Re: Lame chicken - advice please ? Scaly Leg Mite!!!

PammyT <fenlandfowl@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> "nuele mersch" <fowls@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1h9f0yj.iks0myjij43kN%fowls@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

> > I wonder whether the Frontline stuff is actually licenced for laying
> > hens.
> > not licemced but prescribed by my vet,
>
> > Pyrethrine substances have been used here to kill varroa mites on bees,
> > and I used it because we didn't have any alternative at the time. It did
> > work fine for a few short years, until the mites got resistant to it.
> >
> > All that is really necessary to get rid of scaly leg mites is suffocate
> > them, and make sure the ones hatching afterwards get killed, too. I
> > don't mind handling my birds at all, in fact I think I should do it more
> > often.
> Great but if one has 200 birds?

Oh, do you?


> I tend to advocate frontline because it is easy, effective, cheap and it
> works. I imagine more than a few people would tend to put off treating the
> problem if it becomes a major task. I have used frontline for around 6 years
> on my fowl and been satisfied with it.

So what about its withdrawal time for eggs?

Nuele (D)
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