Scaly leg mites and dosage for ivermectin 1%

[CCUK]

They both work. Ivermectin will also kill any other mites on the hen but won't kill lice.

 

[casportpony]

They both work. Ivermectin will also kill any other mites on the hen but won't kill lice.

Actually, it does kill all types of poultry lice in 24-72 hours. I used to think it wouldn't, but I have tried it on several birds now and I can guarantee you that it does.

Orally or topically, both ways treat lice.

 

[CCUK]

I stand corrected! I thought it wouldn't kill lice because they eat dead skin on the hen and mites bite the hen which is how they ingest the ivermectin?

 

[casportpony]

I stand corrected! I thought it wouldn't kill lice because they eat dead skin on the hen and mites bite the hen which is how they ingest the ivermectin?

You know, that's what I used to think too, but my peafowl friends kept telling me I was wrong, so I started doing some experiments and they were right, it does work, which is great because trying to spray huge peafowl can be very dangerous!

 

[CCUK]

Right OK. I can understand it being risky spraying a peafowl! If it works on both that's very good. It makes things a lot easier for treatment.

 

[casportpony]

Right OK. I can understand it being risky spraying a peafowl! If it works on both that's very good. It makes things a lot easier for treatment.

Medicating them topically or orally is much easier than trying to get the spray everywhere. For chickens I almost always use just the spray.

 

[CCUK]

A little easier to hold! In UK we're not meant to use ivermectin. I have used it on a couple of my older birds that have stopped laying. Normally I just use DE and spray the coop and nest boxes. Lice and mites are a real pain in behind.

 

[MindiWynne]

I had never heard of Ivermectin until another forum on this site, then a lot of info from Google. But the vet I went to is a farm animal vet and he’s the ones that prescribed it to me. I’m new to chickens so I did what he, and others on this site, told me to do. I guess we’ll see what happens.

 

[CCUK]

Yeah. It will work. I'm still learning new stuff all the time. Its great to be able to talk to people here and share information. Hopefully scaly mites is the worst that happens. If not BYC is here to help. There is a wealth of information here!

 

[casportpony]

I had never heard of Ivermectin until another forum on this site, then a lot of info from Google. But the vet I went to is a farm animal vet and he’s the ones that prescribed it to me. I’m new to chickens so I did what he, and others on this site, told me to do. I guess we’ll see what happens.

Here is another source that says to use ivermectin:
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=15+1829&aid=3068