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Is the same med used on any worms.
Is the consensus to use ivamectin orally?

I've never heard of ivamectin being used orally, nor noramectin which I
have
also used. They are used as "spot on" treatments, part the feathers on the
back of the neck of your chickens and apply as many drops as your vet
recommends for the size of your chickens.
It does the lot. Worms, lice, scaly leg, any parasites, gone.
It's not licensed for chickens, anyway, it's at your own risk if your vet
lets you have it, it's for cattle.
DO NOT GIVE IT ORALLY. I cannot emphasise this enough. It's a spot on.
Usenet can be dangerous when people give advice when they don't know what
they are talking about.
I hope you haven't given this orally yet.
Let me know.

Tina

Interesting as mine have leg mites, too and the vaseline treatments
have not really worked.

On Apr 6, 10:27 am, "sh...@netscape.com" <sh...@netscape.com> wrote:



On Apr 5, 6:16 pm, "Christina Websell"

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trtena...@gmail.com> wrote in message

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Is the same med used on any worms.
Is the consensus to use ivamectin orally?

I've never heard of ivamectin being used orally, nor noramectin which I have
also used.  They are used as "spot on" treatments, part the feathers on the
back of the neck of your chickens and apply as many drops as your vet
recommends for the size of your chickens.
It does the lot.  Worms, lice, scaly leg, any parasites, gone.
It's not licensed for chickens, anyway, it's at your own risk if your vet
lets you have it, it's for cattle.
DO NOT GIVE IT ORALLY. I cannot emphasise this enough.  It's a spot on.
Usenet can be dangerous when people give advice when they don't know what
they are talking about.
I hope you haven't given this orally yet.
Let me know.

Tina

I've been giving it orally for years. My first chickens had leg mites.
gone in a week. I asked my vet if I could use it topically. He said it
wouldn't work. Since there is a difference of opinion, maybe you
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trtena...@gmail.com> wrote in message

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Is the same med used on any worms.
Is the consensus to use ivamectin orally?

I've never heard of ivamectin being used orally, nor noramectin which I
have
also used. They are used as "spot on" treatments, part the feathers on the
back of the neck of your chickens and apply as many drops as your vet
recommends for the size of your chickens.
It does the lot. Worms, lice, scaly leg, any parasites, gone.
It's not licensed for chickens, anyway, it's at your own risk if your vet
lets you have it, it's for cattle.
DO NOT GIVE IT ORALLY. I cannot emphasise this enough. It's a spot on.
Usenet can be dangerous when people give advice when they don't know what
they are talking about.
I hope you haven't given this orally yet.
Let me know.

Tina

Since Ivermectin can only be got from a vet here in the UK, I trust
them to tell me what to do with it, TBH.
This is a spot on for scaly leg in chickens. so says my vet, no
question about giving it orally.

Christina Websell wrote:

Since Ivermectin can only be got from a vet here in the UK, I trust
them to tell me what to do with it, TBH.
This is a spot on for scaly leg in chickens. so says my vet, no
question about giving it orally.


Maybe because that is what you presented.

There are two types available here as well - topical and oral.
The oral has been used for many years for many species. Neither has been
certified for chickens yet.
We have Flubenvet that is more commonly prescribed for worms. When they have
a certified option, they usually use it.

A-ha, that explains it. What I got - swapped for eggs actually - from a

Christina Websell wrote:

Since Ivermectin can only be got from a vet here in the UK, I trust
them to tell me what to do with it, TBH.
This is a spot on for scaly leg in chickens. so says my vet, no
question about giving it orally.

Maybe because that is what you presented.

" Jill" <news@NOSPAMkintaline.co.uk> wrote in message
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Christina Websell wrote:

Since Ivermectin can only be got from a vet here in the UK, I trust
them to tell me what to do with it, TBH.
This is a spot on for scaly leg in chickens. so says my vet, no
question about giving it orally.

Maybe because that is what you presented.

I never had scaly leg here until I lent a cockerel out, he came back
with it and spread it around. Note to self: keep your chickens to
yourself and stop being kind.

I can't get rid of it now. Despite doing my best to treat it one of
my App hens has lost two toes.

Christina Websell wrote:
" Jill" <news@NOSPAMkintaline.co.uk> wrote in message
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Christina Websell wrote:

Since Ivermectin can only be got from a vet here in the UK, I trust
them to tell me what to do with it, TBH.
This is a spot on for scaly leg in chickens. so says my vet, no
question about giving it orally.

Maybe because that is what you presented.

I never had scaly leg here until I lent a cockerel out, he came back
with it and spread it around. Note to self: keep your chickens to
yourself and stop being kind.

ouch

I can't get rid of it now. Despite doing my best to treat it one of
my App hens has lost two toes.

mega ouch.
What else have you tried, out of interest?

