Shocking result of using Frontline Plus on my rooster!

[ChickensAreSweet]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/977720/worming-advice
see post #2 and also the part about retreating at 10 days

Eyeworm can make the eye appear cloudy like a cataract.

Did he scratch or pick at his eye with his toenails?

I would not use Frontline- that is the same stuff they kill carpenter ants with I believe?

 

[Free Feather]

I meant, if it is not safe to eat, why would you give it to your pets?

 

[aart]

I meant, if it is not safe to eat, why would you give it to your pets?

Do you have a dog and/or cat?
Have you ever had an infestation of fleas in your house?

I use Frontline Plus on my dog, it works great on fleas and especially ticks.

Do I like using pesticides on my dog?...not really, but it's been tested on dogs to be 'safe'....
...and there's a lot of ticks in our woods and I have fought several flea infestations in my house in the past.
So...Lesser of two evils I guess, everyone makes their own choices.
I put a vest on him for the first few days after application so it doesn't get on me or the furniture.

But I sure wouldn't put it on my chickens when I eat their eggs and meat

 

[chickengeorgeto]

Then how is it safe for dogs and cats? Whaaatt....

Approved is defined as approved for use in the manner recommended by the FDA, EPA, or USDA. Over the years i have seen many approved products delisted only to be reinstated or visa versa.

IOW the word "approved" has no meaning whatsoever other than in a bureaucratic sense, and it certainly doesn't mean "safe". Sevin insecticide for instance is not "approved" for use on poultry in some countries while it is the only "APPROVED" miticide in a neighboring country. Who knew that a chemical, a chicken, or the chickens' mites could be so radically different with only a national border separating them?

 

[chickengeorgeto]

Warning!!!! Do not open these videos if you have a weak stomach.

How to expel eye worms.

 

[rides2far]

Oooooh, yuck. That's worse than popping warbles on the back of a steer. Gross. Mine better not get eye worms! Tip: Make sure you're not talking when you squeeze out a worm. I learned the hard way to keep your mouth shut when popping warbles.

 

[enola]

I think removing warbles from a animal has to be one of the most disgusting things I have had to do for an animal. Right up there with fly strike!

 

[rides2far]

It's horrible, isn't it? It's really bad when some lands in your mouth. I get gaggy even now, 45 years later. Our 4-H steers had some & we had to get rid of them before the show. Ugh.

 

[Sutremaine]

What. Is... is that the trachea at the end? I didn't know any part of a chicken could be casually fished out like that.

 

[21hens-incharge]

NOT opening the videos NOT doing it and you cannot make me. Man I am glad I have not had to deal with eye worms. Good thread though. Thanks for all the good info folks.
Never know when it may be needed. Glad to have it.