Keeping Peafowl off ground - Pavers?

[showmestatebill]

Deworming Adult Peafowl. Our vet turned us on to Safe-Guard [fenbendazole] Equine Dewormer. About $25 for a 3.2 oz tube, paste. We make a BB size ball of the paste, in one grape for each bird twice per year. We have had the droppings tested .... no worms.

 

[alibabba]

Ok, I'll try one more time. Medicated feed is useless as a preventative against cocci in peachicks". Being off the ground is not going to prevent cocci, they will still get it even in a dry environment. You need to learn how to orally dose your birds for worms and in emergencies tube feeding and medicating. Safeguard and Valbazen are the best two dewormers for peafowl and when used with sulfadimethoxine in the schedule I laid out for you your birds will remain healthy. Poultry dust and Sevin are hard on birds lungs, please consider using Ivermec pour on instead for lice.

I do appreciate your help, I think I had finally narrowed down to Valbazen and Safeguard as the main two.

No reason to be so short I think. My question was not about Cocci at all.
I meant..."Yes, Cocci" As in, I've got that under control... I should have phrased that more clearly.

Cocci thrives in wet...per State Avian Vet regarding brooder chick I had necropsied. Came from what turned out to be a very poor source. Never had a problem again.

Not sure why medicated feed wouldn't work in any bird? Any info on that would be appreciated, because it makes no sense to me. It's not antibiotic which we know doesn't treat or prevent Cocci. Medicated blocks B vitamins so the little cocci bugs can't survive. Also why it's not a treatment for Cocci.

"Off the ground" is to prevent them eating worms, and contaminated chicken dirt where the parasite eggs can live for years....which is a huge deal for Peafowl? Right?
I think you imagine me throwing dust around willy nilly...? Just to put your mind at ease. I am afraid of chemicals, so it's very controlled, small amounts and probably about twice a year. The can I had lasted 3 years.

 

[alibabba]

Out on tile and tarp (for now) They can still peck dirt here and there.
Fish Zole on order...
Safeguard in stock and will pick up the Valbazen today.

Feel like Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst.

 

[alibabba]

Mine hit the dirt at 6 to 8 weeks, keeping them off the ground does not ensure that they will not contract cocci or worms, they WILL still get them. Even in your garage they will still get cocci from airborne or from your hands or clothing. I give mine regular treatments for cocci, one week on and two weeks off using sulfadimethoxine. Worming should start by the sixth week of being on the ground and done every six weeks by oral dosing. By following this procedure you will maintain healthy birds. Once hard winter comes the risk of contracting cocci or worms is greatly diminished.

BTW - THIS IS SUPER HELPFUL

And exactly what I wanted to know about worming. I didnt want then dropping dead immediately, but it made no sense to worm immediately either.

Perfect.

 

[KsKingBee]

I do appreciate your help, I think I had finally narrowed down to Valbazen and Safeguard as the main two.

No reason to be so short I think. My question was not about Cocci at all.
I meant..."Yes, Cocci" As in, I've got that under control... I should have phrased that more clearly.

Cocci thrives in wet...per State Avian Vet regarding brooder chick I had necropsied. Came from what turned out to be a very poor source. Never had a problem again.

Not sure why medicated feed wouldn't work in any bird? Any info on that would be appreciated, because it makes no sense to me. It's not antibiotic which we know doesn't treat or prevent Cocci. Medicated blocks B vitamins so the little cocci bugs can't survive. Also why it's not a treatment for Cocci.

"Off the ground" is to prevent them eating worms, and contaminated chicken dirt where the parasite eggs can live for years....which is a huge deal for Peafowl? Right?
I think you imagine me throwing dust around willy nilly...? Just to put your mind at ease. I am afraid of chemicals, so it's very controlled, small amounts and probably about twice a year. The can I had lasted 3 years.

Your vet is correct, cocci does indeed thrive in wet conditions, yet it is airborne and carried by the wind, your clothing and on your hands. Being in a dry brooder with a wire floor is no guarantee that chicks will not contract cocci, that is why my vet recommends starting a cocci preventative, sulfadimethoxine, within the first month and every two to three weeks.

Have you noticed that peahen raised peachicks that are on the ground rarely contract cocci? They are in contact with it as soon as they hatch in low amounts and build a resistance quickly. Brooder raised peachicks have no such early contact and when they do come into contact not having built any resistance, they succumb to the cocci.

Sorry, I don't know anything about your willy nilly but i am sure he is nice.