Mites/lice - now hen growling?

[Wyorp Rock]

Thank you. No offense intended to the original author (or you). I was just trying to be helpful to the general public at large since dosing of worming products seems to be a point of confusion.

No offense taken, perhaps there's a misunderstanding.

You are making a suggestion to "update" an article written by a member who submitted it to the learning center. The article is a basic overview of lice and mites written in 2012, I would assume if they wanted to add to the article they would have within the last 12 years since it was written. Looking at her profile, her last post was 2020, but if you wish, you could certainly send her a pm and see if she would like to update the article or make another one.

Only the member that wrote and submitted the article can make changes, it's not something anyone else can do, the content is their own.

You are correct, it does seem that there's confusion about deworming, treatments, conditions, etc. That's par for the course, there's always going to be questions.

A good practice is to bookmark posts that you wish to save or if you are using a pc, start some folders, a notepad, etc. and organize and make notes of things you want to reference back to.

An article may be helpful to some and clear things up. Anyone can write an article and submit it if that's what they want to do. To start an article, go to the articles main page and click on "post article" this will take you to a screen where you can make and article of your choosing and submit it.

For all - Under the Articles tab, under Learning Center, Predators and Pests, Willowbranchfarm wrote an article on mites and lice. It seems like Wyorp Rock, and numerous others, invest a fair amount of time responding to many posts with correct dosage information. I wonder if there could be an addendum to the article to include the various recommended products (Fenbendazole, Albendazole, etc.) with dosage and how to administer. That way, we could all bookmark it, save it, or print it for future reference. Not to make more work for anyone, but it's just a suggestion.

 

[Bawkbok]

Good morning. Thank you for the clarification. I'm new here and still fumbling my way around.

Old work habits die hard - as they say - in a past life part of my responsibility was to enhance documentation for training and educational purposes. Sometimes I forget I'm retired.

Back to perching and learning and minding my own business.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Good morning. Thank you for the clarification. I'm new here and still fumbling my way around.

Old work habits die hard - as they say - in a past life part of my responsibility was to enhance documentation for training and educational purposes. Sometimes I forget I'm retired.

Back to perching and learning and minding my own business.

No worries. I was new here at one time too and still fumble about figuring things out. It's all good. I hope you are enjoying time spent here on BYC and if you need help, have a question, etc., please let me know.

It's never wrong to ask or even offer suggestions where you see improvements can be made. I wouldn't want to discourage that at all.

Articles can be helpful and I do use a few of them that are well written and pertain to things I address often, but I've also found that most folks don't read articles, they read too many and get confused, and/or even if they do read them, they still have a lot of questions. It is what it is

 

[happychickensofray]

The dose is not drops. Birds should be weighed or at least have their weights guessed and the proper amount should be given. I have bolded the amount I use.

There are two types, one is injectable, the other is a pour on. The doses are different.

The max dose for 1% Ivermectin is 1 mg/kg which is 0.045 ml per pound. This can be given orally, by injection, or topically.
A five pound hen would get 0.23 ml.

The minimum effective dose for 1% Ivermectin is 0.2 mg/kg which is 0.009 ml per pound. This can be given orally, by injection, or topically.
A five pound hen would get 0.045 ml

The max dose for Pour On Ivermectin is 1 mg/kg which is 0.09 ml per pound. This is given topically only.​

A five pound hen would get 0.45 ml.

The minimum effective dose for Pour On Ivermectin is 0.5 mg/kg, which is 0.045 ml per pound. This is given topically only.
A five pound hen would get 0.23 ml

DO NOT USE this on your dogs unless you are working with a vet!​

Could I see the math for this? I’ve been trying to figure out the dosage for 0.4mg/kg to mL/lb and i think there might be an error in your math or mine.

 

[casportpony]

Could I see the math for this? I’ve been trying to figure out the dosage for 0.4mg/kg to mL/lb and i think there might be an error in your math or mine.

Why 0.4 mg/kg?

The formula is:
Weight in pounds, divided by 2.2, times the dose, divided by the number of mg in one ml

1 mg/kg for one pound using the 1%
1 / 2.2 x 1 / 10 = 0.045 ml

0.4 mg/kg for one pound using the 1%
1 / 2.2 x 0.4 / 10 = 0.018 ml

1 mg/kg for one pound using the pour-on
1 / 2.2 x 1 / 5 = 0.09 ml

0.4 mg/kg for one pound using the pour-on
1 / 2.2 x 0.4 / 5 = 0.036 ml

Does that help? And did I make an error somewhere?

 

[happychickensofray]

Why 0.4 mg/kg?

The formula is:
Weight in pounds, divided by 2.2, times the dose, divided by the number of mg in one ml

1 mg/kg for one pound using the 1%
1 / 2.2 x 1 / 10 = 0.045 ml

0.4 mg/kg for one pound using the 1%
1 / 2.2 x 0.4 / 10 = 0.018 ml

1 mg/kg for one pound using the pour-on
1 / 2.2 x 1 / 5 = 0.09 ml

0.4 mg/kg for one pound using the pour-on
1 / 2.2 x 0.4 / 5 = 0.036 ml

Does that help? And did I make an error somewhere?

So I was reading the Ivermectin 1% label and it states that each ml of the 1% solution will contain 10mg of ivermectin. The poultrydvm site recommends dosages between 0.2-0.4mg/kg.
0.4mg to mL would be roughly 0.0004mL (this part im not too sure since mg is typically used for mass),
so my math is
0.4mg =0.0004ml/lb let’s say the chicken weights 5lbs
0.0004ml x 5lbs = 0.002ml. I feel like i’m forgetting something. i’m just worried of accidentally OD them

 

[Anon112]

The dose is not drops. Birds should be weighed or at least have their weights guessed and the proper amount should be given. I have bolded the amount I use.

There are two types, one is injectable, the other is a pour on. The doses are different.

The max dose for 1% Ivermectin is 1 mg/kg which is 0.045 ml per pound. This can be given orally, by injection, or topically.
A five pound hen would get 0.23 ml.

The minimum effective dose for 1% Ivermectin is 0.2 mg/kg which is 0.009 ml per pound. This can be given orally, by injection, or topically.
A five pound hen would get 0.045 ml

The max dose for Pour On Ivermectin is 1 mg/kg which is 0.09 ml per pound. This is given topically only.​

A five pound hen would get 0.45 ml.

The minimum effective dose for Pour On Ivermectin is 0.5 mg/kg, which is 0.045 ml per pound. This is given topically only.
A five pound hen would get 0.23 ml

DO NOT USE this on your dogs unless you are working with a vet!​

Thank you so much for having posted this (I know it's from a while ago). This information helped me to have a good conversation with a vet who had given directions about Ivermectin that said "drops". With this, I was able to ask the right questions and find out the exact amount I needed to measure out from the medication I was given.

Thank you!