Rain = deworming again; Must Rotate with valbazen?

[khind]

I dewormed my flock in early May with Valbazen. We had Tons of precipitation in the winter, spring, and early summer, and today I saw worms in one of my birds' droppings. So I have to deworm again, 2.4 months later! Is it necessary to use a different wormer than Valbazen for this round? I do also have Wazine (can't find an expiration date on it) & liquid Safeguard (expired 5-2018!). Before May, I had NOT dewormed in the fall.
One benefit of using Valbazen is that I will not be in town on a 10th day to re-treat if I treat them tomorrow. Valbazen suggested re-dosing is in/up to 14 days, which would fit perfectly with my schedule. If I use something that must be re-dosed in 10 days, I'll have to wait to treat the 1st time, & I don't think that's a good idea. This girl has lost weight, just getting over being broody .
Any thoughts on this? Thanks...

 

[dawg53]

Go ahead and use the Valbazen. I use it regularly (monthly) for my birds and rotate about every 6 months or so.

 

[RoosterML]

Go ahead and use the Valbazen. I use it regularly (monthly) for my birds and rotate about every 6 months or so.

If you are using it monthly, you must never be collecting eggs

 

[Eggcessive]

It is fine to wait 14 days to redose with the Valbazen for the second treatment. Many use a 14 day egg withdrawal after the last treatment, for a total of 24 days, or in your case 28 days.

 

[DarthVeta]

I hear feeding them tomatoes also helps with the worms.

 

[khind]

Sounds good.
And I see that the last time I'd dewormed before May of this year was Mar/Apr. 1 year before. If these rain patterns keep up, I'm sure I'll be starting a 6 month program, at the least.

 

[khind]

Go ahead and use the Valbazen. I use it regularly (monthly) for my birds and rotate about every 6 months or so.

I thought I read in one of your previous comments somewhere that it gets pretty humid where you are? Is your climate the reason you've had to deworm so frequently?

 

[dawg53]

If you are using it monthly, you must never be collecting eggs

We eat the eggs after using Valbazen and Safeguard, still here typing after all these years. I dont recommend it if someone knows they or a family member might have a reaction to the residue.

 

[dawg53]

I thought I read in one of your previous comments somewhere that it gets pretty humid where you are? Is your climate the reason you've had to deworm so frequently?

Yeah, it's hot and humid here most of the year, very muggy. Also our soil is warm and moist as well, worm soup.

 

[dawg53]

Sounds good.
And I see that the last time I'd dewormed before May of this year was Mar/Apr. 1 year before. If these rain patterns keep up, I'm sure I'll be starting a 6 month program, at the least.

You might want to take a look at the large roundworm's life cycle, how soon it becomes infective in chickens. You'll might want to consider worming more frequently.