Safeguard question

[Harmoni]

Paste or liquid for round worms in chickens? What dosing? Also, how to administer?

 

[Kiki]

Paste or liquid for round worms in chickens? What dosing? Also, how to administer?

Either.
.23 ml per each pound of the bird weighs and put it straight in their mouth.

 

[Harmoni]

Either.
.23 ml per each pound of the bird weighs and put it straight in their mouth.

Safeguard has an egg withdrawal too, right? Do you happen to know if there are any others for roundworms that don't have a withdrawal time?

 

[Kiki]

Safeguard has an egg withdrawal too, right? Do you happen to know if there are any others for roundworms that don't have a withdrawal time?

Yes and no.
That type of Safe-guard isn't approved by the chicken gods so there is not a real exact egg withdrawal time line.
People use it and wait a few weeks to eat eggs and others eat them the same day.



I do not believe there is anything that is approved, at the time, that has a zero egg withdrawal. Im not sure because I haven't checked.

You can check here:
http://www.usfarad.org/poultry.html

 

[Harmoni]

Yes and no.
That type of Safe-guard isn't approved by the chicken gods so there is not a real exact egg withdrawal time line.
People use it and wait a few weeks to eat eggs and others eat them the same day.



I do not believe there is anything that is approved, at the time, that has a zero egg withdrawal. Im not sure because I haven't checked.

You can check here:
http://www.usfarad.org/poultry.html

Thank you!

 

[Kiki]

I'm going to assume that you have seen your birds poop out some round worms Is that correct?

If so get them treated ASAP because by the time you are seeing worms pooped out they are infested with them.

 

[Harmoni]

I'm going to assume that you have seen your birds poop out some round worms Is that correct?

If so get them treated ASAP because by the time you are seeing worms pooped out they are infested with them.

Yes. My broody hen just pooped some out this afternoon which is why I am getting something as soon as I can tomorrow.

 

[Kiki]

Yes. My broody hen just pooped some out this afternoon which is why I am getting something as soon as I can tomorrow.

Treat your whole flock at the same time.

 

[Harmoni]

Treat your whole flock at the same time.

I plan to, just trying to figure out the best method. I have 2 8 month old RIRs, 2 17 week old golden comets and 4 4 week old EEs. I have no idea what would be the best method.

 

[rascal66]

I plan to, just trying to figure out the best method. I have 2 8 month old RIRs, 2 17 week old golden comets and 4 4 week old EEs. I have no idea what would be the best method.

You can get syringes at places like Tractor Supply (they have 3CC ones available). Simply get the amount you need and squirt it into their mouths. From what I've read, to specifically treat roundworms, it is one dose one day, then repeat again in 10 days.

You can close them up overnight, then when you're ready, just grab them one by one and treat.

One user once suggested to take the average weight of all of them, and mix the amount needed into their feed. Haven't tried this yet, but when you have well over 50+ hens, its a much simpler option rather than grabbing them one at a time.