Deworming Chickens in Their Water

[elissarules]

Hello! Yes, I know it's not as effective. Yes, I know it's best to give it to them individually. The issue is, it takes me about 2-3 hours to dose all of my birds and it is took me three 125-mL bottles for one dose and that is just not financially feasible. That, and I aspirated my rooster, my tom, and my turkey hen, and I do not feel comfortable doing it again.

What is the protocol for deworming dosage in their water? What dewormer do I use?

 

[Eggcessive]

You may want to look into using levamisole (Prohibit,) Wormout Gel, or low dose SafeGuard liquid goat wormer in food 5 days in a row.
https://www.jefferspet.com/levamisole-prohibit-powder-605g/p

https://jedds.com/products/wormout-gel-vetafarm?variant=40215672684733

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/safeguard-mash-zero-day-egg-withdrawal.1254653/

 

[elissarules]

You may want to look into using levamisole (Prohibit,) Wormout Gel, or low dose SafeGuard liquid goat wormer in food 5 days in a row.
https://www.jefferspet.com/levamisole-prohibit-powder-605g/p

https://jedds.com/products/wormout-gel-vetafarm?variant=40215672684733

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/safeguard-mash-zero-day-egg-withdrawal.1254653/

What is the egg withdrawal for the wormout gel? It doesn't say anything, so what would be the best process?

 

[dawg53]

Wormout Gel contains oxfendazole and praziquantel. Here's a link for you to read regarding the withdrawal time for oxfendazole. Generally, the withdrawal time for praziquantel is 14 days, less for oxfendazole.
https://www.merckvetmanual.com/phar...hholding-periods-after-anthelmintic-treatment

Wormout Gel would be very expensive to use. One bottle of Valbazen wouldve been better for you initially.
Levamisole is your best bet, (it wont treat tapeworms.) See post #73 in this link for Levamisole dosing:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/levamisole-wormer-info-needed.1217453/page-8
Generally, there is a 14 day withdrawal period after using Levamisole. We've eaten eggs after using levamisole. I'm still here typing.