Oral syringe(s) - Get them FREE

[Ridgerunner]

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I'll skip the rest but want to emphasize this. I consider this excellent advice.

 

[joebryant]

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Sounds like a good plan, but I could never do that because so many of my chickens look alike. They'd grab a piece of bread and take off running.

You picked up each one of your chickens and used the syringe, correct? Do it the same way, pick up each chicken, but instead of the syringe you would give it a piece of bread.

Same thing, ya see? Does that make sense?

Yep, and that's what I'd do too if I didn't have all these syringes, but since I have 'em, it's easier to just push the plunger into their mouth than a piece of bread.

 

[joebryant]

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The only way to be absolutely sure is by your taking fresh poo samples to your vet to check for worms and eggs.
Generally speaking, if your chickens free range and spend time scratching in the dirt, you can be fairly sure that they have worms.
I had no idea that mine had them until my rooster had a respiratory infection/fungus and had to spend a week with the vet. During that time the vet did a fecal exam on his poo and found that he had roundworms and other types. That came as a VERY big surprise because I had NEVER seen hide nor hair of any worm.

SEE: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=420520

 

[abhaya]

I always have some on hand. I have a cat who takes meds on a regular basis it is the easiest way to go. I also use them for the girls I worm them at midnight or so they never know what hit them.

 

[kuntrygirl]

I went to 4 different pharmacies within a 5 mile radius and was able to get a combination of 150 oral syringes. (pic below) When I told them what it was for, the first response was, "Huh" and the second response was

. They laughed. The last pharmacy that I went to, the pharmacist was so nice. She couldn't stop laughing at me telling her that I needed to adminster worm meds to 150 chickens. After she gained her composure, stopped laughing and wiping the tears from her eyes, she insisted that I take as many of the oral syringes that have the blue rubber tip for withdrawing the liquid (the syringe in the middle). She said that she felt it would be easier to inject the worm med in their mouths.

I offered to pay for the oral syringes but all of the pharmacies had the same response. They said that the oral syringes are FREE. There is no price for them. They give them away to customers who have liquid meds. They keep them behind the counter and give them away for FREE. They told me that I could have as many as I need for my chickens.

Thanks Joe for the idea !!!

 

[joebryant]

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I got that same response from all of them when I told them that they were for chickens.
I'm sure glad that I don't have to do 150 of them though. HAVE FUN! I'd offer to help, but I have to first...

 

[gritsar]

Our farmer's co-op gives you free syringes whenever you purchase wormers - be they cattle, sheep or dog wormers. When I bought the big bottle of valbazen, the manager handed me a bunch of honkin' big syringes. I just laughed and asked him to exchange them for way smaller ones. Blew his mind to find out you could worm chickens and use a cattle wormer to do it.

 

[LivinNewDreamInND]

This is a great idea! My aunt actually works as a pharmacy tech. I am going to call and hit her up for some right now.

 

[TennesseeTruly]

Because you can get these virtually for nothing I guess it doesn't matter but for someone that's used syringes for handfeeding parrots, I think the best syringes are O'rings. They can be reused over and over and over again. But for free, you can't complain.

Laurie