Safeguard paste- pea sized dot- dead hen

[Primchick88]

I gave my flock a small pea size dot of Safeguard paste about 6 days ago after seeing a roundworm in a dropping. My beautiful hen that I adopted last May, not even one year old, healthy, good layer, dead on the coop floor this morning.
It may mean nothing but beside her was a little larger pile of stool with another dead roundworm in it. No proof it was hers. I cleaned the coop and will retreat in 10 days however, I’m paranoid now even though I’ve used it before successfully. The rest of the flock is fine 13 hens/ one rooster. Any clue what could’ve happened to her?

 

[nuthatched]

The pea sized dose is a myth, safe guard is dosed accurately by ml x weight.
I'm sorry you lost a hen. Its almost impossible to say what she died of without necropsy.

 

[Primchick88]

The pea sized dose is a myth, safe guard is dosed accurately by ml x weight.
I'm sorry you lost a hen. Its almost impossible to say what she died of without necropsy.

She was a pretty big hen, a black rock. Makes me feel like if she could’ve handled more than a pea size Dot then it wouldn’t have been a toxic overdose. Do you agree? The chicken chick.com has a vet doctor on there that says pea size dose -repeat in 10 days- of course I’m paranoid now even though I’ve used it before the rest of the flock looks OK. They are very healthy group.

 

[Primchick88]

Unfortunately, too late for the necropsy. We have done that before through NC State lab.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Sorry for your loss.

 

[nuthatched]

She was a pretty big hen, a black rock. Makes me feel like if she could’ve handled more than a pea size Dot then it wouldn’t have been a toxic overdose. Do you agree? The chicken chick.com has a vet doctor on there that says pea size dose -repeat in 10 days- of course I’m paranoid now even though I’ve used it before the rest of the flock looks OK. They are very healthy group.

It would take a lot to od, and no, pea sized dose is NOT what is the proper amount is. As with all medication, it needs accurate dispensing.
She died of unrelated issues, sorry.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...-sized-blob-of-horse-paste-de-wormer.1141545/

 

[Primchick88]

It would take a lot to od, and no, pea sized dose is NOT what is the proper amount is. As with all medication, it needs accurate dispensing.
She died of unrelated issues, sorry.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...-sized-blob-of-horse-paste-de-wormer.1141545/

Thank you for the article. Praying we don’t have something contagious going on…my Roo has an empty crop this evening.

 

[Primchick88]

Per Gail Damerow, The Chicken Health Handbook, 2nd edition:
(And Chickenchick.com/poultry vet Dr. Mike Petrik)

 

[MysteryChicken]

@casportpony

 

[AGeese]

Per Gail Damerow, The Chicken Health Handbook, 2nd edition:
(And Chickenchick.com/poultry vet Dr. Mike Petrik)

She probably didn't want to do the math. I don't either.