Actual Correct Dosage for Safeguard Dewormer for Chickens

[dawg53]

I'm curious about this because I also struggle with some of my chickens. Some I have no problem administering meds but others will fight me to the death it seems like, so if it would actually work in water, I'd love to know this as well.

Please read post #4 in this link, it should help you:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/worms-in-chicken-poop.1575508/#post-26765905

 

[RubyLady]

That's a really good idea, thank you! I swear, one of my roosters knows when I'm trying to give him meds and won't eat anything I try giving him. It could be his favorite snack and he still won't touch it. Smart little monster he is.

My husband just showed me a video today where a guy wraps three little pills for his dog in a piece of sandwich .ham He wraps it over and then the other side, etc. Those pills are in there.

The dog takes it and carefully chews and swallows and then drops three whole little pills out. Hahahaha!

I'm not sure if any of mine will ignore the "treat" after the first day or two, but I would like to get a real dose in them and not rely on the water.

 

[lmterp]

When medication is given, the dose list is almost always written as mg/kg. which means number of milligrams per kilogram to give.

The low dose you are talking about is 1 mg/kg, right?View attachment 3878264

The two types of fenbendazole you are talking about are Aquasol & the coat/cow/horse stuff.

Aquasol is 200 mg/ml. That means there are 200 mg of fenbendazole in 1 milliliter.
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The coat/cow/horse stuff is 100 mg/ml. That means there are 100 mg of fenbendazole in 1 milliter.
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Still with me?

One has to ask oneself what worms one wants to treat, pick the dose that treats those worms, and then do a little math.


The math formula is *always* the same:
Weight of bird in pounds, divided by 2.2 (converts to kg), times the dose, divided by the number of mg in one ml.

If you are sure your 5-pound hen does not have any worms other than large roundworms or cecal worms:
5 / 2.2 x 1 / 100 = 0.0227 ml

If you think your 5-pound hen might have capillary worms:
5 / 2.2 x 50 / 100 = 1.136 ml

 

[lmterp]

I am getting all balled up with the math. I found 1 roundworm in one of my hens' poop. I ordered the Safe-guard suspension. I would like, if possible, to dose each individually since I have no idea how much water they drink (4 waterers spread around) and also want to make sure each is getting her dose. I only have 6 chickens. I could sneak into food or give with a syringe, but need the right amount. They're all approximately 5 lbs.

 

[RubyLady]

I am getting all balled up with the math. I found 1 roundworm in one of my hens' poop. I ordered the Safe-guard suspension. I would like, if possible, to dose each individually since I have no idea how much water they drink (4 waterers spread around) and also want to make sure each is getting her dose. I only have 6 chickens. I could sneak into food or give with a syringe, but need the right amount. They're all approximately 5 lbs.

I finally had to just do what YouTubers said which was to give 3-4ml of the goat SafeGuard per gallon of water daily to my hens. I did that for 4 days because it was probably only two who had worms (as proven by the two who pooped out worms after dosing them in the water).

But for a second round, I let only one hen at a time out of the pen in the morning and fed each one a pea-sized bit of the horse SafeGuard paste mixed into a bit of hard-boil egg yolk. Each hen got her own dose, ate it happily, no fuss, no catching and prying open beaks. Did that for 5 days. Done.

Both methods and dosages were run past by my vet who approved. I did not have Aqua-Sol available in my town, but Aqua-Sol has instructions that are very clear if you can get it.

That's what I did anyway and it seems to have worked a charm.

 

[lmterp]

Thank you. I ordered the suspension which will be here tomorrow. But I think I'll get the paste which will be here Sunday. I hope waiting one day extra is okay.

 

[RubyLady]

Thank you. I ordered the suspension which will be here tomorrow. But I think I'll get the paste which will be here Sunday. I hope waiting one day extra is okay.

It will be fine. I waited once I had it because I wanted to start in the morning and know they would all drink it. If you do the one in the water, the best way to make sure they all drink it is to take their water away for a few hours, then give them the medicated water. So I took all water out of their pen the night before and when I fed them the next morning gave them the medicated water and they all drank.

The hard-boiled egg idea came to me when I wanted to make sure the one I KNEW had worms for sure got a decent dose and she doesn't come to me and take what I give her so I had to think of what small little treat I knew she couldn't resist. The hard-boiled yolk takes the paste well and the treat is like two little pea sized with the paste mixed in so I didn't have to work to get her to get "enough" because she ate the little bit readily. Phew! I was so glad.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I am getting all balled up with the math. I found 1 roundworm in one of my hens' poop. I ordered the Safe-guard suspension. I would like, if possible, to dose each individually since I have no idea how much water they drink (4 waterers spread around) and also want to make sure each is getting her dose. I only have 6 chickens. I could sneak into food or give with a syringe, but need the right amount. They're all approximately 5 lbs.

Thank you. I ordered the suspension which will be here tomorrow. But I think I'll get the paste which will be here Sunday. I hope waiting one day extra is okay.

Safeguard Liquid Goat Dewormer 10% suspension or Safeguard Equine paste (10%) are dosed orally by weight.

Dosing is 0.23ml per pound of weight given orally once a day for 5 days in row.

This dose and duration will treat most worms that poultry can have except for Tapeworms which will require Praziquantel.

Safeguard 10% suspension will not mix well with water and will settle out.

Once of the easier ways to give medication orally, go out early in the morning, take a bird from the roost, give her the medication, set her down, then go to the next.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/

 

[lmterp]

It will be fine. I waited once I had it because I wanted to start in the morning and know they would all drink it. If you do the one in the water, the best way to make sure they all drink it is to take their water away for a few hours, then give them the medicated water. So I took all water out of their pen the night before and when I fed them the next morning gave them the medicated water and they all drank.

The hard-boiled egg idea came to me when I wanted to make sure the one I KNEW had worms for sure got a decent dose and she doesn't come to me and take what I give her so I had to think of what small little treat I knew she couldn't resist. The hard-boiled yolk takes the paste well and the treat is like two little pea sized with the paste mixed in so I didn't have to work to get her to get "enough" because she ate the little bit readily. Phew! I was so glad.

Thank you. I had ordered from Amazon for Sunday, but I happen to be going by TSC this afternoon - it's $5 more, but I can start tomorrow and would feel a whole lot better about that. This is the Safeguard paste for horses, yes?

 

[RubyLady]

Thank you. I had ordered from Amazon for Sunday, but I happen to be going by TSC this afternoon - it's $5 more, but I can start tomorrow and would feel a whole lot better about that. This is the Safeguard paste for horses, yes?

Yes, the paste is the one for horses.