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[dawg53]

Fine mist over their heads 3 times a day for 10 days.

 

[pmp72]

Thanks dawg let me ask u this. Just rescued another hen with the worst case of scaly mite leg I've ever seen. I've decided to ivermectin in her water how long should I do that for?

 

[dawg53]

Thanks dawg let me ask u this. Just rescued another hen with the worst case of scaly mite leg I've ever seen. I've decided to ivermectin in her water how long should I do that for?

I've never used ivermectin in water for anything. You'll want to smother the mites with vaseline, nu-stock, vegetable oil, some people even use WD-40. You'll have to use the oil based products on their legs for about 2 months since they are heavily infested. Ivermectin's main purpose is used as a wormer, the secondary benefit is that it kills mites on chickens. Dosage for the ivermectin pour on is 5 drops on bare skin on the back of the neck for standard size chickens. You dont want to use more than needed, it can harm organs if overdosed. Administering on the neck doesnt guarantee killing scaly leg mites. Personally I'd use nu-stock.
Good luck.

 

[PoultryPedia]

Hmm... Good question! I didn't even put anything about that in the info I posted on my site.

Maybe look through some of the shagbarkbantams articles. There are links to a couple of those on my Fungal Infections page.

 

[pmp72]

Thanks all ur info has been extremely helpful

 

[fuzzybutt love]

I don't know what the nu stock is, but i bought pyrmethrin 10% to use for lice/mites. There are instructions on how to dilute it for spraying the birds. For the leg mites i warmed a little vasaline in the microwave, and used 50/50 pyrmethrin and vasaline mixed. I rubbed it in real good, and I also gently cleaned as much of the softened debris from between her scales as i could without hurting her. This is the dilution (5%) used for people mites. i repeated it several times. I figured the ones who weren't smothered could track the stuff back to their comrads...

your case sounds worse, so it might take longer? I got rid of the lice first, then did the mites. Didn't want to put too much on them at once...

 

[welasharon]

I rescued some chickens with horrendous leg mites. I used vegetable oil and/or baby oil..whatever was handy. The really bad ones I treated twice a day for several days and then once a day and then every day or so. The had lost most of their toes already and were really bad. The only one I treated differently had some on her head. I also used ivomec pour on for her. They live under the scales and make crusty stuff (no scientific terms from me!) and that pushes the scales outward. I had to keep treating to get under the really thick crust.
sharon

 

[fuzzybutt love]

That's why i liked adding the bug-killer to the oil base. It really did the job quickly. The oil/vasaline soaked into the crust and brought the pyrmethrin with it. A lot of this hen's scales were standing straight up when i did the treatment, and now with the exception of a few they are layed back down. For the people medicine for mites/scabies, it only takes one application. So by adding the pyrmethrin to the oil/vasaline you are laying down a barrier that they can not survive on, oxygen or not! I did it once a week for 3 weeks, just to be sure, but i did not have to do it every day, and it seemed to bring immediate relief. The scales took a little while to lay back down, but that is because they were so far out of place. The only drawback is waiting to eat the eggs. (I think package directions say 2 weeks) So i followed package directions and did not eat eggs from her until the time was up after her last dose.