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8 cc of the 1% per gallon for 2 days. Pretty sure I got that off of this site. then repeat in 10 days. But I thought since only the nest box had the infestation I could get away with a spray on the butt. I thought wrong.
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Thank you, that is a great story! I noticed my gals being protective of Mazie too, which is opposite of the things I have read on this site and others. I have so much respect for these little creatures and this incident certainly adds to. The ability to heal so quickly from a wound like that blows my mind. I am glad your gal was able to make a full recovery. Pretty awesome!It doesn't look as bad as it could. When I found my buff orpington the night she was the victim of an aerial (it took my Rhode Island Red instead), it was already dark so I placed he in a corner of the coop. She was still in the same spot when I checked on her the next morning but didn't look any worse. I then witnessed a strange thing. My other hens got between me and her and wouldn't let me near her. They protected her until she got back to normal. I always thought the flock would pick on and kill a wounded bird, but not this time. She was one very resilient bird and she looked worse than your picture. Hope she's recovered by now. The trauma may well delay her egg laying process.
I treated everyone w/ ivermectin in the water dose, removed all of the bedding, vacuumed, sprayed all boxes & roosts with vinegar & dish liquid mix-let sit 30, scrub and rinse- DE everywhere and a VERY light Sevin in critical corners and sand box along w/ DE. 2 weeks ago I checked and changed all nesting material even though it all looked clean, re dusted and a light spray on top of nests and then butts on the roost w/ a chicken mite spray from feed store- all they had, if it is Permethrin I don't know for sure. It was the most natural/organic they had at the time. T
I don't know anything about putting Ivermectin in the drinking water. @casportpony may know.I am wanting to do the ivermectin in the water again as I apparently missed a life cycle.