Ivermectin -- last resort cure for parasites?

[Silkie Sue]

i use and love the pour on ivermectin i get it at the TSC store
i have used it with great success as a preventitive and as a cure when i have had a infestation
it says only for cattle but i use on my billy goat, llama, chickens, ducks and rabbits. i have never had a problem
i have used the dust before and i will still use it in outdoor pens but that stuff is nasty on the lungs,,,,, animals and people alike
i will never use it on a chicken

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Take the bird with the severe problem and bathe with a dog flea/tick or even human lice shampoo. I prefer the ones with an insect growth inhibitor. Dry with a hair dryer or under a heat lamp and keep her inside for at least 24 hours after she seems completely dry. Use ivemectin pour-on on her skin while her feathers are still damp. Retreat in a week. Keep checking her at least weekly to make sure she does not become re-infested.

 

[berkeleysprings]

dust with seven dust when she in on her roost or use permethyrin . eggs rehatch so do it 2 times in 2 weeks

 

[fishnet1971]

that's awesome that we have so many resources available to us that actually work. let us know what you actually do and how it worked out. We can never get enough info.

 

[MiMis_Place]

Here's a link to using Ivermectin. It is very informative! You will need to read all of the posts. I would try the Ivermectin and dust with 7-dust too. The Ivermectin is expensive but it goes a long ways! You can even still eat the eggs!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=333423

I wormed my chickens this morning but I used the Wazine since I want to save my Ivermectin. (In case my grandchildren get headlice at school this year.) Also my chickens don't have lice. Thankfully. But if they did I'd worm them with the Ivermectin and dust them.

I figure if it kills lice and biting bugs on humans it will do the same on other critters.

Goodluck!

 

[fishnet1971]

that's great info mimi. Do you use the ivermectine after the wazine as a secondary? or do you use something else? I did the Wazine 9 days ago, and was going to follow up with what I was suggested to use valbazen. Ever used it? Will be my first time with it.

 

[MiMis_Place]

No, I've never used it. And no I wasn't planning on doing a follow-up to the Wazine. Perhaps around March I'll use the Ivermectin. Let me know how the Valbazen goes.

 

[Luv_my_babies]

Hello I just have a quick question about seven dust. This may sound really stupid, but how do you dust the chickens? This is my first year with my chickens so i'm very unsure about pretty much everything.

So I was

thinking my chickens might have parasite because they shake their heads quite often?? I don't know, help if you can.

 

[Judy]

If they are getting reinfested it is most likely because they are not being killed in the coop or run. You must remove all litter and treat the entire coop with permethrin or Sevin when you treat the birds, and this must be repeated at least once. The recommended treatment is Sevin, though permethrin, some flea medicines and Ivomec Eprinex also work; DE may reduce their numbers but is not effective against an infestation; people have found infestations who were using DE regularly. They are not always on the birds, they will hide in every crack and crevice in the coop, and of course the litter. Except for Ivomec Eprinex, any treatment must be repeated (at least) twice because Sevin, etc. will kill the mites but not the eggs, which will hatch in about 10 days. Some of these critters are in their environment during the day and only on the birds at night, so treat at night.

Ivomec Eprinex pour on (a cattle wormer commonly sold in feed stores) is best given in a 1 ml syringe without a needle. Give 0.5 ml for large fowl and 0.25 ml for bantams. You really need two people to ensure it is applied correctly, someone to hold the chicken so you can lift the feathers on the back of the neck and be sure all the medication is dropped directly onto the chicken's skin. This will also worm them.

Ivermectin does come in injectable and paste form as well. i do not know how to dose them with these forms.

I have read opinions both ways on discarding eggs after using Ivermec. It is used on humans in Africa for river blindness.

Here is a university writeup on the subject:

http://ohioline.osu.edu/vme-fact/0018.html

I've read of a few ways to dust chickens. Put one in a pillowcase with sevin in it, leaving the head out of course, and kind of shake her around. Or make a "powder puff" out of Sevin and something like an old nylon stocking and "puff" it onto them. I've also heard of using a shaker can such as a Parmesan cheese shaker can. I've never tried any of these; I use Ivomec on the birds, and Sevin and permithrin spray in the coop. I like the permethrin because it is a spray and can get into cracks in wood, such as their roosts.

 

[geebs]

Ivermectin pour on is my FIRST line of defense.... I mean my ONLY line of defense.... Nothing else necessary... JMHO