I need help?? please

[hollie2100]

I got it there. Hopefully it will work. How long do I discard eggs after valbazen and if I give and they don't pass any wormskdo I still have to follow up again? Thanks

 

[Eggcessive]

Fourteen days from the last worming is recommended for egg withdrawal. You may not see any worms if they are absorbed by the body.

 

[hollie2100]

So I need to worm twice?

 

[KayTee]

Yes, you need to worm twice because like with lice and mites the medication kills the adult stages but not their eggs. The first dose kills the adults that are present, but any eggs that they may have laid will still hatch. Therefore you wait 10 days by which time all the eggs will be hatched, but not yet mature enough to reproduce. The second dose kills these juvenile worms, and in theory your bird is then worm-free.

 

[hollie2100]

I have checked for mites and havent seen any I will probably use some chicken powder for insects this second time

 

[hollie2100]

Finally got them wormed with valbazen.
I hope they will gail wait now poor things are nothing but bones

 

[KayTee]

Feed them up with some treats like scrambled egg, and you could also consider giving them a higher protein feed for a couple of weeks. I keep a bag of chick starter that I use instead of my regular layer feed for any bird that I need to feed up a bit, or that's going through a hard moult. It's 20% protein compared to the 15% in their regular feed. It's not recommended to feed such high protein long term as it can cause health problems, but for a few weeks to help build a bird back up to strength it seems to do the job.
Here's hoping your birds are back on form soon!

 

[hollie2100]

I been giving them cracked corn some, cooked zucchini squash, yogurt, tuna, watermelon just as treats through the week but I heard canned cat food for 3 days can help.?

 

[Eggcessive]

Stop feeding all of those things, and feed them their chicken layer feed or flock raiser. Supplement that with 24% gamebird feed, canned tuna, eggs, or DRY good quality cat food. Canned cat food is low in protein, and corn, zucchini, and watermelon don't have much protein. Corn and scratch are only 8-9% protein.

 

[KayTee]

Stop feeding all of those things, and feed them their chicken layer feed or flock raiser. Supplement that with 24% gamebird feed, canned tuna, eggs, or DRY good quality cat food. Canned cat food is low in protein, and corn, zucchini, and watermelon don't have much protein. Corn and scratch are only 8-9% protein.

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good info Eggcessive