Right now I'm treating my adult flock with ivermectin pour on for depluming mites. I have no idea how they got these mites, but it's the only mite that matches my hen's symptoms. Namely, bare spots with red skin (base of tail, sides, and neck).
I have a large batch (50+) of chicks, two weeks...
Please help. I misread the ivermectin dose for my flock of .1ml to 1ml on each chicken. I’m really freaking out that they may have gotten too much. I feel extremely bad and only gave it to them 2 hours ago. I’m not sure if I’ve killed my girls. It was a topical treatment. What do I do? Feeling...
I found this thread:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ivermectin-pour-on-dosage.727707/
I thought it was very helpful but I want to make sure I fully understand what I’m doing so I’m starting my own.
I’m treating chickens for lice. I have “Ivermectin Pour-on for Cattle 5mg/mL, USP”
Not...
I have had a broody hen looking after a number of 1 week old chicks (she hatched them out) and I have noticed a few have lice on them. I have treated the rest of my flock with Ivermectin with great success (and have applied the 1 week Egg withdraweral time frame). I wasn't aware my broody hen...
Hey there, I have two young peacocks who are absolutely writhing with lice on their heads as I’ve identified, I was wondering if using “Durvet Ivermectin Oral Paste 1.87% (apple flavored)” would be safe for them? If that’s alright, I do also need the safest dose per pound for them. It’s 91mcg...
Hello everyone! I was hoping I might be able to get some advice for dealing with depluming mites. I finally figured out that was what my silkie had, after months of trying all different topical treatments without seeing any bugs, but her feather condition continuing to worsen. She constantly...