Clicking while breathing

[rob]

I have a hen that is clicking while breathing, i've had her in a hospital cage for 24hrs and gave her a dose of Spot on on the back of the neck.

The Spot on is harkers 'Harka Mectin' it says 3.5% on the box,what i'm reading on the forum this sounds to strong, could i water it down, and how often should it be given.

Any other advice would be welcome.
rob.

[stace]

3.5% is way too strong. That's formulated for larger animals. I believe that strength dose could be dangerous.

You need 0.1% for tiny birds.

I don't know if it can be watered down, and I doubt it from memory. It may not mix with water, so don't try doing that unless someone who knows what they are talking about tells you it's okay.

[barrieshutt]

It cannot be watered down Rob, buy ivermectin 0.1% , dosed all birds on the crop wall , the clicking are air sac mites that can stop the bird/s breathing, all birds will need to be treated.

[rob]

I gave the hen a drop of Ivermechin 0.1% a couple of days back and the clicking has calmed down. Whats happening now is she's eating all the time and bringing up the gooey stuff and eating it again.
rob.