Rooster Booster multi-wormer...why won't my chickens eat it?

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Has anyone heard of the rooster booster killing the hens? I mixed it up with various leftovers in the food processor, cooked eggs rice, Thai mixed vegeatables, wilting celery etc... Then the next day one died, then the next day another died. This is a 3year old flock that was doing fine and I was just doing worm maintanance.
 
I'm so sorry to hear of your losses. I've never had an issue and I've never heard of a problem if you used the correct ratio...it is 1 scoop to 1 lb of feed...a whole container to a 50lb bag. It is meant to be mixed in the pellet feed at that ratio.

Anything can be toxic if given in too much of an amount...including the vitamins in it. If you somehow got the ratio off and made an overly concentrated mix the B vitamins alone could do the trick.

Otherwise it may have been a coincidence with the timing...or possibly something else tainted in the leftovers...never give birds something you wouldn't eat yourself.

Lady of McCamley
 
Fascinating discussion!

My understanding is that most paste wormers are not recommended unless the individual animal is of a weight/species that it is given the majority of the tube. The reasoning is that the active ingredient, ie fenbendazole, will settle in the paste and become unevenly distributed throughout the tube. Since the active ingredient is not consistently distributed in the paste, individuals will be over or under- dosed.
 
Has anyone used Strike III. It is a medicated Type B feed that also has Hygromycin B as the active drug. I bought some today and just wanted to know if anyone else has used it and what their opinion is.
 

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