tia Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Hi anyone know how long a tub of flubenvet will stay in date,had mine for 5yrs and poults started with gape should I get a new tub and where is best place to get it. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 should be an expiry date on the tube, probably out of date by now, gapes has been a real issue this year with the wet weather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Check the expiry as I wouldn't use it after that. It's harder to get than it used to be - the 150g tubs are only available to licensed feed mills. There is only 60g little pots available for domestic poultry and they cost about the same as the bigger ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malantone Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 (edited) I bought a 240grm @ 2.5% tub online this year for £43 inc del http://www.petdrugso...ca0&s=flubenvet Edited September 18, 2012 by malantone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 thanks for the link !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tia Posted September 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Thanks for that ,just ordered from them!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanj Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 should be an expiry date on the tube, probably out of date by now, gapes has been a real issue this year with the wet weather Bizarrely this is the first year for ages that we HAVENT suffered gape so far !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattSoanes Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 A tip for making sure you dont get gapes next year. At the end of the season give your pens a good coating of lime ( builders lime is fine ) try and get a coating of 2-3 mm thick and where your drinkers and feeders are go heavier with it. By the time you get poults in there again all the lime will have been washed into the soil, and you will not have to worry about re applying untill the following year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke hamish Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 We just buy pellets with it already in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigs Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 A tip for making sure you dont get gapes next year. At the end of the season give your pens a good coating of lime ( builders lime is fine ) try and get a coating of 2-3 mm thick and where your drinkers and feeders are go heavier with it. By the time you get poults in there again all the lime will have been washed into the soil, and you will not have to worry about re applying untill the following year. we have done that for two seasons now matt and no gapes so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malantone Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 (edited) A tip for making sure you dont get gapes next year. At the end of the season give your pens a good coating of lime ( builders lime is fine ) try and get a coating of 2-3 mm thick and where your drinkers and feeders are go heavier with it. By the time you get poults in there again all the lime will have been washed into the soil, and you will not have to worry about re applying untill the following year. our main pen is 460yds in circumference thats a lot of lime Edited September 19, 2012 by malantone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthunter49 Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 We buy it in the pellets extra £20 per ton and you dont have to have a perscription. Job done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieT Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 We buy it in the pellets extra £20 per ton and you dont have to have a perscription. Job done Are you really sure about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthunter49 Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 Yep every1 told me i need a prescription so i called my vet he just had to make a phone call to my surplyer and that was that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny tim Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 the legislation on prescription has changed this year...we didnt need a visit to the vets this year jsut ordered them from the feed company Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieT Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 Yep every1 told me i need a prescription so i called my vet he just had to make a phone call to my surplyer and that was that Funny old world, ours insisted we got our vet to fax a script through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 Yes - Flubenvet premix doesn't need a prescription so long as used inside the licence - so if you wanted the feed for pheasants and partridges no need. If you wanted a different inclusion rate or to treat a different species (eg grouse) then you'd need a prescription. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alycidon Posted September 22, 2012 Report Share Posted September 22, 2012 Please bear in mind the withdrawal period on the can you use. Usually this is 7 days for last admin to slaughter for human consumption. So shooting mid Oct then you dont really want you birds having access to treated food/water much after 7th Oct. Some of the old drugs used to have 6 week withdrawal periods. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustJon Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Avatec doesn't need a prescription. Legislation changed in 2012 for this. Flubenvet is still POM- VPS and does. Prescription can be from a vet or SQP which your mill may have on staff. Avatec and Flubenvet at the same time, by the letter of the law, require a prescription for both from a vet only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 POM-VPS can be supplied by a SQP, it's not a POM-V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmateX Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 One thing to remember is that gapes is not the only worm that pheasants can get, it would be prudent to worm at the recommended intervals to cover all eventualities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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