Pig oil & Sulphur

[nicknick]

Hi, Just wondering if anyone can recommend a stockist in scotland as the last lot I got from ebay has ridiculous postage to where I live, the actual cost of postage is not bad and am happy to pay it or even slightly more but the sellers take nearly double the correct amount and it's just annoyed me slightly.

 

[charlie55]

Cant help but can i ask what you use it for? Im nosey..

 

[diamondrockharvey]

Have you tried http://www.heavyhorsesupplies.co.uk/
they are really helpful and reasonably priced

Pig oil is one of my staple items.
Has done wonders in keeping my boy itch free this summer and with silky feathers all year round!

 

[nicknick]

I use it mainly for his feathers but am starting to use it unshook ( the oil bit only) it on the uncontrollabe mane and tail, it knots so badly in the wind and have a real job keeping them in a half decent state. will try the heavy horse site though

 

[Carefreegirl]

Cant help but can i ask what you use it for? Im nosey..

Put it on their legs as soon as the mud appears and it acts as a barrier and the mud slides off. It's brill.

 

[Sanolly]

Has anyone tried the combined version? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/5-litres-Pig-...r_Equipment&hash=item2a0a41e671#ht_745wt_1137

Could you use that on manes and tails as well?

 

[nicknick]

I bought the combined version as I didn't realise you could get them seperate...you learn something new everyday... duh me!, on manes it does smell, so here goes for some oil shopping, lol

 

[Sanolly]

How long would it last? I have bought 5l of the combined PO&S but if I have to use the pure PO on his mane/tail I don't want to have to buy another 5l!

 

[charlie55]

Oh sounds brill! Thats another thing i will be getting then!

 

[thatsmygirl]

Put it on their legs as soon as the mud appears and it acts as a barrier and the mud slides off. It's brill.

Wouldn't baby oil act the same way or any oil really

 

[**Vanner**]

I use the combined version on feathers and the oil on it's own on mane and tail.

 

[nicknick]

Wouldn't baby oil act the same way or any oil really

Baby oil seems to disappear very quickly, not tried and other oils though as there is such a fine line between slippy greasy mess and nice feather/mane/tail, any suggestions welcome though.

 

[intouch]

It's just liquid paraffin, get it from any pharmacist.

 

[Chestnuttymare]

where are you nicknick, Coxy dene in east calder west lothian sell it I think

 

[nicknick]

i live on the orkney isles so its gonna have to be posted wherever it comes from unfortunatley, but just dont want to be paying double the postage as in the ebay advert!

 

[xloopylozzax]

my dad swore by pig oil and sulphur for years.
i discovered a half bag of flours of sulphur at the back of the feed room last year so decided to use it again last winter. was great- washed legs, mane and tail at the begnning of winter, plastered in oil and sulphur (looks messy for a couple of days) then just reapplied fortnightly-ish. kept them spotless (mud just slid off in their straw bed on a night) and was great for my chapped/cracked hands aswell.

pig oil is just a mineral oil (not from pigs, as some people think!), without the extra irritants of baby oil and is a bit more viscous.

can also be used in summer as a drench for manes and tails to keep sweet itch at bay- the sulphur repels midges so stops them biting.

also to those that havent used it before, please please patch test as with all new "lotions & potions" have heard of some reactions on other forums

 

[Daisy2]

If mixing yourself, whats the best pig oil to sulphur ratio for good results?

 

[Dommy18]

I get mine from http://www.sussexcobs.co.uk/pigoilandsulphur.htm price includes postage. Think they sell it on ebay as well but its cheaper if you buy from their site.