Are these large roundworms?

[topochico225]

Wormer bread sounds like the way to go! I have one hen who quit eating, so I'll probably have to try to dose her, and that's making me a nervous wreck. Thanks for the photo, that's very helpful! How do you her her mouth to open like that?

I asked about the molt because the ill one is molting. I'll probably go ahead with it because she's bad off and I dont have anything to lose at this point.
(Also, it would be nice to deworm everyone once everyone is molting because I won't have to worry about tossing eggs since there shouldn't be any. )

I did see a thread about some people's chickens having curled feather regrowth after SafeGuard during a molt. Some people also said they didn't see that. Personally, I'd deworm during a molt if my chicken had such a heavy load of worms.

Pretty hard to hold a chicken's beak open like that. Honestly, I've never done it successfully, but I have just dripped the dewormer into the front of the beak about half a mL at a time.

 

[BesideStillWaters]

I did see a thread about some people's chickens having curled feather regrowth after SafeGuard during a molt. Some people also said they didn't see that.

Weird!

Personally, I'd deworm during a molt if my chicken had such a heavy load of worms.

Me too. I might be able to hold off on deworming the others - they dont seem sick - but the one needs it now. So she's getting it. (The hen in question is the one in my post about the hen with a pale comb. https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...urple-comb-and-weakness.1489985/post-24844468 )

Pretty hard to hold a chicken's beak open like that. Honestly, I've never done it successfully, but I have just dripped the dewormer into the front of the beak about half a mL at a time.

Oohh I see. I may try that then. She is weak, so she may not fight me. But dripping sounds easier.

 

[BesideStillWaters]

Corid is not a dewormer, it's a coccidiostat used to treat coccidiosis infections. You're going to need an actual dewormer like SafeGuard.

I found safeguard. What is the chicken dosage for this? Because this is made for goats. I couldn't find anything else locally and I dont think I can wait to order anything online. I tried to search the site for a dosing chart for chickens and I'm not finding it.

 

[topochico225]

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I found safeguard. What is the chicken dosage for this? Because this is made for goats. I couldn't find anything else locally and I dont think I can wait to order anything online. I tried to search the site for a dosing chart for chickens and I'm not finding it.

0.23 ml/lb of body weight with a 14 day egg toss.

 

[BesideStillWaters]

0.23 ml/lb of body weight with a 14 day egg toss.

Thanks! My syringe is in CCs. I'll have to do some math.

Wait. Are MLs and a CCs the same thing?!

 

[topochico225]

Thanks! My syringe is in CCs. I'll have to do some math.

Wait. Are MLs and a CCs the same thing?!

Yes!

 

[Swbertrand1]

ml and cc are the same thing - just to confirm. Safeguard dosage is correct at .23ml/lb of body weight, but I didn't see anyone mention the duration for treatment, i.e. given for 5 days. Here's more on dosage from Wyorp Rock; see post #2:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/safeguard-dosage.1437427/

 

[topochico225]

ml and cc are the same thing - just to confirm. Safeguard dosage is correct at .23ml/lb of body weight, but I didn't see anyone mention the duration for treatment, i.e. given for 5 days. Here's more on dosage from Wyorp Rock; see post #2:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/safeguard-dosage.1437427/

Sorry, forgot to put that too! Thanks