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Ivermectin 1% drops can also be used in poultry for the treatment of red mites, northern fowl mite, scaly leg mite and lice as long as the eggs from treated birds are discarded for 1 week after treatment – see the information sheet for further information. Use at the rate of 1 drop per 500g bodyweight for chickens.Click to see full answer. Beside this, does ivermectin kill lice in chickens?Keeping in mind that ivermectin is a product mainly used to treat cattle and is off label for chickens, I hope you know that ivermectin’s primary purpose is a wormer, it’s secondary benefit is that it kills mites, but not chicken lice. Chicken lice do not suck blood.Beside above, how much ivermectin do you give chickens? The dose for chickens when using ivermectin is apparently 0.5mil per kg or about 1mil for a standard sized hen usually administered by placing the dose on the back of the neck via an eyedropper or syringe (without a needle). Correspondingly, how long does ivermectin take to work on chickens? Ivermectin can take up to 2 or 3 days to completely kill the lice present on a chicken’s body (in my experience).What kills lice on chickens?Wood ash is a completely all natural way to rid chickens of lice and mites. In fact, you can even rub your chickens down (to the skin) with wood ash and a little dusty dirt rather than using DE. It will naturally kill mites and lice. Make sure there is plenty of wood ash in the dust bathing area for the next 4 weeks.

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