Question about safeguard for deworming

[Egg_cited]

About 2 weeks ago I noticed a couple stools with a roundworm in it. Today I found another stool with a very tiny worm in it. So I think it's time to deworm. Does tractor supplies sell any dewormers? Also is it still okay to give everyone dewormer even if some don't have any?

 

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@Wyorp Rock

 

[KRack]

If I deworm one chicken, I deworm them all. I buy safeguard liquid goat dewormer. I’m pretty sure it’s .23mL per pound.

Worm 1 day for round worms, worm 5 days straight for roundsworms plus others (except tapeworm). Then repeat one dose in 10-14 days.

 

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@azygous I've read that chickens can get sour crop and liver problems after deworming them with these harsh chemicals is that true?

 

[Eggcessive]

SafeGuard or fenbendazole is very safe, and it won’t cause sour crop or liver issues. A large worm load can sometimes cause crop or intestinal blockages, but fenbendazole takes care of them gradually over a period of days so as not to cause a sudden dying off of worms which could lead to problems. Valbazen or albendazole is another excellent wormer for chickens, and it is given once (0.08 ml per pound) and again in 10 days for most chicken worms except tapeworms.


TSC sells both SafeGuard liquid goat wormer and the equine paste which are 10% fenbendazole and the same dosage, and Valbazen is found in some feed stores, but more commonly online.

 

[Egg_cited]

SafeGuard or fenbendazole is very safe, and it won’t cause sour crop or liver issues. A large worm load can sometimes cause crop or intestinal blockages, but fenbendazole takes care of them gradually over a period of days so as not to cause a sudden dying off of worms which could lead to problems. Valbazen or albendazole is another excellent wormer for chickens, and it is given once (0.08 ml per pound) and again in 10 days for most chicken worms except tapeworms.


TSC sells both SafeGuard liquid goat wormer and the equine paste which are 10% fenbendazole and the same dosage, and Valbazen is found in some feed stores, but more commonly online.

Alright thank you! I'll most likely go to TSC tommorow and see if they have it. The dosage for Safeguard is 0.23ml per chicken right? Also would it be okay to put it on some bread and give it to each bird?

 

[Eggcessive]

The dosage is 0.23 ml per pound either given once and again in 10 days for only round worms, or given for 5 consecutive days for those and other worms. If the chicken will eat the bread or food, you can put it in there, but most give it orally into the beak making sure they get the full dose.

 

[Egg_cited]

The dosage is 0.23 ml per pound either given once and again in 10 days for only round worms, or given for 5 consecutive days for those and other worms. If the chicken will eat the bread or food, you can put it in there, but most give it orally into the beak making sure they get the full dose.

Okay understood! Also per pound how do I figure out how much each one weighs?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Okay understood! Also per pound how do I figure out how much each one weighs?

Do you have a scale? You'll need to weigh some of the hens.