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Dosing Gun + Hook

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  • #52
    49801
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,844 ✭✭✭49801


    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:)


  • #53
    Massey10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 179 ✭✭Massey10


    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


  • #54
    49801
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,844 ✭✭✭49801


    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


  • #55
    Massey10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 179 ✭✭Massey10


    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


  • #56
    49801
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,844 ✭✭✭49801


    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?


  • #57
    Massey10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 179 ✭✭Massey10


    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


  • #58
    49801
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,844 ✭✭✭49801


    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


  • #59
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    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


  • #60
    patsy_mccabe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,123 ✭✭✭✭patsy_mccabe


    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.


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  • #61
    liosnagceann75
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 407 ✭✭liosnagceann75


    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.


  • #62
    liosnagceann75
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 407 ✭✭liosnagceann75


    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.


  • #63
    einn32
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,022 ✭✭✭einn32


    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.

    Sounds like your doing them in the head gate so I would hang it up somewhere. If you're walking around from sheds it will have to come off your back and then back on again. It will be in your way otherwise. I do them along the crush with a helper.


  • #64
    MfMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,506 ✭✭✭MfMan


    I usually do them at the head gate, often in conjunction with something else, e.g. pour-on for something. Make sure to wash it afterwards with a bit of washing up liquid or something. I separate the hook and pipe from the rest of the unit and hang it high after use to dry it out good. (I'm on my second such one :-( ) They're a good doser but tend to get a bit stiff with use. Agritech tend to have spares so you don't have to buy the whole thing again to replace. Also find it's a bit easier to dose animals when their head is not restrained in the gate. They hold their head higher and swallow better rather than in a headlock where their head is down more.


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