Dosing Gun + Hook

lakill Farm · 30-09-2013 09:32AM

reilig wrote: »

Is that Charelle or Chanelle?

Chanelle. :rolleyes:. I was tired.

I think she got the 7.5litres in oldcastle for e166. its the 10% alba stuff

reilig · 30-09-2013 09:35AM

lakill Farm wrote: »

Chanelle. :rolleyes:. I was tired.

I think she got the 7.5litres in oldcastle for e166. its the 10% alba stuff

Cool,

I know someone who works there. Must get on to them!

lakill Farm · 30-09-2013 09:37AM

reilig wrote: »

Cool,

I know someone who works there. Must get on to them!

Of course or look if you want me to pick one up. It was handy with the gun and hook

reilig · 30-09-2013 09:43AM

lakill Farm wrote: »

Of course or look if you want me to pick one up. It was handy with the gun and hook

Person i know works in Chanelle and I'll be looking for it for nothing or at least very low cost

I often get damaged stock from them - maybe a gallon of dose that got spilled on when it was in the pallet or other stuff that the label was damaged on. Usually at significant reductions!

Muckit · 30-09-2013 10:08AM

reilig wrote: »

Person i know works in Chanelle and I'll be looking for it for nothing or at least very low cost

I often get damaged stock from them - maybe a gallon of dose that got spilled on when it was in the pallet or other stuff that the label was damaged on. Usually at significant reductions!

God keep in with those inlaws!

Happen to have a few relations in there myself and have got diddly squat off them down through the years! :rolleyes:

just do it · 30-09-2013 07:53PM

Muckit wrote: »

God keep in with those inlaws! Happen to have a few relations in there myself and have got diddly squat off them down through the years! :rolleyes:

Wine and chocolate

Bodacious · 13-11-2013 01:10AM

anyone got a link to a video on dosing hook in operation!? couldn't locate one on youtube

13-11-2013 08:50AM

Bodacious wrote: »

anyone got a link to a video on dosing hook in operation!? couldn't locate one on youtube

Nope.
Just had a look on YouTube too and could not find anything.
I really doubt you will regret buying a hook!
Maybe you could put a vid up yourself?

just do it · 13-11-2013 11:14AM

I know lads swear by them but do cattle not spit out the dose? I've dosed all mine recently with their heads locked in the locking feed barrier using a dosing gun. Despite how far down I get the gun, for some of them unless I hold their head up and mouth shut they manage to spit it out...

Brown Podzol · 13-11-2013 06:34PM

I have a dosing hook with years. Pushing thick Allbex type dose through the long tube and hook takes a lot of effort. After a couple of days of it you would have muscles like Popey The Sailor Man.:D

just do it · 13-11-2013 06:53PM

Brown Podzol wrote: »

I have a dosing hook with years. Pushing thick Allbex type dose through the long tube and hook takes a lot of effort. After a couple of days of it you would have muscles like Popey The Sailor Man.:D

Warm it up first! The foot heater in the car is ideal for this job. It will be ready to flow by the time you go and get the cattle in

I see albex are giving a free hook dosing gun with their dose at the moment...

Bodacious · 22-11-2013 01:04AM

49801 wrote: »

Nope.
Just had a look on YouTube too and could not find anything.
I really doubt you will regret buying a hook!
Maybe you could put a vid up yourself?

found video of dosing hook in action

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WOW00x1JxvM

keep going · 22-11-2013 03:15AM

I shortend the hose on it and it works a little easier with zanil (the devils creation).also less like to get caught in things

Muckit · 22-11-2013 09:07AM

I hate promotional videos like that that don't reflect reality. A good young lad in national school would nearly dose those! And all the heads up...... wow so mannerly !!!! :-)

Massey10 · 22-11-2013 10:03AM

just do it wrote: »

I know lads swear by them but do cattle not spit out the dose? I've dosed all mine recently with their heads locked in the locking feed barrier using a dosing gun. Despite how far down I get the gun, for some of them unless I hold their head up and mouth shut they manage to spit it out...

Ya I find the same thing happens and it takes two hands to use. i think the hand gun is nearly better as you can use one hand to catch them

whelan1 · 22-11-2013 10:23AM

Massey10 wrote: »

Ya I find the same thing happens and it takes two hands to use. i think the hand gun is nearly better as you can use one hand to catch them

i started using the hook doser a few weeks ago, it saves alot of the pulling and dragging, agree pipes are too long, main advantage id i dont have to catch the animal with tongs etx and do my knuckles in, have young lad with me and just get him to keep cows head up and i dose them

reilig · 22-11-2013 10:30AM

I got my hook doser from Chanelle for €20 with my 5 litres of Ridafluke

Will be testing it over the next few weeks.

