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Re Sheep Fencing

  • 17-12-2014 09:55PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 283 ✭✭


    I recently erected a fence in compliance with the sheep fencing grant (1 row electric,1 barbed and sheep wire) however i now find that my sheep are scratching against it and am concerned that his will reduce the life span of the fence prematurely.My query is in relation to the best way to combat this out from dipping which is not possible now due the sheep being heavy in lamb


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 227 ✭✭Country lad


    Well what I do myself is inject them with 2cc of ivomec in September and them in Dec use a product for treating lice in cattle like liceban or similar and give them 5cc of it in the middle of their back making sure it goes on their skin and use it again around February when I am dosing them as local vet recommended it and find it does the trick


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,350 ✭✭✭razor8


    A cydectin. Inj will get rid of it in one go but expensive and has a long withdrawal (80 plus days)

    A cheap inj twice like bimectin 10 days apart will also rid of it


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 397 ✭✭AnFeirmeoir


    Give them something better to scratch off close by


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 201 ✭✭Kevin the sheep


    These are cheep and simple and do the job hope ye can see it dono how good photo is


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,369 ✭✭✭davidk1394


    I put posts up in the field... so they can scratch against it


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 209 ✭✭jmrc


    an itching post...:P


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