Hens with lice eggs, treat with ivermectin?

[Cfeldbush]

I have one hen that I noticed lice eggs. I already have the topical ivermectin and have used it in the past but my question is do they need more than one dose and if so how far apart?

Thanks

 

[orelsi]

The standard is a week off between treatments, because the eggs take 5 days to hatch and then 10+ days to mature, so you treat, wait a week (new lice hatch from the eggs) and treat again to kill the second generation before they mature to lay eggs.

(even if they hatch on day 1 after the first treatment they still won't be mature enough to reproduce when you start the second)

 

[Cfeldbush]

The standard is a week off between treatments, because the eggs take 5 days to hatch and then 10+ days to mature, so you treat, wait a week (new lice hatch from the eggs) and treat again to kill the second generation before they mature to lay eggs.

(even if they hatch on day 1 after the first treatment they still won't be mature enough to reproduce when you start the second)

Thank you

 

[BigBroodyMama]

An the paste be used for lice or do you need the topical?

 

[BigBroodyMama]

A the paste be used for lice or do you need the topical?

If they have both worms and lice is this a two-fer