4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[Chicken Lady]

another quick question... am treating my poultry house with Poultry Shield very successfully, but want to keep up the good work on the hens as well.

 

I've been trying to get hold of some non-licensed treatments - Frontline was the one that was recommended - via vet's prescription (it was a vet who told me about it and yes, I know the legal position). The vet concerned won't give me a prescription unless I take one of my (now perfectly healthy) hens in to see her at a cost of £20 or so, and now I'm just thinking it'll be easier to treat them all with a licensed product.

 

I've tried Barrier before but haven't thought much of it - any other recommendations? And does powder work better than liquid or doesn't it matter?

[The Dogmother]

My chicken vet recommends using Ivomec Eprinex (not licensed for use on poultry in the UK) which comes in the form of a cattle pour-on. You use it my dropping it onto the skin at the back of the neck and it seems to work very well for my girls. Because it kills any bugs that bite the hens, it will help with your coop infestation too.

 

I have also found the Johnson's mite spray (available from pet shops) to be good, but it doesn't have a preventative action.

 

Mites and lice have been particularly bad this year; all my friends with wooden houses jhave had to get rid of them, and after scoffing initally at my Omlet housing, are now buying it for themselves!

[Chicken Lady]

yes I'd heard about Ivomec Eprinex too - tried to get some of that via Scats and my vet but no joy there either.

 

I'll have a go with Johnson's - but isn't there a good chicken spray/powder which just keeps them protected if you do them every so often or something?!

[The Dogmother]

The Johnsons spray gets rid of lice and I'd imagine that it stays effective for a while on the bird, but to get a really good preventative cover, you'd need somethig that enters the bloodstream which is why they are only on vet prescription.

[Chicken Lady]

mmm... that's what I thought, but interesting to have it confirmed.

 

Is there no alternative to Johnson's which lasts then? Is Barrier the only one out there? If so I'm pretty surprised "Ooops, word censored!"ody else has jumped on the bandwagon and brought out a regular treatment for backyard hens that actually works and is licensed for chickens...

[The Dogmother]

I was told that it's because the testing and licensing costs so much that they only bother to license it for the group that they developed it for.

[Egluntyne]

Xeno 200 **Not licensed for use on poultry in the UK is available online and works well.

 

There is an egg withdrawal during the treatment and for a week after.

[Gamebird]

I use Xeno 200 as recommended by Egluntine and so far I have not had any problems with lice (touches wood quickly).

 

It's easy to buy and no prescription needed.

 

I spray my girls on the back of the neck (where they can't get their own beaks for preening). I find the easiest time is after they have gone to bed when they are quiet and amenable.

[mostin]

I use Xeno 200 as recommended by Egluntine and so far I have not had any problems with lice (touches wood quickly).

 

It's easy to buy and no prescription needed.

 

I spray my girls on the back of the neck (where they can't get their own beaks for preening). I find the easiest time is after they have gone to bed when they are quiet and amenable.

 

I do exactly the same and have had no problems with lice, it has also cleared up the case of scaley leg that one of my adopted girls arrived with.

[Chicken Lady]

oooh this is such a great board... had never heard of this stuff. Have found an online supplier now and will go for it.

 

thank you so much!