worming my flock

[mama dixie]

I hope this is the right place to post this,

I want to worm my flock with ivermectin and I only have the paste, does anyone know how much I should put in a gallon or two of water so I can just do it that way instead of having to catch each bird pry open there beak and give them a pea sized amount. then repeat all this in I think 10 days is when you repeat right? I will do it the hard way if I need to but would like to do it the way with the water if possible.

 

[Judy]

It should not be given in water. Ivermectin is now considered effective only against lice and mites, and has pretty well become ineffective as a wormer. Check out Dawg53's posts for worming questions. This is an older post of his about ivermectin paste.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/496408/ivermectin-paste#post_6305251