Christina Websell wrote:

" Jill" <news@NOSPAMkintaline.co.uk> wrote in message
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Christina Websell wrote:

Since Ivermectin can only be got from a vet here in the UK, I trust
them to tell me what to do with it, TBH.
This is a spot on for scaly leg in chickens. so says my vet, no
question about giving it orally.

Maybe because that is what you presented.

I never had scaly leg here until I lent a cockerel out, he came back
with it and spread it around. Note to self: keep your chickens to
yourself and stop being kind.


ouch


I can't get rid of it now. Despite doing my best to treat it one of
my App hens has lost two toes.


mega ouch.
What else have you tried, out of interest?


As a bit of lateral thinking (?) I was wondering - the idea is to stifle

mega ouch.
What else have you tried, out of interest?


As a bit of lateral thinking (?) I was wondering - the idea is to
stifle the little buzz-tards under the scales on the legs so it needs
something that will flow. For people with not many chooks in the
backyard, would spray-on cooking oil do the job?

I have a little bottle with a nozzle, like an oiling the hinges etc
oil bottle. I put in a mixture of baby oil and whatever (have to
refill it, what will I choose this time?) such as a few drops of tea
tree oil, some kero, unloved skin-care product..... With the fine
nozzle it's easy to go down each toe and make sure each is wetted. I've
also used cooking oil but it tends to go thick in the colder
weather and doesn't flow so well.

What about a few drops of detergent or some kind of sticker-spreader
such as is used in fruit tree sprays, and would it mix in the kero or
perhaps a tsp of meths? These are ideas flowing straight from
imagination to keyboard without being processed by brain, if you know
what I mean......

A_ L _P wrote:

mega ouch. What else have you tried, out of interest?



As a bit of lateral thinking (?) I was wondering - the idea is to
stifle the little buzz-tards under the scales on the legs so it
needs something that will flow. For people with not many chooks in
the backyard, would spray-on cooking oil do the job?

I have a little bottle with a nozzle, like an oiling the hinges etc
oil bottle. I put in a mixture of baby oil and whatever (have to
refill it, what will I choose this time?) such as a few drops of
tea tree oil, some kero, unloved skin-care product..... With the
fine nozzle it's easy to go down each toe and make sure each is
wetted. I've also used cooking oil but it tends to go thick in the
colder weather and doesn't flow so well.

What about a few drops of detergent or some kind of
sticker-spreader such as is used in fruit tree sprays, and would it
mix in the kero or perhaps a tsp of meths? These are ideas flowing
straight from imagination to keyboard without being processed by
brain, if you know what I mean......



add some research on tinternet as to a precise time for the cycle of
the little <bleeps> so as to catch the emergents as soon as possible
at each cycle before they do more damage?


Oh, hadn't thought of that. I thought one drowning in oil was supposed

add some research on tinternet as to a precise time for the cycle of
the little <bleeps> so as to catch the emergents as soon as possible
at each cycle before they do more damage?


Oh, hadn't thought of that. I thought one drowning in oil was
supposed to get shot of them. Always wondered how they kept getting
scaly again!
Common mistake with all parasite control, internal and external.

A_ L _P wrote:

add some research on tinternet as to a precise time for the cycle
of the little <bleeps> so as to catch the emergents as soon as
possible at each cycle before they do more damage?



Oh, hadn't thought of that. I thought one drowning in oil was
supposed to get shot of them. Always wondered how they kept
getting scaly again!

Common mistake with all parasite control, internal and external.

If there are adults there will be eggs and larvae. All species have
different lengths to each stage. Few treatments do all life stages.
Thats why Poultry Shield is so effective, especially against red
mite, as it gets at the clusters of eggs and pupae as well as dealing
with the larvae & adults.

Poultry Shield, eh? I wonder if it's available here... I know - I'll

If there are adults there will be eggs and larvae. All species have
different lengths to each stage. Few treatments do all life stages.
Thats why Poultry Shield is so effective, especially against red
mite, as it gets at the clusters of eggs and pupae as well as dealing
with the larvae & adults.

Poultry Shield, eh? I wonder if it's available here... I know - I'll
google it in the "shopping" search....

Nifty Products Poultry Shield
Stainless steel. Keeps poultry moist. Keeps the stuffing from drying
out. Holds legs in place. For poultry up to 30 lbs. No more lacing.
Dishwasher safe. ...

Hmm, I wonder if Jill has lost her marbles.

her chook-house at night hitting the mites with it.

Perhaps I should try googling it in the ordinary search.