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post #1 of 8
5/10/12 at 1:04pm
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Hi everyone, I've spent a few hours searching through older threads, hoping to find the answer to this, but haven't yet, so I'm hoping someone can come to my rescue.

 

My chickens have round worms. I know this for sure as I found some of the worms in poop as I was cleaning the coup.

 

I have seen non-specific deworming treatments suggested (or perhaps I should say "broad spectrum"), but I am hoping to avoid what appears will be throwing away a few weeks worth of eggs - is this possible?  Or do all dewormers required discarding eggs after treatment?

 

If throwing eggs out is what I have to do, then that's what I will have to do, I was just wondering if there was a round worm treatment that doesn't require it.

 

Also, I would appreciate if someone could tell me the most effective round worm treatment, what the dose would be, and how it should be administered.  Also, are these readily available from most feed stores in CA, and are they labeled for chickens or for other animals (in other words, are the medications the same for different species, just given in differing doses)?

 

Thanks so much - the knowledge on this board is awesome!

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post #2 of 8
5/10/12 at 1:49pm

LOL!  I just posted a very similar thread!  I'll have to watch yours too to see if it can cross over to my situation.  Wish I could give advice, but I'm new at the round worm game myself.  All I've found so far is Verm-x is all natural, but won't really kill anything.  So you don't have to throw the eggs away, but it won't work.  Also Eprinex supposedly has no withdraw time.  But that is literally all I know.  hmm.png 
 

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post #3 of 8
5/10/12 at 2:28pm

Eprinex has shown resistance to large roundworms and it wont kill cecal worms. Valbazen liquid cattle/sheep wormer will kill all worms and safeguard liquid goat wormer will kill most worms except tapeworms. Both have a 24 day withdrawal period when used properly.


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post #4 of 8
5/10/12 at 2:30pm

I would love to know the answer too!  Im sure there has to be something out there.

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post #5 of 8
5/10/12 at 2:39pm

Flubenvet. If you dont mind administering it in feed to weight ratio over a period of 5-7 days...no withdrawal.


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post #6 of 8
6/3/12 at 10:39pm
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Thanks dawg53 ~ My local feed store didn't carry valbazen, so I had to order it on line. I now have a millennium supply!

It was certainly easy enough to administer, I just put the 1/2 cc on a little individual treat of angel food cake, and the chickens ecstatically gobbled it up.

 

So, do I understand correctly that I need to give a second dose 10 days after the first?

And I will discard my eggs for 24 days.

 

Does anyone know if the eggs are safe to feed to dogs?  I just hate to waste them!

Anything else I can do with them?

 

Also, how often do most of you worm your chickens? Is this something you regularly do about twice a year?

 

Thanks so much to everyone for the information!
 

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post #7 of 8
6/3/12 at 10:50pm

I started using food grade diatemaceous earth. It keeps mites out of the coop and I put it in their food for worms. It's a natural substance, and it doesn't have any affect on the eggs. You can google it and see what you can find out about it, but I love the stuff.

 I actually had quite a swarm of ants inside a new coop I just built this year, sprayed the DE and every one of the ants died and I went ahead and sprayed the rest of the coop with it and have had no insects at all. Read up on it. You'll be glad you did.

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post #8 of 8
6/4/12 at 2:58am
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I started using food grade diatemaceous earth. It keeps mites out of the coop and I put it in their food for worms. It's a natural substance, and it doesn't have any affect on the eggs. You can google it and see what you can find out about it, but I love the stuff.

 I actually had quite a swarm of ants inside a new coop I just built this year, sprayed the DE and every one of the ants died and I went ahead and sprayed the rest of the coop with it and have had no insects at all. Read up on it. You'll be glad you did.

 Since this is your first post, I'm gonna let you in on a little secret which you'll eventually learn; DE is useless as a worm preventative and as a wormer, here's your proof:

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/576036/necropsy-results-is-not-coryza-or-crd-parasites-are-rampant#post_7474233


Edited by dawg53 - 6/4/12 at 3:13am


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