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LisaYolkUm said:
thanks------------I am thinking PREVENTATIVE treatment......................

I did buy some sevin -----I have to find it to see what the intensity was.................I do recall some serious label precautions about its health hazards to humans re: asthma and breathing conditions........and I think this scared me off a bit.............I do have asthma.....................I have not gone further with this so I guess I have to do some research.

I also have not done the worming.............and I know its needed............ so when someone posted about this.................I felt kinda like.............I better get on these things soon.............

I have a bit more learning about these to do!
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I'm trying to deworm regularly (just started really), but I don't treat for lice or mites. My logic is that I can see the lice and mites if they are there. I hope someday to learn how to look for worms, but frankly that doesn't sound like much fun. Whenever I handle a chicken I try to remember to look for bugs of any kind, but I don't often think of it.
 
I do bug hunts at night, everyone is calm and it is easy to check in nest boxes and corners with a flashlight.

Good luck Anne, I could have sent more with you but I thought that would be pushing the husband a little to far.
 
LisaYolkUm said:
thanks------------I am thinking PREVENTATIVE treatment......................

I did buy some sevin -----I have to find it to see what the intensity was.................I do recall some serious label precautions about its health hazards to humans re: asthma and breathing conditions........and I think this scared me off a bit.............I do have asthma.....................I have not gone further with this so I guess I have to do some research.

I also have not done the worming.............and I know its needed............ so when someone posted about this.................I felt kinda like.............I better get on these things soon.............

I have a bit more learning about these to do!
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Hey Lisa:

I use permethryn (sevin)...I've gotten a bit lax, but I sprinkle a small amount in the pine shavings that I put in the nesting box...a couple of times a year as a preventative....haven't seen any koodies yet (may be a vision problem though)...I also have Ivermectin and dose as needed...(or once a year).....If you go to TSC to get some get some small syringes to dose with....the one that comes with it is for cows or horses....also if its just your few girls, I can give you some....
 
How do you get the chicken to take the Ivermectin? Do you need to get a smaller syringe? It seems that it would be hard to get it into their little beaks. sorry for the ignorance but I just started my flock in April so I am new to this. I have not given them any meds at this point. Could you use DE in place of sevin as a preventative?
 
eryan7 said:
How do you get the chicken to take the Ivermectin? Do you need to get a smaller syringe? It seems that it would be hard to get it into their little beaks. sorry for the ignorance but I just started my flock in April so I am new to this. I have not given them any meds at this point. Could you use DE in place of sevin as a preventative?
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I've read that many worms are resistant to Ivermectin, so I use Fenbedazol (Safeguard brand). It's about 10x the price, so that could be rumor started by Safeguard to sell more of their product . . .

I give oral meds with a syringe with no needle attached. Hold the bird firmly and force their beak open. Be careful not to squirt into their trachea (windpipe), so I squirt slowly and to the side, the goal being to drip it into their mouth, but not at the tip of their beak, where they could fling it out. This works best with 2 people, unless you have great coordination and patience.

For deworming, I have started adding the meds to a pan of wetted feed. They love to eat wet feed and will gobble that down quickly and completely, compared to adding it to the water, which seems like a lot is wasted. The only issue I see with this is that some birds may not get as much as others. Multiple pans so they can all eat at once would make that less likely. I did that last weekend and it was a breeze to worm all the non-layers. I hate tossing eggs, so I haven't wormed our laying flock for a while.

I've never used DE. I don't think it's as benign as some say. It could work in nest boxes and on roosts, but don't breathe it, or allow the birds to breathe it. I also think it's only effective when dry and the bugs walk over it, like boric acid for roaches. When I was young, we used a nasty pesticide to paint the roosts, so the lice would die when traveling to new places at night. I haven't seen "roost paint" recently, so I imagine it was banned. Sevin dust is still around and that was the staple for lice control back then. It's interesting that no resistance has happened, as it still seems to be effective, and (relatively) safe.
 
eryan7 said:
How do you get the chicken to take the Ivermectin? Do you need to get a smaller syringe? It seems that it would be hard to get it into their little beaks. sorry for the ignorance but I just started my flock in April so I am new to this. I have not given them any meds at this point. Could you use DE in place of sevin as a preventative?
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I have the topical type...the small syringe allows measurements at .5 CC .....if memory serves one CC for LFs (six drops) and .5 CC for bantams...I have never used DE...I find it hard to buy a bag of dirt then pour it on the ground when I have a yard full of it....
 
stake said:
I have the topical type...the small syringe allows measurements at .5 CC .....if memory serves one CC for LFs (six drops) and .5 CC for bantams...I have never used DE...I find it hard to buy a bag of dirt then pour it on the ground when I have a yard full of it....
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But your dirt is not as special as their dirt. Maybe if your dirt was more white, then people would know it was special and pay you for it?

Remember, some people eat that special dirt . . .
 

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