Long Island Red?

[Sigo]

Hi Folks

My Tractor Supply has something called LONG ISLAND RED.  I thought

it was Rhode Island Red but when I went there, nope it said LIR.

Anyone know it?

[Lady Rhubarb Gigglegarden]

It could be a miss label or another name for a production red which is related to the Rhode Island Red but matures faster.

[Sigo]

Yes I think so too.

Best Regards, Sigo

On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 11:26 AM, Lady Rhubarb Gigglegarden <cottre...@gmail.com> wrote:

It could be a miss label or another name for a production red which is related to the Rhode Island Red but matures faster.

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[Richard Pozar]

HI, I am asking for advice on Ivomec for bantams again.  I have used the injectible for swine/cattle but it is an off-label use and I have never been sure that it was a good idea.  What do others do about periodic worming?

[K M Edgar]

Ivomec

It works...its strong....its pretty costly in comparison to other
types of deworming options.

Kelly

[Richard Pozar]

What would you recommend?  I have not had problems with infestations or anything, I've been told to do it as a preventative.  I only have 14 hens presently.

[Naola Vaughn]

I don’t worm as a preventative, only if there’s a problem.  But that’s me.  If you use Ivomectin, it’s just as easy to give it to them orally.  I think we gave our birds ½ cc when we were treating them.

Naola

[Dennis]

A 1/2cc of Ivermectin will probably kill them.   The proper dosage is VERY VERY small.  You can give a little more when giving it orally, but not 1/2cc.  I have killed chickens by giving them too much of this stuff.  When I used it to cure the dog of heartworms the dosage was 2/10ths of a cc given orally.  I haven't used it on chickens in a while, but I seem to recall the dosage was 5/100ths CC (half of a 10th of a CC) for standard sized birds.

Ivermectin is very powerful and usually works very well, but the bottom line is that you CAN kill your birds with it.  What I used in the above examples was the 1% injectable.  I am also told that the pour on kind should be avoided for reasons that I don't remember.  The injectable will require a syringe and needs to get it out.  The 1cc syringes from jeffers work good if you can't find them locally.  Use a new syringe for each dose.

Dennis.

[Richard Pozar]

Sounds like there must be better and safer ways to prevent parasites.  Any ideas?

[Michele Bee]

Diatomaceous earth added to their environment.

[Richard Pozar]

Yes, I've done that.