Silkie thread!

[subhanalah]

I have a tube of Ivermectin and Tapeworm and Gapeworm are not listed.  Safeguard website says it covers Taenia Tapeworm, Whipworm, Hookworm, and Roundworm.

Now I need to know the dosage for chickens and if orally or on the skin and what amount for a treatment?

I'm pretty sure your Ivermectin and safeguard are for something other than poultry?

The safeguard 10% is 50mg/mL. So that is .5 cc for ever my kilo gram (2.2 pounds) of weight.
1 pound bird gets .25ish cc
If you have a 5 pound bird it gets 1cc.
This is all off label, and I'm not a vet, just relaying information I've viewed from several sources.
Depending on the type of worms, there's a different worming schedule.

Valbazen for sure takes care of *every* worm a chicken gets, and I was mistaken earlier when I said ivermectin for tapes, I was confusing it with, I think, dogs but it is used for Gapeworm in chickens.

 

[katzbantams]

They extra roos were RIR and very friendly. No, they don't put the green stuff in. I think they'll send you maybe 6 roos?

Ok good to hear that most likely the roos will be friendly! I actually miscalculated and I ordered 16! So hopefully less roos! Lol!

I live in Ny.. that's pretty far away, I hope none die

 

[Fancychooklady]

This link gives you a good idea of the possible side effects of ivermectin , fenbendazole and albendazole
I personally don't use ivermectin as I have seen two cases of overdosing, resulting in death.
Interesting that whilst albendazole treats all chicken worms it is attributed to lower egg production.
I use panacure / safeguard.

http://parasitipedia.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2344&Itemid=2996

 

[lightchick]

Quote: Yeah, when do they arrive?

 

[lightchick]

Here are her 10 week pics! "She" is still at the bottom of the pecking order even after I found new homes for my extra roos. (not being bullied though) She is very quiet and shy.
So anyway let's see what you guys think again. Also what is the BEST age to be able to tell a Silkies sex for sure.





















She's looking pretty crazy lately, but don't tell her I said that! She very careful about her looks!

Some more pin feathers are coming in.

 

[sammeysue]

I have three black bearded silkie chicks. I don't know if they are yet.

 

[katzbantams]

Yeah, when do they arrive?

Im not sure, they said they were gunna be shipped the 16th, but we wrote a note on the order saying if they could please ship ASAP because they are going to the fair to get ribbons

 

[lightchick]

Quote: Like 4 H fair? Cool.

 

[TAMMACLEAN]

What color would you call this girl? My rooster is a splash and my other hen is a splash and all I ever get are splash babies.

 

[Sylvester017]

This link gives you a good idea of the possible side effects of ivermectin , fenbendazole and albendazole
I personally don't use ivermectin as I have seen two cases of overdosing, resulting in death.
Interesting that whilst albendazole treats all chicken worms it is attributed to lower egg production.
I use panacure / safeguard.

http://parasitipedia.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2344&Itemid=2996

There are also a few posts on BYC worming chickens too that I will peruse. Thank you very much! I've used Ivermectin this past year and need to use something else as a change. Safeguard sounds good but I can't get any input on how to use it. Will have to research more as there are different kinds for cattle, goats, and dogs.