Flubendazole and ivermectin

[Texasblue4]

Mary,
I am new to being a chicken keeper and am only looking for what is best yet effective for my hens. I will heed your words. What do you use for protection of your flock?
Kind regards
Sherry

 

[Folly's place]

I know, and there's so much advice given everywhere.
I've also used Ivermectin on my chickens; it's easy and effective, so nice! Unfortunately it's fallen off the list of approved drugs, along with so many others, because they are retained in the hen's egg yolks, sometimes for a long time. This may not matter at all, really, except that it encourages drug resistance, and if an individual is extremely allergic to the product, it might cause a reaction.
There are now very few approved drugs available for our poultry, including almost all antibiotics, over the issue of drug resistant bacteria.
The FARAD.org website has this information, if you spend a little time navigating the site, for the USA, and it mentions some drugs used and approved in the UK, Ireland, and Canada.
At least be aware before using meds!
Mary

 

[casportpony]

Mary,
I am new to being a chicken keeper and am only looking for what is best yet effective for my hens. I will heed your words. What do you use for protection of your flock?
Kind regards
Sherry

Welcome to BYC! I think the best thing for people to do is find a vet or lab to run routine fecals, then treat according to what's found in the fecal test. Treatment will depend on what worms are found because no one medication will effectively treat all worms.

For example, it tapeworms are found, you would want to use something with praziquantel, which would require meat and egg withdrawal, but if large roundworms or cecal worms were found, you could use a low dose of fenbendazole for five consecutive days with a zero day day egg withdrawal.