Recent content by kslamp

One more question about dosing with the wormer. I purchased the Safegaurd (fenbendazole 10%). The packaging lists the dose at .6 ml per 25 lbs. Given my hens are small (one is bantam) that would put the dose at .1 ml. Is that okay? Is there a reason to give a higher dose? I should say, the first...

Thank you for the post. Once they have the protozoa can they recover? It seems like there is a very high mortality rate from "blackhead".

We recently got two hens. One is laying and seems healthy. The other has had loose stools and isn't laying though she's about nine months old. I took a stool sample to my cat's vet (who doesn't treat chickens) and it came back with round worms and a protozoa--histomonas melegridis. I'm...