Ivormectin and Lice

[My Lay D's]

Do I understand this correctly? Ivormectin 1% Injectable CANNOT be placed on the back of the neck to treat lice...it has to be the Ivormectin 5% pour on??? Anyone???

 

[dawg53]

My Lay D's :

Do I understand this correctly? Ivormectin 1% Injectable CANNOT be placed on the back of the neck to treat lice...it has to be the Ivormectin 5% pour on??? Anyone???

You are correct. However, ivermectin of ANY kind wont kill lice on chickens, only mites. I recommend that use use sevin dust to kill the lice, dust their coop and redust everything in 10 days.​

 

[Annschooks]

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I would disagree with that statement, as lice are a biting parasite which brings them into contact with the blood of the chicken, they are going to be killed by Ivermectin.
Since Ivermectin pour on is marketed as a wormer, its action is to break the life cycle of fleas.

 

[dawg53]

Quote:
I would disagree with that statement, as lice are a biting parasite which brings them into contact with the blood of the chicken, they are going to be killed by Ivermectin.
Since Ivermectin pour on is marketed as a wormer, its action is to break the life cycle of fleas.

Lice in chickens do NOT suck blood, only mites suck blood from chickens: Please read these links.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ig140
http://ohioline.osu.edu/vme-fact/0018.html