Worming chickens?

[casportpony]

Almost forgot, I still have to post pictures of my ivermectin experiment.

-Kathy

 

[ellend]

& ivermectin can b an effective wormer if not overused just like any other wormer

I used ivermectin ALL fall and winter a couple of years ago to combat a mite infestation. Early spring a chicken passed one adult roundworm.
My conclusion is that ivermectin is not effective for worming chickens.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: I hear ya, that's my conclusion, too. IMNSHO, it's a waste of money.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

For me it's a no-brainer, save the ~$35 it costs and get a 500ml bottle of Valbazen and 5% Sevin instead.

-Kathy

 

[baah]

Different strokes, people, different strokes!
I keep over a hundred chickens on several acres with sheep, goats, cows, rabbits, ducks, bees, dogs, cats, etc & worm the fowl MAYBE once or twice/yr with Ivermect in a small contained water source & never had a problem whatsoever. Chickens die of old age here. Coop is very open 4 max air flow, dirt floor, they make their own dustbowls to bathe in so the whole mite & lice treatment discussion has me baffled too. Hav NEVER in 10+ yrs treated a chicken for mites or lice. They treat themselves.

 

[casportpony]

Ivermectin is not water soluble, period.

-Kathy

 

[miwin1000]

I understand the vet doesn't have a hard time looking at the chicken poop, but I have a hard time paying him to do so. I am on very limited budget and have to do as much as I can myself. So far, I have saved my birds in every case they had, but still am having problems getting them all to lay. maybe their just pooped out. Time to restock the flock.

 

[baah]

Thanks for playing but the injectable Ivermect IS water soluble.

 

[casportpony]

Thanks for playing but the injectable Ivermect IS water soluble.

I have a bottle of it and my experiment proves that it is *not* water soluble. Try it yourself, you'll see. Take some amount of water, add ivermectin, stir. You see that it starts off looking like it's soluble, but after several minutes it floats to the top. Of course you'll have to add more than a few drops.

-Kathy

 

[baah]

Wow, so over this back & forth. It wirks for me but if you need to be right then I guess you are.