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[Hangtown Farms]

It appears ivermectin has lost it's efficacy as a wormer in poultry, so you might want to have look into it. BYC's Dawg53 showed me this study:

Source:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2816174
Ivermectin as a bird anthelmintic--trials with naturally infected domestic fowl.

Oksanen A, Nikander S.
Abstract

To evaluate the use of ivermectin as a bird anthelmintic, 29 White Leghorn hens naturally infected with Ascaridia spp., Heterakis spp. and Capillaria spp. were treated with 0.2, 2 or 6 mg/kg intramuscularly or 0.2 or 0.8 mg/kg orally. Faecal samples were collected before treatment and at autopsy, 2, 6, or 16 days after treatment, when the intestines were also examined for helminths. None of the treatments gave satisfactory anthelmintic results.

Ascaridia = roundworms
Heterakis = cecal worms
Capillaria = capillary worms

There have also been several other posts lately by people that have used ivermectin and upon necropsy have found massive worm infestations to be the cause of death.

-Kathy
can you get liquid safe guard
its hard to individually do anything to a chicken lol

 

[Chickengirl1304]

For those of you that have delawares can you post a picture of them? I have some Delaware orpingtons. Wanted to see the differences

 

[ronott1]

@capayvalleychick

12 Dorkings have hatched!

3 more are trying and one more has pip.

Group 050--all7 hatched

Group 035 has 2 out of 8 with 1 pip

Group 047 has 3 of 8 hatched with 3 zipping.

Three of the Dels did not hatch out of 14 set. 11 of 12 moved to the hatcher (lockdown) hatched.

Yay for this years Dorking Pullets!

 

[caychris]

For those of you that have delawares can you post a picture of them? I have some Delaware orpingtons. Wanted to see the differences

Mine are only 9 weeks old

 

[Hangtown Farms]

can you get liquid safe guard
its hard to individually do anything to a chicken lol

tractor supply had a graule wormer you add to the feed too but I'm not sure how well it works

 

[sewandgrow]

Bumping my post that got lost between all the egg distress.

Well...I just killed one of the quail. I had read just enough about them to have in my head that incubation was 16-18 days and these were set on 4/12. That makes them 20 days today. I candled several times and saw no movement and figure they were all goners. I pulled one out and prepared for an eggtopsy. Gently broke it opened on the air cell end and saw no sign of life until I tore open the membrane. Then,,,lots of blood....and a moving embryo.....

I stopped immediately and put the egg back in the incubator. Then.....I looked up incubation for Bob Whites and it is 23-24 days! I kept checking to poor thing for a couple of hours and saw no movement. I was sure it was dead. I took it back out and opened it up the est of the way to see how far along it was. I got it completely out of the shell....and saw a fully developed chick that had not absorbed any of the yolk....and I saw it gasping for air and moving it's legs slightly. The poor thing was still alive!!!!! I feel terrible!!!

So sorry Vicki.......I think a lot of us have suffered this. I did it with a whole Hovabator full of Cuckoo Marans when I was just starting. No I always wait way past the date for Marans.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

can you get liquid safe guard
its hard to individually do anything to a chicken lol

saw it om Jeffers a rooster booster wormer you mix with feed?

 

[sewandgrow]

You can use Frontline spray--plain with just fipronil. It is used once a month. Near the vent and under Each wing for the big old orps. Little birds get less spray.

Seven dust in a garbage bag is good and you can do the same thing with DE. If they have it bad, I might use the seven in the bag--have someone help you and wear a mask!

put the dust(sevin or DE) into the bag and put the chicken in up to the head. Shake to distribute the dust.

Repeat in two weeks

The Dust is better for feather lice. Mites really need the frpronil. Mites will kill chickens as well as sap their egg laying ability.

For long term control you need to treat the coops too with either Permectrin or liquid seven. The liquid is good because you can spray the bottom of the roosts with it. Wear masks and gloves.

I am having a GREAT shipped hatch
so far 8 black penedesenca out of 14
and empordanesa too

Good deal Jason....Happy for you.

saw it om Jeffers a rooster booster wormer you mix with feed?

Is there a withhold time?????

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Good deal Jason....Happy for you.
Is there a withhold time?????

none for eating eggs. think it said 5 days for butcher

I need to worm soon and I can't get every bird so generally need a easy way to do it

 

[ronott1]

saw it om Jeffers a rooster booster wormer you mix with feed?

It is supposed to work fine.

I do like wormers that are easy to use like that. Doesn't Valbazen go into the water?