grand now well used to it


  • #13
    simx
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    jd06 wrote: »
    What de handiest way of putting tar on a heifer in a crush without getting killed. Someone holding de tail., and a long brush.????


    you can get stockholm tar in a spray aswell might suit better


  • #14
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    simx wrote: »
    you can get stockholm tar in a spray aswell might suit better
    not worth a *****, doesnt last near as long as the real thing


  • #15
    simx
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    whelan1 wrote: »
    not worth a *****, doesnt last near as long as the real thing


    was half thinking that in the creamery when i had the two in front of me, so i got the tin, also i thought the spray might make it too easy :D


  • #16
    Farfield
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 172 ✭✭Farfield


    Got the gloves on and put on the Stockholm tar tonight. Quite like the smell of it!! How often do I need to reapply this?


  • #17
    whelan1
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    every 10 to 14 days you will know when flies come back


  • #18
    mf240
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    Farfield wrote: »
    Got the gloves on and put on the Stockholm tar tonight. Quite like the smell of it!! How often do I need to reapply this?

    You should put some on the cows aswell.


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