✪ FDA Approves Fenbendazole for Use in Laying Hens to Treat Large Roundworms and Cecal Worms ✪

[casportpony]

Okay so I don't usually care about threads going off topic, but I really would like to see this one stay on topic. you all were pretty funny, and I got a good laugh, thanks.

 

[Lady of McCamley]

Sorry! I'll be good.

 

[Lady of McCamley]

Bringing us back on track...so if I were to use the goat wormer instead...following the dosage instructions...what would that look like exactly in a 3 gallon water dispenser for say 12 birds in that pen?

I have the kind that is gravity flow....I've heard that the Safeguard tends to settle to the bottom, which for the gravity flow type should work well, I should think.

Sorry...the FDA will get the nod to the approved med, but I'm not spending $$$$ on the water soluable Aquasol.

Any ideas how to do this with the goat wormer?

Thanks.
LofMc

 

[casportpony]

Bringing us back on track...so if I were to use the goat wormer instead...following the dosage instructions...what would that look like exactly in a 3 gallon water dispenser for say 12 birds in that pen?

I have the kind that is gravity flow....I've heard that the Safeguard tends to settle to the bottom, which for the gravity flow type should work well, I should think.

Sorry...the FDA will get the nod to the approved med, but I'm not spending $$$$ on the water soluable Aquasol.

Any ideas how to do this with the goat wormer?

Thanks.
LofMc

This is where it gets tricky I think. How much will 12 hens drink? A flock of roosters might drink 5% of their body weight per day, a laying hen might drink 13-15%, and growing pullets might drink close to 20% (I have a reference somewhere that says this).

If you have a flock of twelve that all weigh about 6 pounds those 12 birds would need a total of 0.33 ml per day for five days. Since the goat sispenion is not truly water soluble, I'm not sure how well it will work.

 

[Kiki]

Bringing us back on track...so if I were to use the goat wormer instead...following the dosage instructions...what would that look like exactly in a 3 gallon water dispenser for say 12 birds in that pen?

I have the kind that is gravity flow....I've heard that the Safeguard tends to settle to the bottom, which for the gravity flow type should work well, I should think.

Sorry...the FDA will get the nod to the approved med, but I'm not spending $$$$ on the water soluable Aquasol.

Any ideas how to do this with the goat wormer?

Thanks.
LofMc

Which goat wormer...the Safeguard one?
If yes...I believe it is better to dose each bird straight to the beak with it and not mix it in water.

 

[casportpony]

Which goat wormer...the Safeguard one?
If yes...I believe it is better to dose each bird straight to the beak with it and not mix it in water.

Orally by beak it's about one drop per five pounds.

 

[Folly's place]

I haven't asked an expert, but I do wonder if the water soluble fenbendazole is less likely to be taken up by the yolks, or if it's just that it's the product that went through the testing process.
I agree about the cost of Aquazole!
I would treat each bird individually, rather than mix anything like Safegard in the drinking water.
Mary

 

[NH-McQs]

Thank you, everyone for the great information. I have a hen with visible confirmation of roundworms, and I will try the Safe-guard goat wormer at one drop per five pounds orally. Any additional insight would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Kiki]

Thank you, everyone for the great information. I have a hen with visible confirmation of roundworms, and I will try the Safe-guard goat wormer at one drop per five pounds orally. Any additional insight would be appreciated. Thanks!

Hold on...I don't think one drop is enough.

That doesn't sound right.

I'll be right back.

 

[Kiki]

Thank you, everyone for the great information. I have a hen with visible confirmation of roundworms, and I will try the Safe-guard goat wormer at one drop per five pounds orally. Any additional insight would be appreciated. Thanks!

You are going to want to give .23 ml per each pound of weight.