Roundworms *barf*

[DellaMyDarling]

My first encounter was during processing of a meat bird. In a rush, nicked the intestines.
That was like a horror movie.

I have since lost a few meat birds seemingly prematurely, found a huge pile of round worms in the run, and now am totally *barf*

My birds all live and comingle together. If meat birds are infected, I surmise layers are as well.
I read a few horror stories of eggs with...passengers...


Seems like an appropriate time to worm the flock now, minus meat birds that have their date with me in the woods over the next 2 weeks.
Ducks and turkey also live amongst the chickens. Chickens range in age from maybe 8 weeks to 6 years old.
Is there a one size fits all worming solution for my huge flock? I don't know how many. Approx 60 chickens.
I have no idea if ducks are susceptible as well. I CAN run lock them separate if needed. Those darn turkeys fly where they want to though.

And of course, any medication egg withdrawal times for the recommended wormer would be great. We eat and sell these eggs, it's important to me to do right by the birds and customers.

 

[MrFluffyandGirls]

OMG! That's so gross! I'd be tripping out if I saw that while butchering.

*Edited to remove outdated info

 

[dawg53]

OMG! That's so gross! I'd be tripping out if I saw that while butchering.

Here's a link with measurements that might help

http://www.poultrydvm.com/condition/roundworms

The information in that link is outdated or misinformation.
Dosing with safeguard liquid goat wormer is given orally to each chicken using a syringe without needle. Dosage is 0.23ml per pound for 5 days straight.

 

[Folly's place]

@dawg53 is so right! fenbendazole is necessary, and there's no egg withdrawal. You could not use the eggs for those five days, but it all should be fine.
Mary

 

[Vickischics]

The information in that link is outdated or misinformation.
Dosing with safeguard liquid goat wormer is given orally to each chicken using a syringe without needle. Dosage is 0.23ml per pound for 5 days straight.

I received my Safe Guard from the Vet. (I wonder if that matters). Because, my dose was 0.1cc=ml per pound.
Then repeat on the 10th day.
23 day egg withdrawl.

 

[Aapomp831]

The information in that link is outdated or misinformation.
Dosing with safeguard liquid goat wormer is given orally to each chicken using a syringe without needle. Dosage is 0.23ml per pound for 5 days straight.

How are you supposed to catch and worm 60 chickens? There has to be a way to treat the water so they all worm themselves.... doing each bird individual seems like an unrealistic all day project.

 

[dawg53]

There's nothing saying you have to worm all your birds at once. When they go to roost in the coops for the evening, go out early the next morning and snatch them off the roost and worm them. It's best to worm them before they eat or drink. It makes the wormer more effective.

You can worm them by breed, for example; RIR's and BR's day one, EE's and sex links day two etc...until they are all wormed.
Or if they have separate pens, worm a pen a day. Just be sure to mark your calendar to keep track.
You can also use a black marker and clearly mark the comb to show that the bird was wormed.
Get someone to help you hold the bird while you administer the wormer orally. Just pull the wattles down and the mouth will open and shoot the liquid in the hens mouth and immediately let go of the wattles so she can swallow the liquid on her own. If you dont let go of the wattles immediately, the liquid could go down the windpipe and she could aspirate.

Putting a wormer in water is not very effective, especially in cooler temps because birds drink less in cooler temps.
Also even if it's hot temps, you dont know if they'll drink enough of the treated water to be effective. Some birds drink less than others, sick wormy birds drink very little if any at all.

Since you have 60 birds, use Valbazen instead of Safeguard liquid goat wormer. Give 1/2ml to each bird orally with needle-less syringe. Then repeat dosing them again in 10-14 days to kill worms hatched from eggs missed by the first treatment. Wormers have no effect on worm eggs.

I just wormed my 21 birds with Valbazen the day before yesterday very early in the morning by myself. It took me 20 minutes. I'm getting slow in my old age.

 

[dawg53]

I received my Safe Guard from the Vet. (I wonder if that matters). Because, my dose was 0.1mg per pound.
Then repeat on the 10th day.
23 day egg withdrawl.

It depends on how much mg/kg fenbendazole was provided.

 

[Aapomp831]

There's nothing saying you have to worm all your birds at once. When they go to roost in the coops for the evening, go out early the next morning and snatch them off the roost and worm them. It's best to worm them before they eat or drink. It makes the wormer more effective.

You can worm them by breed, for example; RIR's and BR's day one, EE's and sex links day two etc...until they are all wormed.
Or if they have separate pens, worm a pen a day. Just be sure to mark your calendar to keep track.
You can also use a black marker and clearly mark the comb to show that the bird was wormed.
Get someone to help you hold the bird while you administer the wormer orally. Just pull the wattles down and the mouth will open and shoot the liquid in the hens mouth and immediately let go of the wattles so she can swallow the liquid on her own. If you dont let go of the wattles immediately, the liquid could go down the windpipe and she could aspirate.

Putting a wormer in water is not very effective, especially in cooler temps because birds drink less in cooler temps.
Also even if it's hot temps, you dont know if they'll drink enough of the treated water to be effective. Some birds drink less than others, sick wormy birds drink very little if any at all.

Since you have 60 birds, use Valbazen instead of Safeguard liquid goat wormer. Give 1/2ml to each bird orally with needle-less syringe. Then repeat dosing them again in 10-14 days to kill worms hatched from eggs missed by the first treatment. Wormers have no effect on worm eggs.

I just wormed my 21 birds with Valbazen the day before yesterday very early in the morning by myself. It took me 20 minutes. I'm getting slow in my old age.

There has got to be an easier way. So you have to hold each bird and weigh it, 60 times? That’s just not plausible.

 

[Folly's place]

We treat 45 to 50 birds individually when they need something, at night, using a small flashlight or head lamp. With two people it's easiest, but doable either way.
The fenbendazole product meant for use in waterers, for really big flocks, is 'Aquasol' (sp?) , and it's much more expensive than any other fenbendazole product.
Treatment dosages and schedules depend on what parasites are being targeted. Did you have a fecal run at your veterinarian's, looking for possible other parasites?
Mary