Ate a bird, now she's sick.

[ssbs]

About a month and a half ago I went outside and saw my hen Cherry with something in her mouth. It was a wild baby bird and she scarfed if down. Now for the last couple weeks I have noticed her comb turning pink and her butt is all poopified. She is eating fine and none of the other birds are having any issues. What should be my course of action?

 

[Eggcessive]

After cleaning her vent area and trimming excess feathers, I would probably worm her with fenbendazole (SafeGuard goat wormer, Panacur) or Valbazen 1/2 ml for large fowl, 1/4 ml for bantams, once and repeat in 10 days. These are the best wormers for chickens. Also put some probiotics in her water every other day, or use a small amount of buttermilk or plain yogurt for probiotics. Probios powder is sold at most farm stores and works well. Combs will also lighten up as a molt approaches.

 

[ssbs]

Can the .5% cattle powder be used? I don't see the goat version on tractor supply's site and the powder is nearly half the price of the horse paste

 

[casportpony]

The wormer you need is 10% fenbendazole for goats. If you can't find it, get the 10% paste. Here is the TSC link for the goat version:
http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/store/safe-guardreg;-goat-dewormer-125-ml

-Kathy

 

[Miss Lydia]

The wormer you need is 10% fenbendazole for goats. If you can't find it, get the 10% paste. Here is the TSC link for the goat version:
http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/store/safe-guardreg;-goat-dewormer-125-ml

-Kathy

Dosage please.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: Sorry! If it were mine I would give .2ml - .5ml per 2.2 pounds by mouth for 5 days (20mg-50mg per kg). That will take care of almost all worms.

-Kathy

 

[Eggcessive]

Dosage please.

Dosage was in post #2--1/4 ml for bantams, 1/2 ml for large fowl. The equine paste is the same--or a pea sized amount.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Dosage was in post #2--1/4 ml for bantams, 1/2 ml for large fowl.

Thank you so much I missed that completely. I thought Safeguard could be mixed in water. not so ?

 

[casportpony]

Gapeworms need no less than 20mg/kg (.20ml per 2.2 pounds), so a large bird, like a Jersey Giant rooster (13 pounds) needs 1.18ml for three days and a hen (10 pounds) would need .9ml.

The above is based on several articles I have read and this study:
Efficacy of fenbendazole against helminth parasites of poultry in Uganda.

Ssenyonga GS.
Abstract

Fenbendazole 4% (Panacur, Hoechst) administered in feed was used to treat chickens infected with Ascaridia galli, Heterakis gallinarum and Railletina spp. It was also used to treat Syngamus trachea in broiler birds. There was a marked drop in helminth egg counts in the faeces on the second day of treatment and the faeces became negative by the seventh day after the last treatment. Post-mortem examination 15 to 21 days later showed that the drug was 100% effective against Ascaridia galli and Heterakis gallinarum at 10 mg/kg. However, for complete removal of Railletina spp. 15 mg/kg was required. Similarly 20 mg/kg fenbendazole was effective against Syngamus trachea. It was concluded that fenbendazole is suitable for the treatment of the important intestinal and tracheal worms of poultry, a dose of 15 to 20 mg/kg for 3 consecutive days being recommended for use under field conditions.

The above dose might be effective against capillary worms, but I have seen other articles and studies that suggest treating at a higher dose for five days or more. Five days of .5ml/kg (50mg/kg) is what *I* am currently doing.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Note that Safeguard should *not* be used during molt.




-Kathy