Coccidiosis and Roundworms

[BlueHorse17]

@BlueHorse17 You would be better off using Safeguard or Valbazen dosed orally to each chicken. I dont recommend using Ivermectin products for worming chickens. In my experience with Ivermectin over the years, large roundworms have become resistant to Ivermectin.

I gave them Ivermectin about a week and a half ago. I heard it’s best to switch up the types of de-wormer as the chickens can become resistant to the same kind. I also heard it’s best to give it to them twice a year regardless as a preventative?

 

[dawg53]

Yes, it's true to switch wormers every now and then, I dont recommend Ivermectin. Alot of poultry owners over the years have used Ivermectin mainly as a miteacide whereas its primary purpose is a wormer. That's why poultry worms have built resistance to Ivermectin.

There are other wormers that can be used to worm birds besides benzimidazoles such as Safeguard and Valbazen. Other wormers include Levamisole and Pyrantel Pamoate. I've used Wazine also, but it has been taken off the market.

Your soil conditions and environment determine how often you should worm your birds.
If your soil is warm, moist or wet most of the time, your birds will need frequent wormings.
If your soil is desertlike and dry, cool or cold soil, rocky or mountainous, you may not need to worm as frequently.
I worm my birds monthly due to our warm wet soil.

 

[BlueHorse17]

Yes, it's true to switch wormers every now and then, I dont recommend Ivermectin. Alot of poultry owners over the years have used Ivermectin mainly as a miteacide whereas its primary purpose is a wormer. That's why poultry...

Don’t you have to cut back on a lot of egg eating if you worm them monthly though? I thought you couldn’t eat the eggs when they are on worm medication?

 

[dawg53]

Benzimidazoles such as Safeguard and Valbazen are mainly excreted and only a little is absorbed into the bloodstream. The residue in the eggs is minute.
We eat the eggs after worming with Safeguard or Valbazen, still here typing after all these years.
However if you think that the residue in the eggs may cause a reaction, by all means discard the eggs in the garbage.

 

[BlueHorse17]

Benzimidazoles such as Safeguard and Valbazen are mainly excreted and only a little is absorbed into the bloodstream. The residue in the eggs is minute.
We eat the eggs after worming with Safeguard or Valbazen, still here typing after all these years.
However if you think that the residue in the eggs may cause a reaction, by all means discard the eggs in the garbage.

Thank you I didn’t see this until now.

 

[BlueHorse17]

Good morning everyone! So around the last two weeks of August I noticed blood in one of my pullet’s stool. I took the stool in for an exam and on a scale from 1-5 (5 being the worst), they came out with a 3 for Coccidiosis and a 1 for roundworms. I made a few posts previously for you guys and many of you recommended Corid for the Coccidiosis and Safeguard for the roundworms.

They have already had their round of Corid (severe dosage) and are currently on their follow-up round of roundworm meds. (Was told to give them a dose then dose them another two weeks later to break the worm cycle. They have until the 22nd-ish before their second two weeks on the roundworms meds is over.)

I am waiting for the second roundworm dosage to finish before I take their stool in for another sample. (It’s like $50 a pop.) They have all been eating and drinking like normal, but one of the pullets has diarrhea that’s been going on for about two days. No worms (that I can see) or blood in it. It’s just green and kind of foamy. Thoughts?

We used to free range them and did it for about two months, but haven’t the past month due to treatment. We have been keeping the pen dry and cleaning it out every day. They have had fresh water and they are on Purina Layena pellets and have a supply of oyster shells on the side. Currently they are about 6 months.

EDIT: (I was going to post a new thread but I just decided to paste it here instead. I guess this can be considered an update?)

 

[BlueHorse17]

I would order some Safeguard or Valbazen, personally. My Tractor Supply was out of Safeguard last time I looked also. I got it from Walmart online (the Safeguard liquid goat wormer) and it was here in 2 or 3 days. There are lots of online sources, Walmart had the best shipping for the price, since that's all I was getting.
Some parasites have become resistant to ivermectin.

Any thoughts via my last post?

 

[BlueHorse17]

@BlueHorse17 You would be better off using Safeguard or Valbazen dosed orally to each chicken. I dont recommend using Ivermectin products for worming chickens. In my experience with Ivermectin over the years, large roundworms have become resistant to Ivermectin.

Thoughts via my update post?

 

[BlueHorse17]

The goat wormer is commonly used in chickens and is very safe. It is not water soluble, so it should be given orally to each chicken. The dosage of Corid that @Wyorp Rock gave you is 1.5 tsp of the powder or 2 tsp of the liquid per gallon of water for 5-7 days (I just went back and read the thread.) If you see any blood again, you can cut the dosage down to 1/4 for an additional 5-7 days.

Thoughts on my last post on the update?

 

[dawg53]

Did you administer the wormer orally to the pullet that has green diarrhea, or did you put in water for her to drink?