Scaly leg--how long until Ivermectin works?

[BigBlueHen53]

It's always easiest to treat chickens at night after they've gone to roost, at least if your coop is such that you can get in there with them. I've used different thick greasy substances such as vaseline (petroleum jelly), cocoa butter, and coconut oil, all to good effect, and there is no need of egg withdrawal with these products. The thick grease smothers the mites, gives relief from itch, helps heal the dry scales and promotes growth of new healthy scales. I treat one night then again five nights later, and a final time five nights after that. I don't even have to take my chickens off the roost, I just go down the line quickly and smear every leg; they don't fuss much about it.

 

[Really Chicken]

One of my 4 hens, Neptune, started limping on Tuesday. I noticed she had the beginnings of scaly leg mites. I've never dealt with that before, but I saw some scale separation and the limping foot looked slightly swollen. I checked the other 3 hens and one more showed some slight scale separation too, so I bought topical ivermectin last night and put 5 drops on the back/neck of each hen. (I did not want to mess with vaseline every other day because 2 of the 4 hens are very flighty and there was no way I'd be able to catch them multiple times. I also have 6 month old pullets that should be going into a part of the coop that I fence off for babies, and I need to get the mites dealt with asap so I can get the babies out of their brooder in my house!)

This morning the hens were all out in the run, but Neptune was still holding her foot up. She is still scratching and pecking, but clearly favoring her right leg. I read that the ivermectin starts working in 7 hours, but how long until her leg is better?

Hi, I know it has been a while since you posted this, But what kind of topical ivermectin did you purchase and where? Thank you.

 

[Jener8or]

Hi, I know it has been a while since you posted this, But what kind of topical ivermectin did you purchase and where? Thank you.

I'm not sure how quickly you will get a response since this member hasn't logged on since April.

They said they used the Durvet Ivermectin from Tractor Supply:

(I)t was easy to talk myself into the ivermectin just because that's what TS had (...)
I used the Durvet ivermectin pour on, 5mg/ml. I applied 5 drops per hen with a syringe to the backs of their necks, which is the dose I read several places here

 

[Really Chicken]

I'm not sure how quickly you will get a response since this member hasn't logged on since April.

They said they used the Durvet Ivermectin from Tractor Supply:

Thank you. I did not see that.

 

[Sally PB]

Hi, I know it has been a while since you posted this, But what kind of topical ivermectin did you purchase and where? Thank you.

I bought this at TSC.

It's the smallest they had, and was about $30. I got some 6ml syringes (no needle, just the syringe) for $1 each.

Since you need drops at a time, this bottle (about 8 ounces) will last a long time.

I recommend practicing sucking the liquid (it's bright blue) into the syringe and dripping it back into the bottle. It's thinner than water, so it drips very quickly. You don't want to put too much on your chicken. Here's info I copied from a website:

Ivermectin Pour on:
1 drop for tiny chickens
3 drops for bantams
4 drops for lightweight
5 drops for large
6 drops for heavy birds
Ivomec Pour-on 5mg
.1 ml/kg (2.2 lbs) body weight
Administer to the back of the neck. Repeat in 14 days.
DO NOT OVERDOSE.

https://the-chicken-chick.com/contr... applied to,the supervision of a veterinarian.

In this post, she's talking about worming chickens, which Ivermectin is also used for.