Safeguard confusion

[Chickenmini]

There are several sources on here and on other “chicken vet” sites that specifically say “pea sized” amount of paste, and to either use it once and then again in 10 days OR 5 days straight and not again OR 5 days straight and then again in 10 days.

Why is there so many differing answers? I don’t know what to do. The first answer I found was the pea sized so my chickens have 2 days worth of “heavy” pea sized doses due to varying answers, and that took an entire tube. Would it be better for me to just do the water dose? I have 15 chickens. Can I stop the paste and just switch to the one for water??

And when I do disinfect the coop? After the entire treatment or

 

[Eggcessive]

The pea sized dose was used by a few members many years ago. Later others, who figured the mg needed advised using 0.23 ml or about 1/4 ml per pound if using 10% fenbendazole. Syringes without needles are found in most feed stores or in pharmacies if you ask. For treatment of roundworms one dose is given, and then repeated in 10-14 days to kill the worm eggs that hatched. Fenbendazole only kills worms, not the eggs or larvae. To treat round, cecal, gape, and capillary/thread worms, give it for 5 consecutive days. It would be hard to disinfect a coop, but you could remove the bedding, clean well, and add new bedding. I would probably do that a few days after the first treatment.

 

[Chickenmini]

The pea sized dose was used by a few members many years ago. Later others, who figured the mg needed advised using 0.23 ml or about 1/4 ml per pound if using 10% fenbendazole. Syringes without needles are found in most feed stores or in pharmacies if you ask. For treatment of roundworms one dose is given, and then repeated in 10-14 days to kill the worm eggs that hatched. Fenbendazole only kills worms, not the eggs or larvae. To treat round, cecal, gape, and capillary/thread worms, give it for 5 consecutive days. It would be hard to disinfect a coop, but you could remove the bedding, clean well, and add new bedding. I would probably do that a few days after the first treatment.

So did I mess up by giving them a small dose for 2 consecutive days? I’m not sure how to continue I guess

 

[Eggcessive]

I would start over with the proper dose and give for 5 consecutive days.

 

[Chickenmini]

I would start over with the proper dose and give for 5 consecutive days.

I’m not comfortable with syringe feeding.. I had to try it on 2 of my chickens and it didn’t work out.
Are there any other tips? That would be too much paste to try to give them on bread. Is there any info on the 5x dewormer capsules?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I’m not comfortable with syringe feeding.. I had to try it on 2 of my chickens and it didn’t work out.
Are there any other tips? That would be too much paste to try to give them on bread. Is there any info on the 5x dewormer capsules?

Yes, there's info on the Poultry Dewormer 5X
You're confused now, wait until you read this whole thread.
You'll need to figure out how many pills to give each hen.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/round-worm-what-wormer-works-best.1633035/post-27881880

 

[Eggcessive]

You have been posting everywhere about this issue. We have tried to explain the miligrams and the measured amount. Look some of this up yourself. Look at newer threads that don’t give pea sized amounts. Look up SafeGuard Equine Paste and SafeGuard Liquid Goat Wormer which are 10% fenbendazole. By the way Panacur horse paste is the same as well. The product you have asked about now is a low dose capsule rather new in the last couple of years. For the price the others are a better value. Also, the capsules have such a low dose, I am not sure they would work well. Especially on dangerous capillary or gapeworms. Dawg posted how to give these on another thread for you. It is pretty easy and gets easier with practice. Never give more than 1/2 ml at a time for them to swallow. When they swallow, repeat with the rest. With smaller chickens use less.

 

[Chickenmini]

You have been posting everywhere about this issue. We have tried to explain the miligrams and the measured amount. Look some of this up yourself. Look at newer threads that don’t give pea sized amounts. Look up SafeGuard Equine Paste and SafeGuard Liquid Goat Wormer which are 10% fenbendazole. By the way Panacur horse paste is the same as well. The product you have asked about now is a low dose capsule rather new in the last couple of years. For the price the others are a better value. Also, the capsules have such a low dose, I am not sure they would work well. Especially on dangerous capillary or gapeworms. Dawg posted how to give these on another thread for you. It is pretty easy and gets easier with practice. Never give more than 1/2 ml at a time for them to swallow. When they swallow, repeat with the rest. With smaller chickens use less.

I wouldn’t define 2 posts and a comment as “everywhere.” I didn’t expect people here to be rude. Each question I had was different and half the answers I got were not directly answering the questions. Thanks anyways. I’ll look elsewhere.

 

[Chickenmini]

Yes, there's info on the Poultry Dewormer 5X
You're confused now, wait until you read this whole thread.
You'll need to figure out how many pills to give each hen.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/round-worm-what-wormer-works-best.1633035/post-27881880

I was referencing the fact that on the bottle it says you can open the capsule and add it to feed.
My confusion comes from— if you can use a low dose in something like water or feed, and just do a longer treatment, how is that different from doing a pea sized amount for a longer treatment. Doesn’t make sense to me. I’ll look elsewhere. Thanks

 

[Chickenmini]

You have been posting everywhere about this issue. We have tried to explain the miligrams and the measured amount. Look some of this up yourself. Look at newer threads that don’t give pea sized amounts. Look up SafeGuard Equine Paste and SafeGuard Liquid Goat Wormer which are 10% fenbendazole. By the way Panacur horse paste is the same as well. The product you have asked about now is a low dose capsule rather new in the last couple of years. For the price the others are a better value. Also, the capsules have such a low dose, I am not sure they would work well. Especially on dangerous capillary or gapeworms. Dawg posted how to give these on another thread for you. It is pretty easy and gets easier with practice. Never give more than 1/2 ml at a time for them to swallow. When they swallow, repeat with the rest. With smaller chickens use less.

I’d asked for other tips. Not the amount to give. I have shakey hands and no help. I can not do the string down the throat.