- May 25, 2013
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I was cleaning my chicks and turkey cages today. I have chicks and turkeys 1 to 5 weeks old. I have been battling mites in the hen house and since the chicks were hatched under the hens I put permethrin garden/poultry dust in their bedding. I used my hand to shake the bedding up a bit after and continued onto the next cage etc. I got to the turkey cage and they were out of water so in the excitement to get at at their newly filled water they kicked a bunch of wood chips into it, (I did not powder their bedding with permethrin) but without thinking I used my fingers to scoop the wet chips out. 5 minutes later the 9 turkeys one by one began peeping in distress and falling over, bobbing their heads as if they had lost their equilibrium or were drunk. 2 of them lost all function and crashed in the corner 'passing out' but still breathing....
All I can think of is I had permethrin on my fingers and POSSIBLY residue from my poison ivy ointment. I have been battleing a horrible case of poison ivy (nearly 75% of my body and face is covered) I have been using a spray containing calamine 8% and pramoxine 1%. I am freaked out thinking I poisoned my birds.... will they recover??? from what I have read peoepl have used products with pramoxine in it on their chickens wounds ( I am assuming they hadn't ingested it tho) and I am not sure the toxicity of permethrin or calamine, but I am feeing like an idiot and hoping by poor baby turkeys come out of it ok....
advice?
All I can think of is I had permethrin on my fingers and POSSIBLY residue from my poison ivy ointment. I have been battleing a horrible case of poison ivy (nearly 75% of my body and face is covered) I have been using a spray containing calamine 8% and pramoxine 1%. I am freaked out thinking I poisoned my birds.... will they recover??? from what I have read peoepl have used products with pramoxine in it on their chickens wounds ( I am assuming they hadn't ingested it tho) and I am not sure the toxicity of permethrin or calamine, but I am feeing like an idiot and hoping by poor baby turkeys come out of it ok....
advice?