Rooster Booster "Wormer"

[hennible]

I understand the need in the right conditions, all things in there proper place after some research. But I just do chickens and ducks. No disrespect Kathy

 

[KsKingBee]

Lol, you might think differently if you were raising peafowl, pheasants or turkeys!

-Kathy

Yeah, the economic threshold is a bit different between a five dollar bird and a hundred dollar bird. However, when it comes to honey bees I totally agree with Hennible, totally chem free there.

 

[casportpony]

I understand the need in the right conditions, all things in there proper place after some research. But I just do chickens and ducks. No disrespect Kathy

No worries.

-Kathy

 

[Garden Peas]

What I am most hacked off about is the lack of clarity on the rooster booster label. I'll post the stuff I researched and found when I get home

 

[Trefoil]

Has anyone else looked up the info on Rooster Booster Triple Wormer? Someone mentioned it in another thread a day or two ago.

I was horrified to see that the active ingredients are two low dose antibiotics used as growth enhancers. This is EXACTLY the sort of stuff that we have been discussing as problematic in terms of creating antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Thought I would start a new thread to make sure the information gets disseminated... I had seen it at the feed store, now SO glad I passed it by.

@Trefoil , did you see this stuff?

I got 2 containers of this cheap on sale at TCS a while back, did enough research then to realize it wasn't a worthwhile deal for a backyard person and shrugged it off.

I think the commercial poultry industry used to use it, but don't quote me on that
https://www.elanco.us/pdfs/hygromix-frequently-asked-questions.pdf

-Kathy

Sorry Kathy, I know you said not to quote you, but the research I did indicates that is the case and those of you with horses that have been around long enough will remember grow colt, which operated on the same principle and caused real problems if the animal fed it ever needed antibiotics. This product (rooster booster wormer ingredients) was used in commercial settings,whose goal is a whole lot different that most of us. Even if it was a good idea, which it isn't, the price is prohibitive.

 

[zeppley]

I am late to this thread, but I wanted to tell folks I did a fecal float test before and after using Rooster Booster wormer, and found it very effective.

My chickens had worm eggs in the first fecal test - acsarids (round worms) and capillaria (thread worms), but none in the test after worming.

Rooster Booster is very easy to use - just mix a scoop (1/3 oz) in a pound of feed; feed the mixture for 5 days.

My chickens ate the medicated feed normally. Obviously, this won't work if your birds aren't eating well.

I use Valbazen, Safeguard, and Rooster Booster in rotation to avoid resistance. I really prefer Rooster Booster, though.

The active ingredient in Rooster Booster, hygromycin B, is effective against bacteria, fungi, and worms. It also has essential amino acids, vitamins, minerals and probiotics.

It worked wonders for my birds, following treatment for coccidiosis, who had bacterial infections, worms, and who could use some probiotics.

It is more expensive to dose a flock with Rooster Booster than with Valbazen, although the cost to acquire the wormer is less - $21 for Rooster Booster, ~$43 for Valbazen.

I particularly appreciate not having to catch each bird to dose them. Rooster Booster is the only wormer I use on my waterfowl (annually), as I can't catch and dose them without another pair of arms.

 

[Trefoil]

Thanks for the info. I got it on sale when I used it and it was still expensive. Just so you know, Valbazen & Safeguard are the same class of wormers (anthelmintics), so you may be better served to exchange one of them for a *vermectin or something else in a different class.

 

[Trefoil]

Cutlers supply has

Add:
M40 Strike III Poultry Dewormer
Price: $13.90


Weight: 1.5lbs
has the same active ingredient as rooster booster.

 

[zeppley]

Thanks Trefoil! Good find on the M40 Strike III. Guess I should swap levamisole (Prohibit) for the Safeguard.

 

[sonshine15]

What I am most hacked off about is the lack of clarity on the rooster booster label. I'll post the stuff I researched and found when I get home

I just read up on this as I was using it for a pre before the Valb. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Now in a pickle because the hens need Tylan and this junk already has antibiotics snuck in it