Massey10 · 22-11-2013 11:41AM

whelan1 wrote: »

i started using the hook doser a few weeks ago, it saves alot of the pulling and dragging, agree pipes are too long, main advantage id i dont have to catch the animal with tongs etx and do my knuckles in, have young lad with me and just get him to keep cows head up and i dose them

if you have 4 hands it would be easy to use alright

freedominacup · 22-11-2013 07:57PM

We did 30 dry cows in half an hour this evening with the hook-wormer, no sweating no shouting. Our one is around with 20+ years and would be replaced immeadiately if anything happened it.

just do it · 22-11-2013 08:54PM

Well it seems every poster on here that has one recommends it so that pretty much says it all

22-11-2013 08:57PM

just do it wrote: »

Well it seems every poster on here that has one recommends it so that pretty much says it all

Exactly!
Cheaper medicines bill too:)

Massey10 · 22-11-2013 09:50PM

just do it wrote: »

Well it seems every poster on here that has one recommends it so that pretty much says it all

It takes two hands to use how do you get the heads up if you on your own

22-11-2013 11:32PM

Massey10 wrote: »

It takes two hands to use how do you get the heads up if you on your own

Pack em tight in the race... But should you be handling cattle on your own in the first place?:o

Massey10 · 23-11-2013 12:04AM

49801 wrote: »

Pack em tight in the race... But should you be handling cattle on your own in the first place?:o

plenty farmers are one-man setups. I have the hook gun and when I am dosing I also use a hand gun for cows who won't rise their heads

23-11-2013 12:11PM

Massey10 wrote: »

plenty farmers are one-man setups. I have the hook gun and when I am dosing I also use a hand gun for cows who won't rise their heads

Yes I know it happens quite a bit... Question is should it?

Massey10 · 23-11-2013 01:22PM

49801 wrote: »

Yes I know it happens quite a bit... Question is should it?

Anyone with livestock will find themselves handling them alone from time to time. dream on if you think it will change

23-11-2013 05:24PM

Massey10 wrote: »

Anyone with livestock will find themselves handling them alone from time to time. dream on if you think it will change

My question still stands;)

Yes it is the reality on many farms that cattle get handled solo unfortunately.
The hook is a much safer approach IMO than wrestling with an incompliant animals. Plenty jaws have been cracked by animals raising there heads quickly not to mention all the unreported near misses

just do it · 23-11-2013 06:15PM

49801 wrote: »

My question still stands;)

Yes it is the reality on many farms that cattle get handled solo unfortunately.
The hook is a much safer approach IMO than wrestling with an incompliant animals. Plenty jaws have been cracked by animals raising there heads quickly not to mention all the unreported near misses

Yeah I get your point. What if you get knocked out? Good handling facilities reduces but doesn't completely eliminate the risk. Having said that 95% of cattle handling on this farm is done solo

patsy_mccabe · 06-12-2019 05:39PM

Well rather than start a new thread I'll add to this one -
I bought a Prima Tech Dosing Hook from https://www.agridirect.ie/product/prima-tech-hook-drencher--70ml . At €89, it better work.

Reason I bought is, I have a bad back and holding a cows head while dosing kills me. I've been avoiding drenches because of this. I did a sick cow this year and I was in pain the following day. Anyway it arrived today and looks well made.

Question I have is - would it be better to hang the bottle up on something high and leave it near the head gate or should I keep I hang it on my back. I'll be doing them on my own and will have a lot of walking to do from sheds etc.

liosnagceann75 · 06-12-2019 07:12PM

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Well rather than start a new thread I'll add to this one -
I bought a Prima Tech Dosing Hook from https://www.agridirect.ie/product/prima-tech-hook-drencher--70ml . At €89, it better work.

Reason I bought is, I have a bad back and holding a cows head while dosing kills me. I've been avoiding drenches because of this. I did a sick cow this year and I was in pain the following day. Anyway it arrived today and looks well made.

Question I have is - would it be better to hang the bottle up on something high and leave it near the head gate or should I keep I hang it on my back. I'll be doing them on my own and will have a lot of walking to do from sheds etc.

If your doing them individually then hang it up high on the head gate. If you could get someone to help out if would make the job a lot easier. I dosed my cows recently when the hoof parer was here. The farm relief crate was used for the paring. Some cows were no bother dose on my own. However others were pucking me and I had to get a fella who was doing the herding to assist me. I caught the cows and he administered the dose. A couple of the cows were restrained with the nose tongs. If you can at all get someone to assist you.

Dosing Gun + Hook

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