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MandyJ, I don't have waterfowl, therefore no direct knowledge based on personal experience, but have heard that Sevin will kill waterfowl. From what I've found out so far, ducks get Feather Mites, not the same type as poultry. Let me do more research, and I will get back to you when I get a...

There are three types of mites that are detrimental to backyard chicken flocks. 1. Northern Fowl Mite. 2. Red Mite (chicken mite). 3 Scaley Leg Mite. The Northern Fowl Mite lives directly on the chicken and the entire life cycle is spent on the chicken. That means they do not seek out...

Reading the threads you will find it's split in regards to the opinions on the effectiveness of DE in regards to lice/mites. The majority of those that claim DE is effective, use it as a preventative, but not for an actual infestation. I don't care for the fact that it's seriously bad for the...

I don't know if any of you are familiar with the chicken whisperer, but he posted an article in Acreage Life Magazine regarding pumpkin seeds as a natural wormer, and Wazine egg withdrawal time. It's a good read...

Yesterday I weighed each of my birds. I caged the rooster, put his dose on a bit of bread, and put the bread in the cage with him. He called the hens, but wouldn't eat his treat. I brought out one of his hens, weighed her, put her dose on a bit of bread, and put it next to his cage, so they...

If you can find the big containers of dried Basil, sprinkle some all around in the coop, and run. I've used it for years for fly control, and it works very good. It leaves the coop smelling nice too, and won't hurt the chickens. I sprinkle some weekly during fly season. The vanilla air...

Thank you Kathy. That explains it perfectly. While I am aware that different animals metabolize different medications at different rates sometimes, and dosages have to be adjusted to allow for it, that still seemed to be overkill, however, I didn't have all the facts, which you have so kindly...

I am reading the dosage panel on my Safeguard (for Goats) bottle. Body Weight Amount 25 lb .6 ml 50 lb 1.2 ml 75 lb 1.7 ml 100 lb 2.3 ml 125 lb 2.9 ml On a dosage syringe cc and/or ml are the same. Originally Posted by...

Got it! Thank you.

So, without costly vet bills for testing, is there a way to wipe out all worms? Maybe Valbazen, or Safeguard X5 days, then once, again on the 10th day?

So 3cc/ml per gallon of water x 5 days doesn't do anything? Darn!