Top Ten Worming and Wormer Misinformations - Graphic Pictures!

[Michael Apple]

So true, but if one is looking for a good starting point I think poultry pedia has the best list available. It's not perfect, but it's much better than most.
https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/medicine-chart

-Kathy

Yes, it is a decent list, most of which is accurate. For those using injectible Penicillin for the first time, there are very helpful steps in that process.

 

[casportpony]

I changed the title of the thread.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

I think I just found a potentially dangerous error on the poultry pedia site regarding moxidectin.

-Kathy

 

[chicmom]

I have the Safeguard goat worming liquid. I haven't used it just yet. So Please tell me how to do it. I thought I should administer it, non-diluted. (Straight). How many CCs?

I think for the amount for a large hen and a small hen are different......

Thank you.

 

[casportpony]

I  have the Safeguard goat worming liquid.  I haven't used it just yet.  So Please tell me how to do it.  I thought I should administer it, non-diluted.  (Straight).  How many CCs?

I think for the amount for a large hen and a small hen are different......

Thank you.

The amount I use to treat the most worms possible is 0.5 cc per 2.2 pounds by mouth for five consecutive days. This will treat roundworms, cecal worms, gape worms, capillary worms and it *might* treat some species of tapeworms.

If treating for just roundworms and cecal worms I use the same amount, but for just one day instead of five. This one I repeat in ten days.

Jersey Giant Hen - 2.3cc
Rhode Island Red Hen - 1.5cc
Cochin Bantam - 0.5cc
Small Old English Game Bantam - 0.25cc

The amount I aim for is about 0.23 cc per pound.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Post #1 has been updated.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Post #1 has been updated again.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2816174
Ivermectin as a bird anthelmintic--trials with naturally infected domestic fowl.

Oksanen A, Nikander S.
Abstract

To evaluate the use of ivermectin as a bird anthelmintic, 29 White Leghorn hens naturally infected with Ascaridia spp., Heterakis spp. and Capillaria spp. were treated with 0.2, 2 or 6 mg/kg intramuscularly or 0.2 or 0.8 mg/kg orally. Faecal samples were collected before treatment and at autopsy, 2, 6, or 16 days after treatment, when the intestines were also examined for helminths. None of the treatments gave satisfactory anthelmintic results.

PMID: 2816174 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

-Kathy

 

[masloozinit76]

So what is a good, safe, effective dewormer? Ideally with minimal egg withdrawal.

 

[casportpony]

So what is a good, safe, effective dewormer? Ideally with minimal egg withdrawal.

Valbazen or Safeguard. Most people don't eat the eggs for two weeks after dosing.

-Kathy