Maybe mites or springtails

[lilschicks]

Help we haven't seen mites on our birds however tonight when we went out in one of our roosting boxes there were little black bugs crawling everywhere. I usually seen them during the day after a rain but tonight I seen some on our birds. What can I use to treat to kill them on the birds within 24 hrs?
Read about Ivermectin but not sure what kind to get.

Thanks

 

[ronott1]

pour on ivermectin for mites lice and etc. Use permectrin spray to treat the coop. You will need to re treat in 7 to 10 days since only the live bugs are killed. The second treatment is to kill bugs that hatch.

Look up dosage based on size but it is usually 1 to three drops on skin per bird--by the vent and under the wing.

 

[lilschicks]

pour on ivermectin for mites lice and etc. Use permectrin spray to treat the coop. You will need to re treat in 7 to 10 days since only the live bugs are killed. The second treatment is to kill bugs that hatch.

Look up dosage based on size but it is usually 1 to three drops on skin per bird--by the vent and under the wing.

What kind of ivermectin? More so for what species

 

[ronott1]

This works:
https://www.amazon.com/Durvet-Iverm...1500002269&sr=8-1&keywords=ivermectin+pour+on

a review:
This review is for Durvet Ivermectin Ermectin Pour on for Cattle

We have been using both the injected 1% for cattle and this 5% pour on for years to treat dogs, chickens and cats. I have noticed many people showing concern in regards to dosage but ivermectin is one of those medications where one can be off and the animal will still be safe. I know this because we had a a Catahoula mix cattle dog who had a severe reaction to a rabies shot which prompted his immune system to turn on itself. Ivermectin was the savior, but it was a journey and large dosage had to be used.