I used the Durvet ivermectin 5 mg/ml pour on and gave each bird exactly .5 ml under the wing, regardless of the birds size. These were all large fowl, no bantams. Worked better than I could of hoped. I also used a high pressure sprayer and literally soaked the coops with a permethrin made by...
I have to believe that ivermectin either only works in certain regions or those who say it doesn't work got a bad bottle. It no doubt killed my mite and lice problem last year and I had a horrid case!
missypebble your description sounds like mites, especially because you haven't stated...
Those are all great layers and great choices. Some orps can be a bit timid and some sex links can be overly dominating but it shouldn't cause much grief.
Sorry for the delay but I forgot I was going to update. The roo was free of lice within 4 days of treating him and they are still nowhere to be seen. I took some pics of the lice that didn't turn out so well but I was able to verify that they were indeed lice.
Be aware that this is my...
That is odd. Makes my point for me about all the conflicting info. Either that or its a typo and should say lice ... doubtful though as it specifically names the mites.
However, their use of the term "therapeutic dose" could be the difference in the product working or failing.
Kathy I'm going to have to go and attempt to take a pic of these little buggers..surely they're not dead yet! I don't know how to contain lice in a dog crate but I'll sure try...hahahaha
Nice link fancychook! I actually stumbled across it recently and it was the deciding point that made me give ivermectin a go. Lots of good info compiled in one place and the most important part is right near the bottom.
Environmental Toxicity of Ivermectin
Ivermectin is highly toxic...
Thanks dawg and I appreciate the link again but these were no doubt lice and that's why I'm trying to grasp what happened to them. My birds weren't to the point of pitiful looking...no scabs or wounds other than some minor scrapes from breeding, but even that doesn't explain what happened to...
I'm sorry if your wishing for a debate but I'm not the kind. After dosing the roo that got missed, I'll have the answer to my question before the weekend I'm betting
If you start from about page 15 of this thread you can read about the effects of permethrin on mites. For the red mites I can vouch that it does work but you have to kill them where they live. Be careful with that stuff, it's definitely not a natural remedy as so many believe.