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Kathy, I used the same information and even spoke to the vet who said that fenbendazole would work. I am not refuting what others say. I am saying that I followed that advice and it did not work. One of my chooks was suffocating to death until I gave the castor oil/turpentine mixture and...

Look, it works, all of my chooks are alive (1 year later) after contracting and being treated for Gapeworm - and ingesting turpentine. I will leave you to ponder the whys as you clearly know more than I do.

The turpentine/castor oil mixture allows the chicken's airway to be cleared until you can get levamisole. I used this mixture on my flock every 12 hours until I got the med. I am not speaking philosophically, this is how I saved my flock.

All I can say is that one of my chickens could barely breathe and after I gave her the castor oil/turpentine mixture she could. Not sure how it worked, but it did. Also, the treating once and then again another 7 to 10 days doesn't work. Here is a scholarly article concerning gapeworm in...

I have to say that SafeGuard did not rid my chooks of gapeworm.

Also, look out for a respiratory infection after the gape clears out. Tylan 50 will treat that. :)

Sorry your chook(s) are not feeling well. My flock had gapeworm last year. You need Levamisole to treat gapeworm. It goes by the name Prohibit in the US - it is labeled for cattle. Use this link, second entry down for dosing...