Can I treat my birds with moxidectin while feeding chicks?

[Grizzle_zeb]

Curious as to know, I treated my birds with moxidectin today and the thought dawned on me...
Can moxidectin be administered while parent birds are feeding chicks???
All advice/help muchly appreciated!!!

[gomer]

Some would say yes some no.I do it when it suits me and the weather regardless of chicks as I have them most of the year with different breeding birds.

[Grizzle_zeb]

Thank you gomer, I may rest easier tonight knowing I haven't done the wrong thing.

[Mr Tino]

I totally agree with gomera what he said I do it with chick in the nest or with out chick in the nest,bye for now .

Cheer from Mr Tino

[mickw]

Here too......Two weeks ago I treated with Moxi plus and Baycox in one treatment..........the following week I fledged a total of 11 young from three pairs which I didnt know I had in the nest.............Like Gomer, one has to pick a time that suits or a time that is determined by the weather (eg after rain)........My aussie finches and small loris dont seem to display any adverse reactions to these treatments.

[SamDavis]

I'm told the potential issue is with young chicks. The drug can potentially reduce their ability to beg for food. If I know I have chicks just hatched in an aviary then I'll wait a week or two, but I usually wouldn't know what's hatched where. In any case I too haven't had any problems - that I'm aware of.

[mickw]

Same Sam, I've definitely treated when I've had hatchlings, even though I generally avoid it if I know they're there..........and no issues....that I know of.....one is hardly likely to ever know if you're killing any young ones........and the ones that fledge mostly seem to live on & breed.............better than they do untreated and loaded full of parasites