Ivermectin dosage for chickens?

[Crystaldee09]

When I've used Ivermectin pour-on in the past on my bantams, I just dripped about 1 drop on the skin on the neck of each bird. For large fowl, I would probably give each bird 2-3 drops in the same manner. No need to mix it with water and spread it over the skin; Ivermectin absorbs very rapidly and gets transferred around the body.

As for the coop, I would clean out all of the bedding and then dust everywhere, especially cracks and roosts, with Sevin dust. You can usually get the Sevin dust from a garden store or even someplace like Walmart. In addition to dusting the coop with Sevin, you can also dust all of the birds with it.

Is there an egg withdrawal with ivomecton?

 

[casportpony]

Is there an egg withdrawal with ivomecton?

yes, one suggests 8 weeks.

 

[chicknmania]

Use ivermectin on the birds. Dose is 0.045 ml per pound, so a 5 pound chicken would get 0.23 ml (round up to 0,25 ml). No need to mix it in water (it's not water soluble anyway), so just guess the weights of your birds and dose away. Ivermectin is not approved for use in poultry, but permethrin dust and spray are so that also something to think about.

If you use permethrin, you have to be careful if you have any cats, as it's very toxic to cats.

 

[casportpony]

If you use permethrin, you have to be careful if you have any cats, as it's very toxic to cats.

Once it dries it's okay.

 

[mikberobi]

Hi,

I have the Ivermectin Pour on for cattle 5mg per ml. I see info on here about doing drops on the back of the neck but I saw a video of a lady brushing it on the neck, under each wing and around the vent. She mixed 1 part Ivermectin to 2 parts water and used that solution. Which way should I go with this? Some of my girls have lice pretty bad right now and I need to get on top of this. I'm cleaning out the coop at the same time. Do I use the Ivermectin to clean? A friend of mine said she sprayed her coop down with a diluted solution. What do I do?

Ivermectin is poorly water soluble
Best to dilute 1/5 in alcohol
5000 ug/ ml stock, 2 ml with 8 ml alcohol
1000 ug/ ml working
So 0.2 ml is 200 ug per kg (recommended concentration) , 0.4ml for 2 kg, etc

Easier with syringe
More precise than drops
Better coverage
Less risk of overdosing

An Australian company sells prediluted for parakeets- budgies with chicken applications similar to this dilution
Easy to dilute yourself though

 

[Chickenandgreens]

Hi,

I have the Ivermectin Pour on for cattle 5mg per ml. I see info on here about doing drops on the back of the neck but I saw a video of a lady brushing it on the neck, under each wing and around the vent. She mixed 1 part Ivermectin to 2 parts water and used that solution. Which way should I go with this? Some of my girls have lice pretty bad right now and I need to get on top of this. I'm cleaning out the coop at the same time. Do I use the Ivermectin to clean? A friend of mine said she sprayed her coop down with a diluted solution. What do I do?

How did this work for you one of my pullets have worms this seems like the option I’m leaning towards based on my research

 

[ktboy]

When I've used Ivermectin pour-on in the past on my bantams, I just dripped about 1 drop on the skin on the neck of each bird. For large fowl, I would probably give each bird 2-3 drops in the same manner. No need to mix it with water and spread it over the skin; Ivermectin absorbs very rapidly and gets transferred around the body.

As for the coop, I would clean out all of the bedding and then dust everywhere, especially cracks and roosts, with Sevin dust. You can usually get the Sevin dust from a garden store or even someplace like Walmart. In addition to dusting the coop with Sevin, you can also dust all of the birds with it.

what % solution was the ivermectin you used?