Chicken/Turkey wormer help

[casportpony]

I think I will see about going to Paul B to see if they have it and if not I wil try noltz farm and garden

Let me know exactly which one you get and I will calculate the dose for you.

-Kathy

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

Ok thanks

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

Ok I know there may be one here but we are getting ready to go and which one should I try or would I just go wi he one u posted

 

[casportpony]

Ok I know there may be one here but we are getting ready to go and which one should I try or would I just go wi he one u posted

Get the EquiMAX. If you want to treat tapes, the ingredients must include praziquantel. Warning! Do not get anything with moxidectin because it's not as safe as ivermectin. If you want to treat tapes safely, please just buy the EquiMAX.

-Kathy

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

Ok I just got back with the Equimax and they had it for 12.75 I was looking for something a little cheaper that still treats tape worms and I wasn't sure what to look for so I just got this and they showed me this one thing I took a pic to see what u thought about it they said if u double the doable it will get rid of tapes so I just bought the Equimax

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

 

[Lady of McCamley]

The Durafend is fenbendazole, which is good for most type of worms but debatable as to whether it will treat tapeworms (some vets use it, research suggests higher dosage, but studies appear inconclusive).

So for treating tapeworms, casportpony is correct that the praziquantel is necessary...and you have that in the Equimax which is not in the Durafend.

The Equimax also contains Ivermectin for which I have studies that show that it is effective for nematode type worms (which excludes tapes) in poultry IF you treat 3 consecutive times, 7 days apart. Ivermectin is very efficient against northern fowl mite and scaly leg mite but not red rooster mite* (unless the population has gained a resistance).

I personally like Ivermectin for external parasites if regular dusting is no longer working. I have seen it work wonders in a population explosion. I trust the studies that it is effective for internal nematodes if administered correctly. (Personal visual experience tells me that my birds definitely plump and do not have external evidence of worms after treatment, but I have not done fecal floats to check efficacy).

So I think you made a good choice with the Equimax....it will cover tapeworms, the major common nematodes (round worms, cecal, capillary) as well as external parasites (lice and mites).

Casportpony will have dosage advice for your turkey (after you weigh it). I recommend treating 3 times for the Ivermectin part, but I am not sure what the recommendation/limitation is for the praziquantel....I do know that tapeworms are more problematic and that you must interrupt the cycle to prevent reinfection, which means getting rid of the slug or fly that is depositing the intermediary. Also clean and through away litter.

LofMc

CORRECTED: not red rooster mite (auto correct strikes again! Argh)...red roost mite!

 

[casportpony]

There are studies that show ivermectin alone is *not* an effective poultry wormer. Have also seen quite a few birds die from worms even though they were on a worming program that included fairly large doses of ivermectin, so I would not rely on it for treating any worms, but using it in safe amounts sure won't hurt anything.

-Kathy

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

Ok well does anyone know what the dosage would be for her and how do u give it to her through the water