Top Ten Worming and Wormer Misinformations - Graphic Pictures!

[enola]

Why are you so sure they have worms?

 

[casportpony]

I have 7 cream legbar chicks, hatched March 11th. I'm sure they have worms. Can you worm chicks?

What type of worms do you think they have? To answer your question, yes, you can worm them, but you need to know what worms they have and give the amount needed for that type of worm. You will also need to know how much they weigh.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

I've tried the pelleted chicken wormer *hydromicin or something*. They won't eat it. Am I going to have to catch all 30+ hens, rooster, chicks and worm them by mouth for 5 days?

You could just buy Valbazen and give 0.08 ml per pound orally once and repeat in ten days. This dose will treat roundworms, cecal worms, capillary worms and possibly some species of tapeworms. The one day dose will not treat gapeworms, but you probably don't need to worry about them.

Your other option would be to mix the Safeguard in a mash and feed it that way for five days. To do this, guess the weight of your flock in pounds, divide by 2.2 (converts to kg) times 50 (dose of 50mg/kg), divide by 100 (number of mg per ml). That number is the amount of Safeguard to use per day.

Here is an example of 30 hens at 6 pounds each for a flock weight of 180 pounds:
180 / 2.2 x 50 / 100 = 41 ml of 10% Safeguard or Panacur.
41 x 5 = 205 ml needed for five days of worming.

Make sense?

Best way would be to catch them at night, but I know it's a lot of work. Mixing it in the feed is how some of my peafowl buddies do theirs.

-Kathy

 

[heiditam]

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

With your 5-day treatment, do you re-dose 10 days after the last dose, or after the 5 days are you done? Thanks!

 

[casportpony]

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

With your 5-day treatment, do you re-dose 10 days after the last dose, or after the 5 days are you done? Thanks!

I don't, but I know some people do.

-Kathy

 

[heiditam]

I don't, but I know some people do.

-Kathy

Thanks so much! One more Q...how often do you de-worm in a year? I know it is good to rotate, but how often? I recall reading that it is every 6 months? Is that right or wrong? Thanks!

 

[ShinShien]

What type of worms do you think they have? To answer your question, yes, you can worm them, but you need to know what worms they have and give the amount needed for that type of worm. You will also need to know how much they weigh.

-Kathy

I'm not sure. Don't see anything in their poop, but they eat like the dickens and don't seem to be gaining weight. One's downright thin.

It's not coccidia. No blood, no listlessness, no puffed feathers. Just no weight gain.

Bah, more editing. If I do the Safeguard mash, how do I make sure all flock members get it? The top-ranking chickens tend to monopolize the feeders, leaving the lower-rankers to forage or starve.

 

[hennible]

Just a thought
More feeders

 

[ShinShien]

Just a thought
More feeders

Is there a ratio of feeders to chickens I don't know about? Poor things. I have two feeders but there's probably 30 odd chickens, chicks included, now.

 

[MrsBrooke]

Is there a ratio of feeders to chickens I don't know about? Poor things. I have two feeders but there's probably 30 odd chickens, chicks included, now.

Not necessarily, but it's an easy fix to add one or two more to make sure every one is getting their share.

MrsB