Question about metronidazole powder for blackhead

[Englewood]

I had a hen die yesterday from blackhead before I could treat her with metronidazole. I found some in a powder form at a local pet store. I found a dosage for mixing in water of 100g per 200L, so that means about 1893mg in 1 gallon per day for 5 days. That seems like a lot. Is that correct? Also, should I treat the rest of my hens even though they are showing no symptoms? They all free range and have had access to a lot of earth worms recently. I follow a regular deworming program and am planning to deworm with Ivermectin today.

 

[dawg53]

I've never used the metronidazole powder. The tablets are normally 250mg once a day for 5 days which takes care of the protozoa that causes blackhead. The carrier of the protozoa is the cecal worm. Ivermectin is ineffective against the cecal worm as well as other types of worms that chickens can get.

 

[Englewood]

They have lice too and I have already dusted them with Sevin. My question now is can I apply Ivermectin for the lice and deworm with wazine at the same time? I will probably use either fenbendazole or valbazen 10 days after the wazine to get the remaining worms.

 

[dawg53]

They have lice too and I have already dusted them with Sevin. My question now is can I apply Ivermectin for the lice and deworm with wazine at the same time? I will probably use either fenbendazole or valbazen 10 days after the wazine to get the remaining worms.

Sevin will kill the lice, redust again in 7-10 days, inside the coop as well. Forget the wazine and ivermectin. Use either safeguard (fenbendazole) or valbazen to worm your birds.
If you purchase the Safeguard liquid goat wormer, use a needle without a syringe to administer it orally undiluted. Dosage is 1/2cc for standard size birds, 1/4cc for smaller birds. Reworm again 10 days later.
If you decide to purchase Valbazen liquid cattle/sheep wormer, administration and dosages are the same as the safeguard liquid goat wormer.
There's a 24 day withdrawal period from start to finish with either product.

 

[Englewood]

Have you ever used oxibendazole ? It is classified to kill the same parasites as fenbendazole. The trade name on it is anthelcide eq. I use it for my horses.

 

[dawg53]

I've never used oxibendazole but it's in the same class of wormers as fenbendazole and albendazole like you mentioned. I've used equine paste wormers. You can give each one of your birds a regular "pea" size amount of the paste orally. Then dose again in 10 days. You can put it on a piece of bread and give a piece to each chicken if you wish. Be careful, the others might try and steal the treated bread from each other, then you wont know which ones got properly dosed or overdosed. After they swallow it, they might wipe their beaks on the ground, this is normal.

 

[Michael Apple]

Have you ever used oxibendazole ? It is classified to kill the same parasites as fenbendazole. The trade name on it is anthelcide eq. I use it for my horses.

I've seen Oxfendazole in avian wormers but not Oxibendazole.

 

[dawg53]

Quote: Yeah, for horses.
http://www.pet-dog-cat-supply-store.com/shop/index.php?page=shop-flypage-12870

 

[dawg53]

Theses are some CHEAP prices on this site!
http://www.horse.com/wormers/rotational-paste-gel-and-pellets/724/

 

[Englewood]

Should I treat them all with the metronidazole too? Also, what is the paste dewormer rate for bantams?