Deworming

[roxanne]

How many of you chicken ladies out there deworm your chickens every year?
I am thinking I need to deworm mine now. Did it at least two years ago. I found on of my hens collapsed in the small coop tonight. She is still alive, but obviously not well. I worry I should have dewormed them all sooner in the spring.
Any thoughts ?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

How many of you chicken ladies out there deworm your chickens every year?
I am thinking I need to deworm mine now. Did it at least two years ago. I found on of my hens collapsed in the small coop tonight. She is still alive, but obviously not well. I worry I should have dewormed them all sooner in the spring.
Any thoughts ?

If possible, getting a fecal float through your vet will let you know if your flock needs deworming.

Sometimes this is not possible, so many people do deworm anywhere from once a year to monthly, depending on where they live and how much trouble they have with internal parasites. More information is below about dewormers and dosing.

You found a collapsed hen, so you worry that worms may be the issue. Worms certainly can cause problems. Tell us more about her symptoms.
Does she lay eggs, has she had trouble laying eggs or with production in the past, is she pooping=what's that like, how old is she, is her crop emptying, any lice/mites, any signs of injury, has it been hot=could she be suffering from heat exhaustion, is she being bullied or kept from food/water?

So many things can happen with hens. I'm sorry she's not well. I'd work on hydration first. Offer her sips of sugar water or electrolytes, see if she will perk up a bit. If she starts to drink on her own, introduce some wet mushy feed, bits of egg, etc. to see if you can get her eating too.


To treat most worms that poultry can have except for Tapeworm you can use Safeguard (Fenbendazole) or Valbazen (Albendazole). Both are given orally by weight; they do not mix well with water.

Safeguard 10% Liquid Goat Dewormer or Equine Paste dose is 0.23ml per pound of weight given orally once a day for 5 days in a row.
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Valbazen dose is 0.08ml per pound of weight given orally once, then repeated in 10 days.

Here's how to give oral medications:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/

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If you want to medicate water for Roundworms Only.
Use Levamisole Wormout Laying Hen Solution. You can find it at Jedds, instructions on dosing and usage is on the website and bottle.
https://jedds.com/products/laying-h...2_r7_OP9bo5tGwIxfqMawpEcjXJp2TJJ27XOrYuFCQYUn
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Safeguard Aquasol© formula can be used. You can also find this online or possibly in feed stores. Instructions for usage is on the packaging and the Safeguard Aquasol website.