Ivomec pour on dosage?

[kecrow]

I am trying to rid my birds of lice and mites as well as worm thm. My husband purchased ivomec pour-on for cattle (5mg ivermectrin). How much do I use and how do I administer it? I am hoping to add it to there water,but am not sure this is an option. Thanks for your help. Several of the previous posts asked the same question, but didn't provide a direct answer.

 

[Judy]

It must be put on the skin, not in the water, not taken internally.

You need a 1 ml syringe without a needle. Should be available from the feed store or your pharmacy. For full grown large fowl, give 0.5 ml on the back of the neck, directly on the skin; you have to part the feathers and get it right on the skin. For bantams, give 0.25 ml the same way.

Lots easier to do with a helper and well after dark when they are sound asleep.

 

[kecrow]

Thanks a bunch. Not as easy as water, but seems fullproof. It will feel like I am applying frontline to 40 dogs.

 

[waya56]

I know this sounds like a strange question but I would rather ask and not be sorry. Researching on the different ways to worm chickens and ducks I feel like the Ivomec pour on is something I would rather do, because then I know how much each bird has been given. The question is does this also cover ducks as well? Thanks for any help here.