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    Calculating dosage of Safeguard (Fenbendazole) pellets for flocks

    I know you have probably moved on from this thread, but you will have to get an estimate of your total flock weight. Maybe just weight 5 of them and take the average between them. Say you come up with an average weight per bird at 3.5lbs. 70 birds * 3.5 lbs/bird=245lbs. The amount of 0.5%...
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    Can i worm chickens with safeguard pellets?

    I lnow this is a old post, but to help others that find this, there is another post that has info about this product. Go here. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/calculating-dosage-of-safeguard-fenbendazole-pellets-for-flocks.1544245/post-28848612
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    Calculating dosage of Safeguard (Fenbendazole) pellets for flocks

    Your probably right, but I have one bird that is sickly and I didnt want to pay $40 for the safeguard liquid. I got 1lb of the pellets for $10. I can hand feed this one bird and it was no problem getting her the exact dosage today. Hand feeding is a no go for the rest of the flock though.
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    Calculating dosage of Safeguard (Fenbendazole) pellets for flocks

    For those of you having trouble with the math, Here is a quick way. For a 1lb chicken the min dose of the 0.5% medicated feed, is 0.00198lbs (0.898gr). Just take your chicken weight (weight in lbs) and multiply it times 0.00198 (for lbs) or 0.898 ( for grams). That is the amount of medicated...
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    Calculating dosage of Safeguard (Fenbendazole) pellets for flocks

    No. Your 1.7kg chicken would get a minimum of 0.00174 lbs (3.35 grams) of the 0.5% fendendazole medicated feed.
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