How to Treat Scaly Leg Mites

[casportpony]

Afaik Ivermectin isn't licensed for use on poultry in the USA either.
That would be the hippy's for you.....they are American after all.

As I just said, that doesn't mean it can't be used. Here in the US, almost all medications can be used with a proper egg or meat withdrawal.

 

[roosterhavoc]

Afaik Ivermectin isn't licensed for use on poultry in the USA either.
That would be the hippy's for you.....they are American after all.

Companies who produce the products pay a lot to have testing done and approved for different animals. Americans are such a thoughtful bunch that we decided we’ll test it for them! Guess what it works! You’re welcome. You’ll just have to use it at night behind closed doors away from any CCTV cameras.

 

[Shadrach]

Of course I mean this in the nicest way possible.

Ivermectin *is* an effective lice treatment, and anyone that has used it to treat lice will say the same thing. People that say it doesn't treat lice haven't tried it, lol.

Of course I mean this in the nicest way possible.

Ivermectin *is* an effective lice treatment, and anyone that has used it to treat lice will say the same thing. People that say it doesn't treat lice haven't tried it, lol.

Well, that's an interesting point.
If given orally then the Ivermectin gets absorbed into the blood stream; same applies for the behind the neck method. The lice would have to suck blood in this case to come into contact with the drug. Now, I thought that lice lived off the dead skin shed by a chicken and didn't make incisions in the slin and therefor didn't come into contact with any blood carrying the Ivermectin.
Of course, I could believe that dousing a chicken in Ivermectin would kill lice.

 

[Shadrach]

As I just said, that doesn't mean it can't be used. Here in the US, almost all medications can be used with a proper egg or meat withdrawal.

And what exactly is the proper egg withdrawal time?

 

[Shadrach]

Here in the US we say it's "not labeled" for use in poultry, but that does not mean that it can't be used, it just means that one should follow an appropriate egg or meat withdrawal time.

I don't think that is much of an argument to be honest. You could say the same about a lot of drugs and treatments.

 

[casportpony]

Well, that's an interesting point.
If given orally then the Ivermectin gets absorbed into the blood stream; same applies for the behind the neck method. The lice would have to suck blood in this case to come into contact with the drug. Now, I thought that lice lived off the dead skin shed by a chicken and didn't make incisions in the slin and therefor didn't come into contact with any blood carrying the Ivermectin.
Of course, I could believe that dousing a chicken in Ivermectin would kill lice.

I know how ivermectin works, and all I can tell you is that giving it orally or topically will kill all poultry lice in 24-72 hours.

I used to preach what you're saying "lice don't suck blood, so ivermectin won't work", but many people claimed it did work, so I tried it, and guess what, they were right and I was wrong.

 

[casportpony]

I don't think that is much of an argument to be honest. You could say the same about a lot of drugs and treatments.

All I am trying to say is that it can be used if needed.

 

[BantyChooks]

You can’t do anything in the UK without being in breach of some overreaching ridiculous hippy law.
Now look up fipronil it’s even scarier.

Isn't there some rule against feeding kitchen scraps to chickens there?

 

[Shadrach]

I know how ivermectin works, and all I can tell you is that giving it orally or topically will kill all poultry lice in 24-72 hours.

I used to preach what you're saying "lice don't suck blood, so ivermectin won't work", but many people claimed it did work, so I tried it, and guess what, they were right and I was wrong.

Any idea how that works?

 

[casportpony]

And what exactly is the proper egg withdrawal time?

There is a vet on a chicken Facebook page overseen by vets that says it's 8 weeks. There are residue studies too, but I don't know what they say.