Albendazole sold in smaller amounts.

[Exopoulterer]

I got the albendazole today! I have included photos of the label. (I wrote date received in the expiration date box because that was blank.)

I plan to weigh everyone and treat in the morning.

I found a postal scale with actual buttons that aren't on the weighing surface that will be much easier than my stupid touch screen kitchen scale even though it was cheaper. Plus I can tare a bin on it if needed. That kitchen one was way too frustrating when a chicken toe or beak would change settings.

Can someone link me to the dosages by weight for my confidence?

I am pretty nervous about the dosages that are so small, and sticking a syringe into an unwilling throat.

I am getting better at pilling Dove as the whole pill is much easier than breaking it after all.

She is still laying soft shells in the dark hours but spending some time in the nesting box a couple times a day as if she still feels something happening. Poor baby seems to be making eggs fast but not completing the shells.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

If you want, you can post the weights and I'll help you with the math.

Basically you just multiply the weight times 0.08 and that will give you the dose for a particular bird.

Poor girl, I wish her eggs would firm up a bit, it's hard on them to try to expel soft shelled eggs.


Valbazen dose is 0.08ml per pound of weight given orally once, then repeated in 10 days.

Here's how to give oral medications:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/

 

[Exopoulterer]

If you want, you can post the weights and I'll help you with the math.

Basically you just multiply the weight times 0.08 and that will give you the dose for a particular bird.

Poor girl, I wish her eggs would firm up a bit, it's hard on them to try to expel soft shelled eggs.


Valbazen dose is 0.08ml per pound of weight given orally once, then repeated in 10 days.

Here's how to give oral medications:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/

Thanks so much for this.

The formula makes it much easier!

I will be doing this pretty early and daughter will be helping so it shouldn't be too bad.

The worst part for me is holding their little heads. It scares me because I am afraid they could get hurt in the struggle with their necks. They are strong but feel fragile. I will hopefully get used to this as I have with other small creatures.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Thanks so much for this.

The formula makes it much easier!

I will be doing this pretty early and daughter will be helping so it shouldn't be too bad.

The worst part for me is holding their little heads. It scares me because I am afraid they could get hurt in the struggle with their necks. They are strong but feel fragile. I will hopefully get used to this as I have with other small creatures.

If you need to round up on the doses, you can do that so it's a little easier to measure.

Some people have success with putting the dose on a piece of bread and the bird eating it just fine, this does not work for me. My birds suspect something is up and won't take it OR you have that one hog in the group that tries to snatch and eat everyone's piece, so dosing each one is the way to go for me.

 

[Exopoulterer]

If you need to round up on the doses, you can do that so it's a little easier to measure.

Some people have success with putting the dose on a piece of bread and the bird eating it just fine, this does not work for me. My birds suspect something is up and won't take it OR you have that one hog in the group that tries to snatch and eat everyone's piece, so dosing each one is the way to go for me.

Ha I wish!

I already have both types of cats and now birds. Gremlin would be the greedy thief of adulturated food if everyone is not separated and Fireball is impossible to pill or syringe and takes the better part of the day to eat less than a teaspoon of adulterated food, even the most tempting. Others fall somewhere in the middle.

Big Red would definitely take all the doses. Not just attempt but succeed if I don't keep the birds not being treated in the coop while I medicate. She has stolen the pills of other birds and will eat a stinky super b without prompt. Tries to snatch Dove's calcium pill every time too. Dove and Scaley will be hardest with anything. I just know it. Red is strong as hell and will be difficult to restrain. Cleatus the rooster can be a jerk but will probably be the easiest to deal with as he has been docile and tolerant of me treating him for other issues.

That reminds me that I need to do 13 cats with nitenpyram/lufenuron separately today as well. The outside ones are not too hard if I can lock one at a time in the shop. My spoiled inside seniors will be a nightmare.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Ha I wish!

I already have both types of cats and now birds. Gremlin would be the greedy thief of adulturated food if everyone is not separated and Fireball is impossible to pill or syringe and takes the better part of the day to eat less than a teaspoon of adulterated food, even the most tempting. Others fall somewhere in the middle.

Big Red would definitely take all the doses. Not just attempt but succeed if I don't keep the birds not being treated in the coop while I medicate. She has stolen the pills of other birds and will eat a stinky super b without prompt. Tries to snatch Dove's calcium pill every time too. Dove and Scaley will be hardest with anything. I just know it. Red is strong as hell and will be difficult to restrain. Cleatus the rooster can be a jerk but will probably be the easiest to deal with as he has been docile and tolerant of me treating him for other issues.

That reminds me that I need to do 13 cats with nitenpyram/lufenuron separately today as well. The outside ones are not too hard if I can lock one at a time in the shop. My spoiled inside seniors will be a nightmare.

Sounds like you have a busy day planned!

 

[Exopoulterer]

Sounds like you have a busy day planned!

Probably ALL darned day...

 

[Exopoulterer]

We got the chickens done!

I made a sheet like I do to take care of the cats and mark off who we did, the weight if applicable, and how much. They got.

My new scale made it easier because I got it to measure in pounds instead of pounds/ounces.

I went in and did the rooster by myself because he had decided to be "my bird" and he was a good boy for me after he realized it was me when I turned the run light on.

Daughter and I did the girls and it went much better than I thought.

Dove has not yet laid her egg and I am thankful for that.
We took steps to try and reduce stress at night with keeping house lights off and withdrawing the food dish from the coop. Every time there is a disturbance they go straight to the dish and in front of that is where I was finding the soft shell eggs.

The night before last a couple cats were under the coop yelling at each other, keeping the chickens up. My daughter went out 4 times to hose them down and get them away from there. Then the same cats were sleeping together under the coop in the morning.

I think these night disturbances are making it worse for Dove because she wakes up and goes to the dish to eat. Red does this wake and eat thing too but she is Miss Perfect in every way, including all of her eggs.