Medical Mystery, can you help solve?

[Nambroth]

I'll look for Valbazen, and if I can't find it locally, I'll order it online. Thanks to both for the advice. It sounds like I give it to them straight, not diluted?

I like to take my scale out with me, weigh each bird, and then draw the Valbazen up into a syringe (with no needle of course) to get the correct dosage. Are you comfortable administering it directly into the crop/esophagus? This is the most efficient method to make sure they get all of it.
See @casportpony 's photos in this thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/745210/how-to-safely-worm-your-peafowl-orally

 

[krisandken]

I went to the store but the only Valbazen was large quantity and very expensive. I'll order the smaller amount online. In the meantime, I discovered I had Safe Guard on hand and added 3 ML/gallon to their water this morning. I was planning to do that for about 4 days. Kathy, if I am reading your post correct, you advise giving Henry a full strength dose for 5 days? No dilution in water?

 

[krisandken]

Nambroth, I had seen these pictures before and thought they were very helpful. With my husband's help, I can probably get one dose orally a day in Henry for 5 days, but that is probably his limit.

 

[enola]

Safeguard diluted in drinking water will not work .....

 

[casportpony]

I went to the store but the only Valbazen was large quantity and very expensive. I'll order the smaller amount online. In the meantime, I discovered I had Safe Guard on hand and added 3 ML/gallon to their water this morning. I was planning to do that for about 4 days. Kathy, if I am reading your post correct, you advise giving Henry a full strength dose for 5 days? No dilution in water?

Don't bother with the 3ml per gallon, it's not effective. If you want to see how ineffective it is, check out post 54 of this thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...feather-damage-while-molting/50#post_14133795

Or this thread:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/941154/weak-peahen-lethargic-stumbles-when-she-tries-to-walk

Both of the OP's treated their birds with 3ml Safeguard per gallon, both still had worms.

So if Henry were mine, I would weigh him and give Safeguard at 0.23ml per pound orally for five days. If I could not weigh him, I would just try to guess his weight. No need to dilute it.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

FYI, the weak peahen had capillary worms.

-Kathy

 

[krisandken]

Henry just had his first dose of Safe Guard undiluted. I'll let you know how he does. Thanks for all the advice!

 

[Michael Apple]

He's a Buff Orpington and might way as much as 10 pounds, wouldn't one want to give one this size 0.8ml (4/5 cc)?

-Kathy

If he's over 6 lbs, give 1 cc then. It won't harm him. Sometimes I forget Orps get that big. I don't keep them.

 

[casportpony]

Quote:

Thanks!

-Kathy

 

[Michael Apple]

Thanks!

-Kathy

You're welcome. Things are getting wormy in this section due to the moist time of year.