biosecurity after gapeworm

[mithious]

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Yes, the salt would have to tilled into the soil not only from not killing the chickens, but to effectively kill the oocysts in the soil...as stated in the link.

Yes, If I do salt, I will either dig it under and/or wet it in, and keep chickens in coop till all salt is in ground, er under ground( still on the fence on the salt )...can lime work the same? I would rather use something that the grass could grow back with, but don't want to keep worming them as a prophalacitc sp? to keep them healthy, if lime won't do the trick ( do you think I might have to anyways?)...sigh, IDK what to do...I was told I could lime the coop, as I have already taken what was supposed to be my winter bedding out and burned it, due to the cocci, back a few months...and since the gaping stopped with worming, I am assuming, that it IS the gapes...not even sure on when to retreat...I know 10 days, but ten days from start of treatment, or ten days from stopping treatment? I am lost guys, can you help out an old fart that has never faced this before? What would u guys recommend? I wish it was a little later in the fall, as I would have access to tons of wood ash...HELP PLEASE????? and HUGE THANKS TOO!!!!

To explain, I am on the side of a mountain, so much of what is put on the soil is quickly washed away,( this year we are getting torrential rains ) even IN the soil...we are just below the crest of the mountain, so everything is up or down here...quite a bit so...if that helps with any recommendations you all might have???? What would you guys do????

edited to ask, I was told 2 days treatment, then read 3 days treatment????

 

[mithious]

Just called the local extension, and according to the extension agent, lime will not kill gapeworm. I am at a loss here...The one girl that had stopped gaping, after worming, is now gaping again...5 days after first starting the worming, which I did for two days. So we are on day 3 with no wormer, as I treated for 2 days, as told, with the safeguard with 3 ml per gallon of water.

The fecal test at the extension has to be delivered, and it is 2 1/2 hour away. I can not get to there with my tranny the way it is. I am lucky I can drive locally.

Did I do something wrong? Was not cleaning the coop, after the first treatment, my mistake? or letting them back into the run before cleaning it?

I really need you guys expertise on this. I think, somewhere, I did something wrong, or failed to do something right!

Please, if any of you can help me, I would be forever grateful. I wish I could just ship the specimen, but they said it has to be delivered fresh, and until I can resolve the tranny issue on the car, or get a new used car, I can not drive that far. HELP, PLEASE and THANK YOU!

 

[casportpony]

According to the study I found, Safeguard (fenbendazole) needs to be given at 20mg/kg (.2ml per 2.2 pounds) for three days in a row to be effective against tapes. So if she's your average sized RIR hen, she would get .6ml for three consecutive days. With the 3ml/gallon, she did not get enough wormer.

-Kathy

Source:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6750887
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.

 

[casportpony]

Thought I should say that I'm not saying that I think she has gapes, just that according to the study, the treatment of 3ml Safeguard in the water wouldn't work.

-Kathy