Dirty Rearend

Okay, so I found this thread- https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/401475/worming-with-valbazen

Going to go with Valbazen, will dose and toss eggs, 10 days later dose again and toss eggs for 2 weeks.
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Wow, yeah cha-ching! I think I'll just do the Valbazen, my mom and I are going to share it and both dose our chickens, since hers have never actually been wormed either, given the fact that she was using Zyfend as well
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Wow, yeah cha-ching! I think I'll just do the Valbazen, my mom and I are going to share it and both dose our chickens, since hers have never actually been wormed either, given the fact that she was using Zyfend as well
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Bang for the buck, Valbazen is the best choice.

-Kathy
 
Just found this post about how Valbazen kills all types of worms and that can overload the chickens ability to dispose of them and could kill the chickens? Do you have thoughts on that? All this is really confusing for this newbie ;D We just got the Valbazen finally and are wanting to dose them :) Thank you!!@casportpony
 
MesMama,

Just catching up on some posts and thought I would weigh in on the health problem you have been having with your hens. In working with our large customers, we have learned that there are several things that can cause the diarrhea and dirty rear end that you are describing (and in the pic).

Pathogenic diseases like E. coli, Salmonella, clostridium are the most prevalent bacteria that can cause diarrhea thus creating the symptoms that you are seeing.

Internal parasites can also cause symptoms like that, but not as common as the bacteria above.

Both of these can be addressed by various means, including drugs, medications, chemicals and all-natural approaches, both as needed and through preventative approaches. Without diagnostics, it is hard to know exactly what you are going after. Thus a broad-based approach is then needed.

Since our large organic/natural certified flocks cannot use medications, chemicals or drugs to address both problems above, they are using our broad based formulas of all-natural ingredients (beneficial bacteria, targeted egg proteins, enzymes and other key ingredients) everyday to help avoid these type of problems through a daily wellness approach.

Don't hesitate to contact us if we can offer any additional help.

Thank you.

BYCHP David
DBC Ag Products
BackYardChickens.com Sponsor
 
Just found this post about how Valbazen kills all types of worms and that can overload the chickens ability to dispose of them and could kill the chickens? Do you have thoughts on that? All this is really confusing for this newbie ;D We just got the Valbazen finally and are wanting to dose them :) Thank you!!@casportpony


Sorry for the delayed reply. The most effective Valbazen (albendazole) dose is 20mg/kg, which works out to 0.08ml per pound. Okay to give your Rhode Island Red sized hens 0.5ml (1/2 cc) orally and repeat in ten days. Smaller birds get less, larger ones get more. Let me know if you need help calculating doses. This dose should treat large roundworms, cecal worms, capillary worms and it might treat some species of tapeworms. Gapeworms require 3 days dosing, but don't worry about the, 'cause they don't seem to be all that common in chickens.

Always best to have a vet check poop for worm eggs, coccidia, bacteria and yeast, but many of us don't have that option, so worming is a good place to start. Can you post some poop pictures?

-Kathy
 

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