Pour-on application for dummies

Ouachita

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I just bought some ivermectin pour-on. I only needed the one liter jug for $40, but there was a 2.5 liter for $45 and a 5 liter jug for $57, What gives? Anyway, simple math, and expiration date, told me to buy the 5 liter and the drenching gun set-up. It'll get used before it expires (May 2014). Got home and noticed a problem :help: . The 5 liter jug comes with a "nipple" that screws on the top of the jug in place of the regular cap/lid. But, it doesn't have a tube/straw extending to bottom of the jug. So, WTF? Am I supposed to hold the jug upside down? Or am I missing parts/pieces? I bought this from Atwoods today. Only place open on Sunday, and those people employed there were no help. Couldn't do it today anyway because of the rain :D . But I would like to know if I'm just a dummy, or if I'm missing a fitting/straw, or if I need to modifiy my nipple cap to make a straw? I really don't want my wife to have to hold the jug upside down :lol2: . Jug came with a fancy strap so I can wear it like a backpack. I just can't see that working unless the jug is upright. I never bought the "big" jug before, only the little one that you squeeze and pour. Thanks for your insight to this very serious matter :cowboy:
 
Dam you're fast. So, you're saying the jug should hang upside down and should not have a straw? I think I can rig a straw a heck of lot easier than I can fasten that rig to my backside, upside down.
 
It is rigged to hang upside down on your back if you are doing a lot of cattle. We use it for fly control. We keep it hanging over the alley and apply as they pass by.
 
Ouachita":30zo0o83 said:
Dam you're fast. So, you're saying the jug should hang upside down and should not have a straw? I think I can rig a straw a heck of lot easier than I can fasten that rig to my backside, upside down.

or hang it right side up, but turn the cows upside down :D
 
When I treat the bottle is upside down. When I store it's right side up. Just in case
 
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OK, I'm a dummy :( I noticed the place loops for the strap on the top of the jug. I just now went and looked, and dam if there ain't place loops on the bottom too. How embarassing :shock: I think I'll have that beer now. Thank you men for not beating me up :tiphat:
 
I have a jar that's labeled by weight so I can just dump it into the jar and splash it down the cow. I had a little scare with young helpers and a weak fitting on the backpack system so I'm hesitant to do it that way again even though I know it's fairly safe.
 
cow pollinater":2yiqbiof said:
I have a jar that's labeled by weight so I can just dump it into the jar and splash it down the cow. I had a little scare with young helpers and a weak fitting on the backpack system so I'm hesitant to do it that way again even though I know it's fairly safe.

Well, that's my thinking too. Why in he!! would it be "normal" to carry the jug upside down, when a simple straw would fix everything? I guess I could remove the straw from my pump up sprayer and carry it upside down too.
 
It's meant to be used upsid down becaue the dosing gun doesn;t draw a strong vacuum which is what it would need if it had to lift the stuff instead of letting gravity do some of thw work
 
I hear ya'll loud and clear. I already admitted to being a dummy (not an illiterate douche bag :lol2: ). I didn't see the place loops on the bottom of the jug until I had already made a fool of myself. I knew there had to be an obvious solution, and you guys set me straight. Now I just have to wait for the rain to stop, but I ain't in no hurry for that.
 

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