Posts by Doctor T

Quote:Originally Posted by bdfive I think there are different forms of Ivermectin.  The one with oil doesn't mix but seperates but one of the other forms does.  I'll post what it is exactly I use later.  Have a...

Great job!! Might want to worm him.

Quote:Originally Posted by deerman I try it in water years ago....trouble you have it will seperate before they can drink it. You would need to mix it thru out tjhe day.Reason i place it on the back,  now i do handle each bird...

Quote:Originally Posted by Yoda I put on a long sleeve shirt and some leather gloves and catch my peas at night while they are on the roost. Quick and easy. I use 1cc and squirt it at the base of the neck because the bird is...

From what I have read, Guineas come from the plains of west Africa.  It's hot and dry there.  A friend of mine was recently on Safari there, and said the Guineas live in flocks that number in the thousands!!

Well, I've run a small experiment with my peafowl and turkeys.Having read that you could use Ivomec in their drinking water, and also some folks say that it wouldn't work because the Ivomec was oil based, I decided to bite the bullet and...

Quote:Originally Posted by Resolution Get some cranberry gel capsules- they sell them in pharmacies for human beings with chronic urinary tract infections. These gel caps prove incredibly useful with fowl- both land and water when...

Quote:Originally Posted by TASH 66 Several months ago I lost one of my boy and two months later I lost a girl. In both cases, it was injury (concussion).  According to your story, my birds have similar symptoms. If you able...

Update!Not having any other ideas, and nothing else to do, I gave him a shot of Ivomec last night.  This in itself is quite amazing, because they never let me get close enough to touch or pick them up.  Anyway, this morning...

Very nice!