Poultry Talk Ontario (pto.ca)

The latest agricultural scandal from Europe, an insecticide used on laying hens laced with an illegal and toxic one to increase efficacy.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/ ... e_btn_link

oh no......that's not good! bet that company isn't around much longer....
i think about my own chickens. i buy dusting powder and ivomec for treatment of lice/mites etc. and i trust that it is what it says on the package! i would never know.....yikes!

Fipronel is the active ingredient in Frontline, a spot-on product which is used on dogs to prevent fleas and ticks.

Linda

That's disconcerting, to say the least.

labradors wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 03, 2017 8:46 am

Fipronel is the active ingredient in Frontline, a spot-on product which is used on dogs to prevent fleas and ticks.

Linda

Hummmm I know some people use that frontline on their chickens.

yep....i know people that use it too (and recommend using it).....if it works that long, and gets into the eggs, i wonder if it gets into the eggs for the duration of the effective period. if it does, withdrawal will have to be between 1 and 3 months for eggs, kinda defeats the purpose of having chickens for eggs if treated this way for mites/lice!

Keeps getting bigger, those eggs made it to 15 EU countries and Hong Kong.

https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2017/081 ... sion-eggs/

on the bright side the people won't get fleas, ticks, mites, or lice????