Scaly leg mites

[Wyorp Rock]

So can i eat the meat birds if i use ivermectin…? Or do we just butcher later than usual if we use it

There is no official withdrawal period for using Ivermectin in poultry. You could use the timeline for Cattle which is 49 days after the last dosing.

Most Backyard Keepers that do not sell eggs or meat for the general public to consume observe anywhere from 14-30 days withdrawal period for meat and eggs - After the last dose.

You are selling eggs, you may want to "assume" that there is no residue in the eggs, but don't assume that. You risk putting yourself up for trouble if someone eats your eggs and/or meat that may be allergic to any medication you treat your birds with.

Can you use this for all types of mites?

Yes, you can use this for all types of mites.

Safeguard (Fenbendazole) is a dewormer, so it will not be effective for treating mites or lice.

My understanding is at one time, this was very popular for killing all mites, but somehow some types of mites became resilient to it, so Safeguard was a better choice. I read that here on BYC. Maybe from Wyorp or Eggcessive? I can't recall but I trusted the info.

It works for SLM though. We proved it!

 

[Debbie292d]

There is no official withdrawal period for using Ivermectin in poultry. You could use the timeline for Cattle which is 49 days after the last dosing.

Most Backyard Keepers that do not sell eggs or meat for the general public to consume observe anywhere from 14-30 days withdrawal period for meat and eggs - After the last dose.

You are selling eggs, you may want to "assume" that there is no residue in the eggs, but don't assume that. You risk putting yourself up for trouble if someone eats your eggs and/or meat that may be allergic to any medication you treat your birds with.




Yes, you can use this for all types of mites.

Safeguard (Fenbendazole) is a dewormer, so it will not be effective for treating mites or lice.

OMG I'm getting mites and worms mixed up! Sorry, @Sally PB , it was worms it used to be used for, but not so much anymore.

 

[ChickyMudder]

Neem oil and desitin mixed together and applied to the legs 1x weekly for 14 days

 

[ChickyMudder]

I’ve never heard of mites causing paralysis. That seems like a bigger issue than mites.

 

[Sally PB]

My question about other types of mites is because I *think* I'm done treating for northern fowl mites. Dusting with permethrin and spraying with permethrin was... an adventure. Even at night with a red headlamp, treating the birds on the roost was not the easiest or most efficient.

So if a few drops of liquid Ivermectin on the neck of a bird would work, that would be what I'd use if the problem recurs or if I didn't get them all and they resurge.

I also ordered some elemental sulfur and am going to mix that in with dirt/peat/ashes in a dust bath for them. And I'm going to put up a "bopping sock" above the pop door. I'd read that a sock with sulfur in that location was a good way for them to get some sulfur dust on their back, and that that was an old fashioned mite treatment for chickens.

 

[Chicks123456789]

There is no official withdrawal period for using Ivermectin in poultry. You could use the timeline for Cattle which is 49 days after the last dosing.

Most Backyard Keepers that do not sell eggs or meat for the general public to consume observe anywhere from 14-30 days withdrawal period for meat and eggs - After the last dose.

You are selling eggs, you may want to "assume" that there is no residue in the eggs, but don't assume that. You risk putting yourself up for trouble if someone eats your eggs and/or meat that may be allergic to any medication you treat your birds with.




Yes, you can use this for all types of mites.

Safeguard (Fenbendazole) is a dewormer, so it will not be effective for treating mites or lice.

Yeah I wouldn’t sell the eggs or the meat until the withdrawal time, but can I still hatch the eggs or are they not going to hatch then?

 

[Chicks123456789]

I’ve never heard of mites causing paralysis. That seems like a bigger issue than mites.

Im wondering if its mareks but they arent doing the split leg thing.. had over half of my mottled houdans die of mareks last year and it didnt look like these ones do

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Yeah I wouldn’t sell the eggs or the meat until the withdrawal time, but can I still hatch the eggs or are they not going to hatch then?

You'd have to do some research/reading, look up scientific papers and see what effects, if any that Ivermectin has on hatching eggs.

My question about other types of mites is because I *think* I'm done treating for northern fowl mites. Dusting with permethrin and spraying with permethrin was... an adventure. Even at night with a red headlamp, treating the birds on the roost was not the easiest or most efficient.

So if a few drops of liquid Ivermectin on the neck of a bird would work, that would be what I'd use if the problem recurs or if I didn't get them all and they resurge.

I also ordered some elemental sulfur and am going to mix that in with dirt/peat/ashes in a dust bath for them. And I'm going to put up a "bopping sock" above the pop door. I'd read that a sock with sulfur in that location was a good way for them to get some sulfur dust on their back, and that that was an old fashioned mite treatment for chickens.

Well.
Ivermectin is systemic, it's absorbed into the bloodstream, so for it to be effective in "treating" mites, the mites would have to have a meal (bite the chicken).
Ivermectin is probably better suited for when a bird is infested, has SLM (which live under the scales and feed on the bird) or for depluming (feather) Mites which also live on the bird (under the feather follicle and feed off blood).

If you are looking for Ivermectin to be a preventative, then it's not going to work as you might expect. You are better off using the sulfur dust that you mentioned.
Since you did have them in your coop(?) you may want to treat the coop/housing with a Permethrin based poultry spray at least once a month for while.
I usually spray my coops/nesting boxes/etc with Permethrin spray every few months, just to get into nooks/crannies, etc. As a preventative to hopefully keep bugs from taking hold. Birds, I may dust a couple of times a year IF I see there's an issue. Mainly broody or sick hens can start to attract lice, so they get a good dusting with Permethrin.

It can be a challenge to dust birds, the ones I have now, I don't handle much at all, so wow. Putting the dust in a sock and using it as a powder puff seems to work fairly well for me, at least I have a bit of control over the powder.

Hope that helps?

 

[Sally PB]

Thank you.

When I treated for mites, I also took out all the bedding in the coop and sprayed (drenched) the interior. I did this twice, on consecutive Sundays.

I haven't seen any since the last treatment. I'm going to install the sulfur bopping sock tomorrow. Or maybe tonight after lock up would be a good time. Then when I open up tomorrow morning, just open the pop door and not the people door. They'll probably not like that, but someone will be brave enough.

 

[Debbie292d]

Yeah I wouldn’t sell the eggs or the meat until the withdrawal time, but can I still hatch the eggs or are they not going to hatch then?

I've never heard of ivermectin being an issue in hatching eggs from a hen who was treated. I'd sure try it and betting it'll be just the same as any eggs.