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A question on Stockholm tar

  • 15-04-2015 10:48am
    #1
    Connemara Farmer
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    I can't remember who it was said it, that a fox took a tarred lamb off them.

    This Spring Dad gave me a spray can of ST and I used it. Nothing was taken on me, but we did notice some of his tarred lambs got bitten.

    I use the messy stuff, the tar in the pots. What I noticed is this naturally goes on a lot heavier than the spray variety.

    So my question is, for anyone who has lost or had a tarred lamb bitten, did you use Stockholm tar from a spray can, or a pot applied with a twig/stick etc?


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  • #2
    Green farmer
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    Not answering your question directly, but I use the tinned stuff also. I had a lamb die on me last week. Instead of taking it away immediately I left it in field. Theory was if fox was around I'd know as lamb would be gone the next day. Checked the next day. The lamb picked up and carried about 10 feet and dropped again. That's the good news. Not so good news is the fox ate lamb from hind leg / stomach area instead. If it was a alive lamb, I'm sure the fox would have only bitten it and ran off with a nasty taste in its mouth.


  • #3
    foxylock
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    Connemara Farmer wrote: »
    I can't remember who it was said it, that a fox took a tarred lamb off them.

    This Spring Dad gave me a spray can of ST and I used it. Nothing was taken on me, but we did notice some of his tarred lambs got bitten.

    I use the messy stuff, the tar in the pots. What I noticed is this naturally goes on a lot heavier than the spray variety.

    So my question is, for anyone who has lost or had a tarred lamb bitten, did you use Stockholm tar from a spray can, or a pot applied with a twig/stick etc?

    Might have been me. Last year a tarred lamb was taken, big lamb too, damn near three weeks old. Had used plenty tar from the pot too. Seem to have a very adaptive breed of fox here!!


  • #4
    Green farmer
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    Anybody tried the new fox repellent oil product on the market. is it any good ?


  • #5
    Connemara Farmer
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    Green farmer wrote: »
    Anybody tried the new fox repellent oil product on the market. is it any good ?

    I got a phone call from a local farmer Thursday morning, have I run across this before? Head completely taken off a lamb, what done it?

    Thought you had oil on them?

    I had.


  • #6
    foxylock
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    Green farmer wrote: »
    Anybody tried the new fox repellent oil product on the market. is it any good ?

    Lost 6 lambs with that stuff on em. Not impressed


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  • #7
    Green farmer
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    We'll stick to the stock tar then .


  • #8
    foxylock
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    Green farmer wrote: »
    We'll stick to the stock tar then .

    That would be my thinking. Hard to beat the bit of lead though.


  • #9
    Green farmer
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    That's If you can get them in your sights. I hate finding bits of lamb in fields. You get rid of one and another just takes it's place within a week or two. You just have to keep tackling them as soon as they arrive. Find they get very cheeky if you let them away with it. Just make things as awkward as you can for them, hence a good dose of stock tar, hunters regular patrolling of land, leaving scented clothing around perimeters of field, flashing lights and a radio left on all plays a part in keeping them at bay.


  • #10
    Connemara Farmer
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    The flashing lights reminded me, the lad that called me Thursday also has flashing lights, so many in fact I'm surprised he hasn't been mistaken for an airport.

    I only stir out after problem foxes anymore, couldn't hack the pace of lambing and being out all night.


  • #11
    Green farmer
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    Connemara Farmer wrote: »
    s, so many in fact I'm surprised he hasn't been mistaken for an airport.

    QUOTE]

    :D


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  • #12
    foxylock
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    Green farmer wrote: »
    That's If you can get them in your sights. I hate finding bits of lamb in fields. You get rid of one and another just takes it's place within a week or two. You just have to keep tackling them as soon as they arrive. Find they get very cheeky if you let them away with it. Just make things as awkward as you can for them, hence a good dose of stock tar, hunters regular patrolling of land, leaving scented clothing around perimeters of field, flashing lights and a radio left on all plays a part in keeping them at bay.

    I have had good success with snares this year.


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