Safeguard Doseage

[smdcleland]

Hello all. I have 8 chickens, 7 are 7 months old and 1 is 3 years old. I have Safeguard dewormer pellets. How many should I feed to each chicken and for how long? I've heard a small handful per chicken for 5 days in a row. Is this correct? Thanks much!

 

[samanthaoverton]

This sounds easy..I hope someone answers.. I think one of my ladies may have roundworm. So I will get an answer for me as well..

 

[casportpony]

Hello all. I have 8 chickens, 7 are 7 months old and 1 is 3 years old. I have Safeguard dewormer pellets. How many should I feed to each chicken and for how long? I've heard a small handful per chicken for 5 days in a row. Is this correct? Thanks much!

Can you return it and get the liquid for goats instead?

 

[smdcleland]

I've read that the pellets work. I'm not sure about giving the girls liquid. I don't want to squirt it down the wrong tube.

 

[smdcleland]

Since no one really responded, I did some searching on my own and it looks like about 1/2 TBSP per chicken.

 

[smdcleland]

It's actually 1/2 tbsp per pound.

 

[casportpony]

It's actually 1/2 tbsp per pound.

Do you have a food scale?

 

[smdcleland]

I do but I ended up buying the liquid today. The girls didn't want to eat the pellets.

Is it 1 ml every day for 5 days, wait 10 days, then do it again every day for 5 days?

 

[casportpony]

I do but I ended up buying the liquid today. The girls didn't want to eat the pellets.

Is it 1 ml every day for 5 days, wait 10 days, then do it again every day for 5 days?

0.23 ml per pound for 5 consecutive days. I cannot find any information from a veterinary resource that says to repeat.

 

[smdcleland]

Thank you. Today was day 1. It was a pain but a lot easier than the pellets.