Q. Do I dust this powder all over my horse.
A. That’s not necessary.  Lice tend to congregate in two areas, the withers and the rump. Apply liberally to both areas, and massage in with your fingers. Retreat after 3 – 4 days. Check the inside blanket of the horses cover for infestation as well.
 
Q. My hens have millions of lice – how can I treat them.
A. Hens are difficult to treat because lice / mites live under the feathers. You    really need to catch each hen, and holding them by the legs dust under their feathers. This is easier if someone else holds the hen. Lice tend to concentrate around the hen’s vent (bottom) or neck so dust these areas thoroughly. You will possibly find evidence of lice in the hen’s nesting boxes, on their perch and around any flat surface in their shed. Apply Pestene to all these areas.

Q. Why do you have Sulphur in Pestene?
A. Sulphur is a traditional and very effective antiseptic. Lice, Fleas, and Mites all live by biting their host animal / bird. They are not hygienic beings and their bites frequently result in infection or allergic reaction at the bite site. Thus the Sulphur.

Q.  Do my birds really have worms?
A. Most possibly if they have been breed in an outdoors aviary, they will have come into contact with wild birds, or have become infected by ingesting faeces on green matter.
 
Q.  What are the symptoms of worm infestation ?
A.  A severe infestation will be very obvious. Principally there will be a noticeable loss of condition, possibly diarrhoea and enteritis. Emaciation, weakness and anaemia will occur in severe infestations.

Q. Why do I have to add the wormer to drinking water – why can’t I add it to their feed?
A. Birds will tend to ‘go off’ their feed when they are unwell or are carrying a worm infestation. They may stop eating – but they will continue to need water. Many birds discard the husk of the seed being fed. Feed onto which any medication is added will be discarded.
 
Q. I can’t understand why I need to add the wormer only to water that will be consumed in 24 hours. Why is this necessary?
A. If the wormer is added to too much water, and this water is consumed over 2 or 3 days your bird won’t have received enough wormer to be effective. This is similar to a human with a headache having a ¼ of an aspirin tablet every 12 hours – that won’t cure a headache.
 
Q. I have a 5 litre drinker in my aviary. My birds bath in it, and drink from it as well. How much wormer should I add to 5 litres.
A.  As with the above answer, Wormer added to 5 litres of water will not treat your birds. Remove the bath for 24 hours and then use a smaller drinker with added wormer.
 
Q. I live in Invercargill, It’s winter here, and my birds hardly drink any water at this time of year. How can I worm them?
A. The correct amount of wormer can be mixed into dampened mash feed, or poured over some ‘treat’ (crust or biscuit etc) that you may occasionally give to your birds
              
Q. I have six Galahs. Can I treat them orally?
A. Yes. The dose for grown Galah will be 7 ml. A small syringe will make it easy to administer this quantity directly into the back of the bird’s beak/mouth. Alternatively refer to the above answer. 

Q. Why do I need to discard treated water after one day?
A. Vitamins begin to deteriorate when added to water, for maximum benefit treat on a daily basis.
 
Q. Do you think that Ornithon will increase the egg lay or hatchability of my Zebra Finches?
A. Most probably.  Ornithon has been developed specifically to provide a ‘back-up’ insurance against any shortcoming in the feed you are purchasing from your feed supplier. Such shortcomings can be caused by a range of varying causes, none are obvious, but can definitely raise infertility issues.

Q. I am a master of the hounds here in the bay. These little fellows cover a lot of ground during our hunts. They are feed a mix of Tux and meat. Would they benefit from your Ossol, or is it specifically a Calcium treatment for eclampsia?
A. Short answer no!  All dogs with a high energy levels require high Calcium uptake. Muscles utilise Calcium in their function.

Q. I breed pheasants. I believe we have an issue with what is possibly their Calcium uptake. Would Ossol have a place with these birds.
A. Yes. Calcium can be a deficiency in all bird’s feed. Calcium plays a major part in the laying down of feathering, muscle, and bone structure. Shell strength is another obvious need for Calcium. Pheasants are very physical birds and Ossol would be an entirely suitable supplement.

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