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Alright.. DE is absolutely fine but if you are looking for proven results then you would want to deworm with something like ivermectin or panacur. You can use a cattle or sheep drench with ivermectin and give orally.

I would suggest using ivermectin orally or topically in the future to get rid of mites and worms in the future.

Ducks only take a load of mites when they are unwell. It's a good warning sign.

I wouldn't take a duck to a vet to be wormed.

In the future, I would look for the many signs of worms, offer squash seeds seasonally that act as a natural wormed and improve their environment. Ivermectin works, panacur is easier to dose.
 
Looks like panacur according to the bill. I did buy some apple cidar vinager today as well. I did not tube feed at all today and only once yesterday because of my work schedule. She slept in the coop last night. She is just way to light. I hope she pulls through. Thanks for all the comments. I'll try the dewormer on the rest of the flock and see how Olive does.
 
Try this, direct from David Holderread.

Get a syringe without needle tip. Get a small dish and add honey. Add a small amount of warm water, as little as possible to get the honey warm and viscous.

Draw 5 CC (5mls) of the honey and hinge open your ducks bill, by pinching at the opening on both sides of the bill with your thumb and index fingers and place the syringe onto the tongue. Press the tongue down and slide the syringe to the back of the throat, slowly push the honey out of the syringe.

This will give your duck some extra energy that it is missing. This treatment has helped saved some of our ducks in the past. Also, you can get some layer pellets or crumbs, add water into a medium size syringe and create a slurry and force feed in a similar way.

This is the best advice we can give to get calories into your duck.
 
apricotvalleywf said:
You should be able to pickup Safeguard for a horse for around $10 and easily do your whole flock and more. Dosing is usually around the size of a pea, but check the veterinarian recommendations first..
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Did you know that a pea size blob of Safeguard or Panacur paste has only 25 mg of fenbendazole? One "pea size" blob = 1/4 cc (ml) of Safeguard or Panacur liquid.

-Kathy
 
duckymama2 said:
Looks like panacur according to the bill. I did buy some apple cidar vinager today as well. I did not tube feed at all today and only once yesterday because of my work schedule. She slept in the coop last night. She is just way to light. I hope she pulls through. Thanks for all the comments. I'll try the dewormer on the rest of the flock and see how Olive does.
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Call your vet and ask how much Panacur you should give your other birds. Ask them "how many mg per kg", then let me know and I'll tell you how much to give. Panacur is prescription fenbendazole, but Safguard is not, so go buy liquid Safeguard for goats, it's the *exact* same thing as Panacur, both are 10% fenbendazole, which means that each have 100 mg of fenbendazole per 1 ml.

Read this:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...mergency-and-supportive-care-updated-1-3-2016

-Kathy
 
duckymama2 said:
I want to treat for mites so I am looking for something to dust on my ducks. Also, I want to treat for worms and thought that might work. I posted last week about my sick duck and really didn't get any responses. My not quite 2 year old khaki Campbell has clear poops and lost over half her body weight. I took her to the vet and they really don't know what's wrong. They treated her for worms and yeast as a precaution and also for bacteria. I've been giving them all vitiams in their water and started tube feeding Olive on Sunday. She seems like she perked up a bit but doesn't like the tube feeding. She won't eat anything. She started forging just a bit but she's not getting all the food and nutrients she needs. I want to treat her for mites along with my other 3 and treat my other 3 for worms now that Olive was treated. It's hard watching her be sick. I've been googling and trying to research on my own. Do you have any suggestions for me? Thanks
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What antibiotics did they put her on?

-Kathy
 

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