Healesville Stockfeed and Farming Supplies

22/09/2025

Thanks to AFL for the public holiday this Friday 26/09/2025 we will be closed but we'll be open Saturday 9am-1pm

28/08/2025

Spring is here, so it's time to get those early Spring FECs done soon! FEC drop off next week at Healesville Stockfeed and Farming Supplies a perfect time to get them done 💩🐑🐴

28/08/2025

Hey all, we will be closing at 5 pm on Friday, 29/08/2025, due to family commitments. Thank you all for your understanding 😊

26/06/2025

CLOSED 7TH JULY - 16TH JULY.
Dear customers,
“After busting our nuts, working 60+ hours a week, we are finally taking some time for ourselves and our family. Thank you all for your incredible love and support. We appreciate all of you beyond words.
We will be back, rested and rejuvenated. See you all then x”

22/04/2025

Lots of FEC drop offs coming up in May! 💩🐴🐑🐐🦙 Dates below, thanks to all the host stores:
On Track Stockfeed Officer Grain Store Yan Yean Stock Feed Premium Stockfeeds Healesville Stockfeed and Farming Supplies Perrys Stockfeed and Saddlery Feed Plus Mega Merch Rural & Pet and new store, Surfcoast Rural
Reminder that samples from horses, and all ruminant livestock (cattle, sheep, goats, alpacas) can be dropped off for testing.

09/04/2025

EASTER HOURS We will be taking a short break this Easter!!! We will be closed from Friday 18/04/2025 to 27/04/25. Back on Monday 28/04/2025. Thank you all for your ongoing support and we hope you have a great Easter 🐰

18/03/2025

Autumn is here, and it’s slowly but surely getting to the time of year for autumn dewormings. If you’re thinking about purchasing your pastes ahead of time, remember that to target bot fly larvae you need to use a paste containing an avermectin.

There are three avermectins: ivermectin, abamectin and moxidectin.

This autumn, for routine treatments choose a dewormer containing ivermectin or abamectin. Brand DOES NOT MATTER, it is the active ingredient that matters. Read the fine print on the box. Do not ask me for a brand recommendation – I do not have any, I will instead repeat “Look for a wormer containing ivermectin or abamectin”.

Now I’m going to go against the advice of vets and saddleries and pharma companies and advise AGAINST the use of moxidectin for routine autumn treatments. Moxidectin is the most potent of the dewormers we have for horses and as such should be saved the most to prevent drug resistance. Once there is resistance to moxidectin there is resistance to all avermectins – and resistance is slowly but surely developing. The drench boxes claim an egg reappearance period of 14-16 weeks, in reality it is closer to 10 weeks and I have had samples come through with high EPGs at only 7 weeks. Moxidectin should be saved for use in young horses, sick horses or those with very high burdens. Think of moxidectin as your fancy white show breeches – you don’t wear them out on a trail ride, you save them for when they are needed. Or if you do wear them out the trail, how many rides do you get before they’re ruined? And then you lament because you bought them in Europe on that one holiday you went on and they cost 350 euros and you can’t find the same again here in Australia.
That’s sort of how drug resistance works except finding new drugs is a lot more expensive and complicated than replacing your breeches.

Just remember – to kill bot fly larvae you need to use a paste with ivermectin or abamectin.

(This is a repost from 2024)

06/03/2025

We're closed Monday, enjoy the public holiday!

26/01/2025

26/01/2025

Sorry forgot to mention we are closed on Monday 27th in lieu of Australia Day 🇦🇺public holiday
AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE Oi Oi Oi !!!

25/01/2025

Just want to say how much I ❤️ our community and customers. I feel so thankful and blessed to have all your support, help, patience and love while Scotty is out of Action. (He will be ok 👍) THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

22/01/2025