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  • 26-05-2015 5:45pm
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    Green farmer
    Registered Users Posts: 4,005 ✭✭✭


    the cold weather has meant no issues here yet, but anyone thinking about using clik this year or got a price on it ?


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    razor8
    Registered Users Posts: 2,317 ✭✭✭razor8


    Green farmer wrote: »
    the cold weather has meant no issues here yet, but anyone thinking about using clik this year or got a price on it ?

    It's got a serious price €230 incl vat for 5litres. I did a lot of mine today as there's a 40 day withdrawal, btw lambs are streaming on this last few weeks, couldn't believe it when I had them in


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    Green farmer
    Registered Users Posts: 4,005 ✭✭✭Green farmer


    Expensive but would be more costly not to use it. I'll have to go buy some tomorrow. Used ectofly last year but wasn't overly impressed, going back to clik


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    razor8
    Registered Users Posts: 2,317 ✭✭✭razor8


    Green farmer wrote: »
    Expensive but would be more costly not to use it. I'll have to go buy some tomorrow. Used ectofly last year but wasn't overly impressed, going back to clik

    Used same last year, was a waste of time


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    AnFeirmeoir
    Registered Users Posts: 397 ✭✭AnFeirmeoir


    yes its worth the extra money.


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    foxylock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 429 ✭✭foxylock


    Green farmer wrote: »
    the cold weather has meant no issues here yet, but anyone thinking about using clik this year or got a price on it ?

    Clik ed all the lambs yesterday €235 for 5 litres.

    Dipped em last year but just not enough cover in it, some lambs were struck in the Autumn.


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    AnFeirmeoir
    Registered Users Posts: 397 ✭✭AnFeirmeoir


    i will hold off until the last minute


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    Dickie10
    Registered Users Posts: 3,862 ✭✭✭Dickie10


    used ectofly too its crap, worth the few quid more, how many will 5 litres of click do?


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    AntrimGlens
    Registered Users Posts: 1,080 ✭✭✭AntrimGlens


    I used to use Dysect which I found gave good cover, then I went back to dipping as a neighbour on the hill had scab on his ewes. I remember dysecting the lambs and being in the race with them, that evening my legs were burning like hell and all red, so I reckon it would kill a few larvae.


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    razor8
    Registered Users Posts: 2,317 ✭✭✭razor8


    Dickie10 wrote: »
    used ectofly too its crap, worth the few quid more, how many will 5 litres of click do?

    If you do them when there young 21-30kg il will do 200


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    Green farmer
    Registered Users Posts: 4,005 ✭✭✭Green farmer


    razor8 wrote: »
    It's got a serious price €230 incl vat for 5litres.

    QUOTE]

    dairygold quoted me €260 today for the exact same bottle of it.


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    rangler1
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    Green farmer wrote: »
    razor8 wrote: »
    It's got a serious price €230 incl vat for 5litres.

    QUOTE]

    dairygold quoted me €260 today for the exact same bottle of it.

    Supposed to have gone up 10% this week...price around, some one might give it at the old price...Novartis have a monopoly now, all the other products seem to be failing, so they can charge as they like


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    tom_k
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    magentadirect have 5 litre Clik for €230 plus €4.99 delivery.

    http://www.magentadirect.ie/CLIK-POUR-ON-5ltr?search=clik


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    Green farmer
    Registered Users Posts: 4,005 ✭✭✭Green farmer


    [QUOTE=rangler1;95654346

    Supposed to have gone up 10% this week...price around, some one might give it at the old price...Novartis have a monopoly now, so they can charge as they like[/QUOTE]




    Hard to see any other reason then that for it. Inflation is running at 0.1% at the moment so they cannt blame it on that.


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    MayoAreMagic
    Registered Users Posts: 2,922 ✭✭✭MayoAreMagic


    230 is as cheap as you will get Id say. It is great stuff, shame it didn't do ticks too... In my infinite wisdom I didn't use it last year, which turned out to be the worst year for flystrike in my area in living memory. :/


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    Sami23
    Registered Users Posts: 2,176 ✭✭✭Sami23


    Agri direct have an offer on at the moment of 5lts Ectofly with a FREE applicator gun for 129 euro. This seems very good value as 2.2ltrs Clik is 125euro so even if you had to do them a 2nd time with Ectofly you still have the gun which I'm sure will work with Clik in future years and also the short withdrawal period on the Ectofly.


