peafowl and wormer

[farm girl xo]

My 1 yr old peacock is laying around not feeling good. I want to worm but have heard horror stories. I also have chickens ducks guineas and pigeons, all free range and use the same water. Will it be ok for EVERYONE if I put liquid safegaurd for goats in the water??? Help I'm scared to loose my bird he was my first to hatch and fallows me everywhere.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

This member is good with peafowl and wormers.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/u/151473/casportpony

 

[Peafowlssssssss]

Do you have a picture of him or video? Or picture of his poo?


This will help Kathy i guess, she is our vet here

 

[Peafowlssssssss]

Until someone with more experience help you here, i think its safe for all the birds to drink the water with wormer, but if he is sick its better to give him the wormer orally, that's if the wormer was the treat you need here.

 

[farm girl xo]

He is still in the tree! I can't get a pic. His poop that I have seen looked fine. Does any one else use goat wormer? I plan to dust for mites as well. I will bring him in to make sure he gets the wormer.

 

[casportpony]

Can you take him to a vet? Can you post poop pictures? If you can't take him to a vet you should give Safeguard orally, not in the water. Best dose to use is 0.23 ml per pound for five consecutive days. This is how much I give my peafowl:

Large adult male - 3 ml
Small adult male - 2 ml
Large adult female - 2 ml
Small adult female - 1.5 ml

That amount given for five days will treat roundworms, cecal worms, gapeworms, capillary worms and possibly some species of tapeworms.

Does that help?

-Kathy

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Also, a fecal float test is recommended. Then you know what you're dealing with.

 

[casportpony]

He is still in the tree! I can't get a pic. His poop that I have seen looked fine. Does any one else use goat wormer? I plan to dust for mites as well. I will bring him in to make sure he gets the wormer.

Most of us use the goat wormer.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Also, a fecal float test is recommended. Then you know what you're dealing with.

Yes, a great idea, though they can be negative, like the gal that had the peahen that couldn't walk... One fecal was negative, three days later she had another done and it was loaded with coccidia and capillary eggs.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Do you have a picture of him or video? Or picture of his poo?


This will help Kathy i guess, she is our vet here

That's very sweet of you to say that... All of should know that I have *zero* medical training, but I do have some experience treating bacterial infections of the intestines, one sinus infection, lots of blackhead outbreaks, tube feeding and providing supportive care.

-Kathy

Edited to add:
And worming.