Changes noted in chicken stool.

[SheaLoner]

I called my local feed store and they have an zimecterin gold. Have you used that? They said it has praziquantel

It Will work but the dose will be miniscule and you will need to no some math. The chicken dose is 10mg/kg prazi

 

[SheaLoner]

Apologies my keypad froze. Zimecterin is calculated at -

• The syringe contains sufficient paste to treat one 1250 lb horse at the recommended dose rate of 91 mcg ivermectin per lb (200 mcg/kg) body weight and 454 mcg praziquantel per lb (1 mg/kg) body weight. Each weight marking on the syringe plunger delivers enough paste to treat 250 lb body weight.

 

[SheaLoner]

Not feeling awake enough to do the math for you, sorry.

 

[Akachicklil]

Not feeling awake enough to do the math for you, sorry.

You’re so funny!!! And I am horrible at math!!!! I dyscalculia….

 

[dawg53]

You’re so funny!!! And I am horrible at math!!!! I dyscalculia….

See Post #16 in this link for Zimecterin Gold dosage. (ml is the same as cc).
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/worming-chickens-with-zimecterin-gold.1314819/page-2

Use a syringe without a needle to administer it orally. Pull the hens wattles down and her mouth will open, then quickly shoot it her mouth and release her wattles. Done.

 

[LaFleche]

The grass is always wet because I water it at least once a day. I have lots of flies but I bought the RESCUE outdoor fly trap.. I always make sure to clean the drooping… since I have grass I water the droppings into the soil of the grass. I hose it down so that it breaks up the poop and goes underneath the grasss… is that an ok option???

This is exactly what will promote coccidia and all kind of worms and the diarrhea to go with it.

So no, I am sorry to say that it is not ok. Scoop the poop up instead of watering it in unless you are able and willing to move the run every day to a fresh piece of grass.

 

[LaFleche]

I think perhaps there are lots of them because the fly trap attracts them

The humidity and wonderfuly moist poopy grass you provide by hosing every day will be what attracts them.

 

[Akachicklil]

This is exactly what will promote coccidia and all kind of worms and the diarrhea to go with it.

So no, I am sorry to say that is is not ok. Scoop the poop up instead of watering it in unless you are able and willing to move the run every day to a fresh piece of grass.

She has fresh grass all over the place. But I’ll take your advice. Thank you Sargent!

 

[Akachicklil]

The humidity and wonderfuly moist poopy grass you provide by hosing every day will be what attracts them.

You are just having a ball… I can hear that chastising tone. Lol yes that poppy moist poop. Thanks! I get it. Happy Lent if you celebrate.

 

[LaFleche]

She has fresh grass all over the place. But I’ll take out advice. Thank you Sargent!

By fresh grass I mean grass that the chickens have not been on for some month at least.

When I started chicken keeping some 20+ years ago I made the same mistake.