AHHH!! WHAT JUST CAME OUT OF MY CHICKENS BUTT?!?!?!?!

[proudchickenmom]

also are yall sure that it is ok to give cattle deformer to chickens? and how much does it cost?

 

[Eggcessive]

SafeGuard and Valbazen are both safe for chickens when dosage is followed. SafeGuard costs about $29 at Tractor Supply for 125 ml, but Allivet online sells it for $20 plus shipping. Valbazen costs more but goes much farther, and costs about $49 for 500 ml plus shipping.

 

[proudchickenmom]

does having worms affect how my chicken feels? and how much of the dewormer will I need to treat 33 chickens?

 

[aart]

also something random aart, I see your posts everywhere on BYC, how can you respond to so many posts? do you have a job here?

No, I don't have a 'job' here.
I'm retired and a hermit with a passion for learning and sharing knowledge.

 

[Eggcessive]

Each chicken must be treated separately. Dosage of the SafeGuard is 1/4 ml per pound of weight—a 5 pound chicken would get 1.25 ml given orally. That is given once and again in 10 days for round worms. To treat for all worms except tapeworms, give it for 5 consecutive days. Give only about 1/2 ml at a time, letting them swallow before putting more in the beak.

Valbazen dosage is 1/2 ml give orally for a standard sized chicken, or 0.9 ml per pound given once and again in 10 days for all worms except tapeworms.

 

[proudchickenmom]

this treatment is going to take a while.

 

[Eggcessive]

Yes, it can be quite a job to worm a whole group of chickens. There are wormers that can go in the water. Wazine was one that only treated roundworms, but it has disappeared from store shelves. You might know someone who still has some available.

There is also SafeGuard Aquasol which is soluble and goes in the water. It is very very expensive and found online. There also is Wormout Gel, a little pricey, but it is used in the water for 2 days. And another choice is to use the SafGuard Liquid Goat Wormer for 5 straight days in the food as a mash with no egg withdrawal time. Here is a thread about it:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/safeguard-mash-zero-day-egg-withdrawal.1254653/