Probably a stupid question.....

[dawg53]

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Hahaha, thank you for the compliment! I've broken my ankle before playing basketball, I know what you're going through and it's not fun...sorry you have to have surgery on it. Grrrrr. Eprinex pour on is not to be added in water. Eprinex pour on is not an injectable. Eprinex pour on is put on the bare skin on the back of the chickens neck. Dosage for large chickens is 1cc on the bare skin on the back of the neck. Dosage for medium sized chickens is 1/2cc on the bare skin on the back of the neck. Dosage for small chickens is 1/4cc on the bare skin on the back of the neck. There is no egg withdrawal for Eprinex pour on.
You already have the regular ivermectin pour on...no need to buy eprinex pour on, but that's up tp you. Good luck.

 

[chickenlady08]

Ok. I got that the pour on doesn't go into the water but is there an Eprinex injectable that can be put in the water? I understand that there is a pur on and also an injectable. You said something about putting 4 cc in the water in your very first post on this topic.

Hope I get it this time. Lol

 

[NeeleysAVLChicks]

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That was a good decision! Dawg has helped me SO much with my hens, this board is full of invaluable folks that provide so much useful information and he is definitely one of them!!

 

[hallerlake]

If you're worried about eating the eggs, give them to your dogs and cats.

 

[dawg53]

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There isnt an eprinex injectable that can be put in the water. Yes there is a different type of ivermectin that can be added to water. It is called Ivomec 1% injectable 50ml cattle ivermectin....it is completely different from regular ivermectin pour on and eprinex pour on. Remember...there are many types of ivermectin....each has there own applications and dosages for chickens.Edited; Thank you Neeley!

 

[chickenlady08]

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There isnt an eprinex injectable that can be put in the water. Yes there is a different type of ivermectin that can be added to water. It is called Ivomec 1% injectable 50ml cattle ivermectin....it is completely different from regular ivermectin pour on and eprinex pour on. Remember...there are many types of ivermectin....each has there own applications and dosages for chickens.Edited; Thank you Neeley!

Ok I think I got it this time. Lol. Do the other ivermectins have withdrawal times for eggs?

 

[dianaross77]

You could look into the ivermectin horse paste. They sell it at TSC and other feed stores. It less than $6 a tube. I have used it in water before. (to spray on a pet mouse with mites!) It was tricky to get mixed in well but it worked. And it's flavored. Cuz I'm so sure the chickens will care!

 

[dawg53]

All ivermectins have at least a 2 week withdrawal period. Some people ignore the withdrawal period and eat the eggs, that's their choice. I know for fact when ivermectin pour on is used on cattle....there's a 48 day withdrawal period for slaughter. It makes sense to me to wait 2 weeks for the ivermectin to go thru the chickens system, time to kill the parasites, time to expel or absorb the parasites, and time for the ivermectin to be expelled from their system. Keep in mind that wormers are poisons, designed to paralyze or kill worms. If anyone eats eggs after using wormers; there is a chance, however so slight, that there could be a reaction. Yes, there are wormers including ivermectin used in third world countries that are given to humans to get rid of parasites. Those people are under doctors close supervision and expertise if anything goes wrong. The only authorized wormer for chickens in this country is wazine...anything else is "off label" and whatever you use besides wazine is at your own risk. I for one, will discard eggs in the garbage for 14 days as recommended by most everyone on here, including those that are BYC'ers who were on this site back in 2007. All this being said, there is only one wormer that I know of that does not require eggs to be thrown away....eprinex pour on, no withdrawal period at all.

 

[dawg53]

Pastes should not be mixed in water unless there are directions on the label stating so. It can affect the overall effectiveness of the wormer. There are water soluable ivermectin products specifically for that purpose. I've never seen them nor know the dosages. However, with the equine paste wormers such as; zimectrin gold, equimax, and quest plus...I know the dosages with these products. As a matter of fact these equine wormers contain praziquantel in them which kills tapeworms.

 

[ace6175]

Glad I read this - I was going to use the Ivermectin injectable! I will go to Farm & Fleet over the weekend. How long after the Wazine should I use the eprinex pour on?