Mites/Lice and pour on Ivemectin

[isadream]

My poor broodies have some mites on them and I have lost the dosage of how much of the pour on cattle ivemectin I am supposed to put on per chicken--I have LF and bantams. Anyone have the dosage handy? I would like to do this tonite while they are roosting.

Thanks,

Renee

 

[seminolewind]

I use 0.4 ml. for a full size, and 0.2 for a bantam. Some people use 0.5/0.3.

 

[isadream]

Thanks a ton!! Was NOT fun to pick up my chicken and have bugs running all over ME!! I think its lice but I get them mixed up all I know is we are having a midnite pour down tonite~

Renee

 

[seminolewind]

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I just went thru the same thing myself, however, I could not find any bugs on the chickens, but I brought in a heat lamp that was hanging in the coop, and it had lice on it!!!!
I dusted them all, and sprayed the walls. I just don't get it.

But yes, you're right, it's NOT fun to have them on yourself. Yuck!

 

[cochinbantam-lover]

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not too good with math how much is this exactly?

 

[kathyinmo]

one half of a cc for standard chickens, one forth of a cc for bantams. Note cc=ml

ETA: I will tell you how I do it. I use a syringe with a needle (like when you get a shot from the Dr). You are not gonna stick the needle in the chicken .... NO. I use it because it is easier. I put 5 drops on a standard chicken (on the neck), and 3 drops on a bantam. It is just easier to see the drops this way for me.

 

[cochinbantam-lover]

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Thanks very much!

 

[kathyinmo]

ooopps. Did you see I edited my post.

Sorry.

 

[cochinbantam-lover]

Thanks!

 

[cochinbantam-lover]

Seems like that would be difficult to do, what if you push too hard it wouldn't take much for it to all come out at once, is there a trick to doing this? Thanks again!