dosing 0.06ml ivomec inj. per bird????????

[pips&peeps]

It just squirts right in, no problems at all.

 

[BlacksheepCardigans]

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You do not give dogs one tenth per ten pounds unless you're trying to cure mange. You give dogs one tenth per one hundred pounds. That's the heartworm dose, which is invariably what people are trying to replace with ivermectin.

OP, yes, the vet's dose is six one hundredths. One unit is one one hundredth. So this one is easy--give six units. Don't try to measure with a three cc syringe. Rinse and reuse the tiny ones.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

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Hi,I've never used ivomec.You mentioned water but I thought that ivomec and water didn't mix well.What do I need to know?I wanted to use ivomec to worm my chickens but when I checked for info everyone seemed to have something different to say so I didn't use it.
Thanks

The pour ons are kind of oily and don't mix well with water (and you SHOULDN'T be mixing them with water). The injectable mixes fine, from what I hear. I have used Eprinex pour on. It was so THICK that it ruined syringe after syringe. I used about a dozen syringes to pour it on the necks of my flock of about 80.

Ivomec Ivermectin Pour On
Ivomec Eprinex (eprinomectin) Pour on
Ivomec Ivermectin injectable

3 different products

jefferslivestock.com sells at least some of these, I think. I get mine from my farm store.

Also I would like to note that for cattle there is a milk and meat discard time of I think a couple of weeks for the ivermectin. None for the Eprinex pour on. So I wouldn't eat the eggs after ivermectin for a while. You can do a search for "egg withdrawal time" on here.