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    Country lad
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    Sami23 wrote: »
    Agri direct have an offer on at the moment of 5lts Ectofly with a FREE applicator gun for 129 euro. This seems very good value as 2.2ltrs Clik is 125euro so even if you had to do them a 2nd time with Ectofly you still have the gun which I'm sure will work with Clik in future years and also the short withdrawal period on the Ectofly.
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    Click around me is250 euro for 5 litres and 135 for 2.2 litres

    Nd


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    Bleating Lamb
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    Clik is 235 for 5 L with us.....dear but worth it in long run esp if you have some lighter stores that wont be sold till August.
    Did a bunch of lambs yesterday evening.....they were bone dry getting treated,then had about half an hour of light drizzly rain about an hour after they were done.
    Stopped raining then and rained a nice drop of drizzly rain in middle of night.I would say it would be soaked in ok to them though?


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    Sami23
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    Bleating Lamb wrote: »
    Clik is 235 for 5 L with us.....dear but worth it in long run esp if you have some lighter stores that wont be sold till August.
    Did a bunch of lambs yesterday evening.....they were bone dry getting treated,then had about half an hour of light drizzly rain about an hour after they were done.
    Stopped raining then and rained a nice drop of drizzly rain in middle of night.I would say it would be soaked in ok to them though?

    But Ectofly is only 129 for 5 ltr with applicator gun


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    rangler1
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    You have to be more careful with the application of ectofly, it doesn't spread through the wool so you have to put it on in a wide spray, it only works where it's applied.
    Whereas the Clik spreads through all the fleece, once it's put down the middle of the back and around the tail


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    Sami23
    Registered Users Posts: 2,176 ✭✭✭Sami23


    rangler1 wrote: »
    You have to be more careful with the application of ectofly, it doesn't spread through the wool so you have to put it on in a wide spray, it only works where it's applied.
    Whereas the Clik spreads through all the fleece, once it's put down the middle of the back and around the tail

    Oh rite, I didn't know that. So should I apply the Ectofly with the T bar nozzle rather than spray jet nozzle ?


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    rangler1
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    Sami23 wrote: »
    Oh rite, I didn't know that. So should I apply the Ectofly with the T bar nozzle rather than spray jet nozzle ?

    Whatever give the best spread, I use a spray jet, just hold it further from the sheep to give a wider spread


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    Bleating Lamb
    Registered Users Posts: 4,517 ✭✭✭Bleating Lamb


    So would Clik be gone in ok to my lambs considering they were dry for an hour after been done ?


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    rangler1
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    Bleating Lamb wrote: »
    So would Clik be gone in ok to my lambs considering they were dry for an hour after been done ?

    It's supposed to be rainfast once it dries on the sheep, I wouldn't be worried about it anyway


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    Sami23
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    Anyone have any maggots this year yet. Can't b far off I'd say with this weather.


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    Green farmer
    Registered Users Posts: 4,005 ✭✭✭Green farmer


    moved sheep to fresh pasture this morning and found 2 ewes badly fly struck around the tail area. Clipped them by hand. Rest of fleece was no way ready to shear. Took off as much as I would. Cannt remember seeing them this early before.


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    jd06
    Registered Users Posts: 581 ✭✭✭jd06


    Green farmer wrote: »
    Had to move sheep to fresh pasture this morning and found 2 ewes badly fly struck around the tail area. Clipped them by hand. Rest of fleece was no way ready to shear. Took off as much as I would. Cannt remember seeing them this early before.

    Any price on click yet


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    Dickie10
    Registered Users Posts: 3,862 ✭✭✭Dickie10


    click only job


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    Sami23
    Registered Users Posts: 2,176 ✭✭✭Sami23


    jd06 wrote: »
    Any price on click yet

    2.2ltr - €159
    5ltr - €279


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    solerina
    Registered Users Posts: 2,433 ✭✭✭solerina


    Sami23 wrote: »
    Anyone have any maggots this year yet. Can't b far off I'd say with this weather.

    Yes, uncle found 5 with maggots this week.


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    Box09
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    Yes had some earlier in the week. Shearing next week so hopefully dip them 5 weeks after


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