Having trouble with mites. I sprayed the coop down with liquid permethrin and treated all the birds with permethrin dust. Reading up on ivermectin topically here on the BYC threads and it sounded really interesting and much easier to apply and less traumatic for the birds (and me). I could not find the pour on ivermectin at my local feed store, and unable to get it shipped here. I did find moxidectin 5mg/ml (also meant for cattle) and I was able to find the chicken dosing from a @casportpony posting from 2017:
"the dose for the 5 mg/ml stuff is 0.5 mg/kg, which is 0.045 ml per pound (five pound hen gets 0.227 ml)."
Anybody out there use this stuff and what kind of results did you get? I understand it should be dosed at the back of the head and at the back of the neck between the wings?
Should it be used as a preventative, like with dogs, maybe every 4-6 months? Or should it only be used if mites are seen?
Thanks for any input from the great BYC community!
"the dose for the 5 mg/ml stuff is 0.5 mg/kg, which is 0.045 ml per pound (five pound hen gets 0.227 ml)."
Anybody out there use this stuff and what kind of results did you get? I understand it should be dosed at the back of the head and at the back of the neck between the wings?
Should it be used as a preventative, like with dogs, maybe every 4-6 months? Or should it only be used if mites are seen?
Thanks for any input from the great BYC community!