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Quote: But the question is Dawg, will you recommend these wormers to people who post with a 'sick' chicken? Because God only knows what that 'sick' chicken has going on and to give it worm medicine could potentially make matters worse not better. Will you recommend these wormers to people who...

Quote: Pine Grove, our vet is an Avian Specialist in his 60's. He is the Zoo Vet for our W. Michigan zoo. He has years of experience with chickens, from large commercial farms to small backyard flocks like mine. I am sharing good information with the forum and this forum is for the purpose of...

I was at our veterinarian today for another reason and I asked him about routine worming. He is an avian vet and our local zoo vet. He said that he does not agree that people should routinely worm their chickens because #1 the side effects for Valbazen (albendazole) are too great, mainly it is...

Quote: Dawg, can you provide evidence that Valbazen can kill all known worms that chickens get? Cocci is a parasite. Many of the newbies on this site are wanting help with internal parasites of all kinds. Gapeworm was not mentioned in the Valbazen literature either. Keep in mind that cocci...

Quote: Dawg, I don't believe that is true. If you consider cocci a parasite and it is a one cell parasite, then Valbazen is not the drug of choice. There are just too many internal parasites for one wormer to do a complete job. Ah Chicken Grandma, I think you are a little confused. I have...

Quote: There is one wormer that will kill them ALL....valbazen. Dosage is 1/2cc for standard size and 1/4cc for smaller chickens. Redose again in 10 days to kill larva hatched from eggs since the initial dosing. Dawg, I don't believe that is true. If you consider cocci a parasite, then...

dwegg, It is not that the wormer will hurt your chickens but it is that you are going to have to guess IF you hens have parasites and what TYPE of parasites your hens have. That is impossible to guess. Even if you see a worm in the stool, your chickens may have more than one type of parasite...

dwegg, You don't have to worm or treat for parasites unless your chickens actually have parasites. To find out if your chickens have worms you can take a sample of their poop to a local vet and ask them to do a fecal check. Then depending on what kinds of worms your chickens have, you can get...