Deworming & what to use?

Barredhen

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My layers have worms (assuming roundworms, long white worms). I found a few in their droppings, dewormed them 8 weeks ago with Safeguard and only saw one or two worms expelled from the deworming. I admittedly totally missed the boat on repeating 10-14 days later but really questioned if the Safeguard was doing anything or not, given any other animal that has worms bad enough to see in their stool, when dewormed, drops a lot of them.
Anyways, a couple of days ago I found another worm, so they're quite clearly in need of a good effective deworming. What do you recommend?
I have Ivermectrin horse paste and Safeguard goat de-wormer on hand, which is why I tried the Safeguard (easy to get their dose drawn up).
But I can purchase something else. I used to have Wazine, but read on the bottle not to use in layers, never noticed a big worm issue, it expired and I threw it out.
 
This is what I’m using for my flock! I’ve heard from others it’s good and safe to use! Just picked up the bottle at a local farm store.
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Fenbendazole, given at the right dose for the right number of days in a row, works fine to kill roundworms and several other intestinal parasites. Then it must be repeated in two weeks to kill the migrating larva that aren't killed at first.
Many dead worms will be digested, so not seeing them in the feces doesn't matter.
And those roundworm eggs are in their environment, so reinfections are likley.
There's no egg withdrawal with fenbendazole, a big plus. Ivermectin is not approved for poultry, so in theory, at least, egg withdrawal is forever.
Mary
 

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