Hi,
For those of us still mixing the powder with pellets and not using the pre-mixed stuff, I have a couple of comments/observations that I would appreciate others' views on.
First of all the 'authoritative' advice seems to involve mixing the powder with some oil before adding to the pellets. I would suggest that such a process would hinder the even mixing of the medication. For example I mix a 20/40Kg batch at a time, which translates to probably hundreds of thousands if not millions of pellets? To expect a small amount of oil/paste to evenly coat all the pellets is ludicrous. If you compare however the fineness of the powder (probably not much larger than a molecule per grain, which is what pepper is for example), there is much more chance of it being distributed evenly throughout the whole batch in its dry form, rather than just a small percentage of 'wet' pellets achieved by the paste.
Probably the better method would involve oiling the entire batch of pellets first, then mixing the powder in, although I doubt that there is any real advantage in doing even that, as the pellets are just about oily enough in their 'raw' state to ensure that some powder adheres to them.
I always mix mine in a large black plastic barrel and have never noticed any residual Flubenvet left in the bottom.
All comments greatfully accepted!
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For those of us still mixing the powder with pellets and not using the pre-mixed stuff, I have a couple of comments/observations that I would appreciate others' views on.
First of all the 'authoritative' advice seems to involve mixing the powder with some oil before adding to the pellets. I would suggest that such a process would hinder the even mixing of the medication. For example I mix a 20/40Kg batch at a time, which translates to probably hundreds of thousands if not millions of pellets? To expect a small amount of oil/paste to evenly coat all the pellets is ludicrous. If you compare however the fineness of the powder (probably not much larger than a molecule per grain, which is what pepper is for example), there is much more chance of it being distributed evenly throughout the whole batch in its dry form, rather than just a small percentage of 'wet' pellets achieved by the paste.
Probably the better method would involve oiling the entire batch of pellets first, then mixing the powder in, although I doubt that there is any real advantage in doing even that, as the pellets are just about oily enough in their 'raw' state to ensure that some powder adheres to them.
I always mix mine in a large black plastic barrel and have never noticed any residual Flubenvet left in the bottom.
All comments greatfully accepted!
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