✅ Method: How, specifically, do you deworm chickens with Safeguard liquid goat dewormer?

[nicole426]

I give it orally with a syringe to ensure that each bird gets the proper dosage. Best to have a helper with you, as well as a list of the dosage each bird needs (weigh them all in advance). I had my helper pluck each bird off the roost at night, and I measured and administered the doses.

This type of dewormer is not meant to be mixed with water - for that you'd need Safeguard Aquasol, which is much more expensive.

What dosage calculator do you use? Like a 4lb chicken would get how much?

 

[rosemarythyme]

What dosage calculator do you use? Like a 4lb chicken would get how much?

0.23 ml per lb of bird. So for a 4 lb bird I'd just round it to 1 ml.

Additional info: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/safeguard-horse-dewormer-dosages.1520466/#post-25602751 Plan on an egg withdrawal time of 2-4 weeks after last dose (there's no specific number, I think I tossed eggs for about 20 days).