Top Ten Worming and Wormer Misinformations - Graphic Pictures!

[enola]

Remember also Safeguard and Valbazen would have to be grossly overdosed to kill your hens.

 

[Betsy57]

You may want to consider Wormout Gel which gets all chicken worms. It is mixed into the water and given for 2 days. It's available online from Jedds. The directions of mixing are also online, and it has to be mixed very well. A little more pricey, but good for large flocks.

Their website says it is for pigeons

 

[casportpony]

It's okay for all birds.
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Dose for pigeons is *24 ml* per gallon for two days
Dose for *all* other birds is *48 ml* per gallon for two days.

Probably a great wormer, but it's *very* expensive... One needs 1 100ml bottle just for two gallons.

Some of you are probably wondering why pigeons get less... I'm not positive, but I think it's because pigeons are overly sensitive to wormers that end in "zole" (albendazole, Fenbendazole, etc).

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Their website says it is for pigeons

Here ia a dosing picture from the mfg website:


Mfg website: http://vetafarm.com.au/product/wormout-gel/

-Kathy

 

[ShinShien]

For example, I just looked up Australorps and the wiki page said the hens weigh 5-7 pounds. You say your hens are fat, so assume they are 7 pounds each. 3 fat hens time 7 pounds = 21 pounds.

-Kathy

Sussex it says weigh 7 pounds, so you have to guess, are they 7 or heavier? Mabybe go with 8 pounds. 3 fat Sussex times 8 pounds is 24 pounds. Repeat until done, then add all the numbers. So far you're up to 21 + 24 = 45 pounds. Make sense?

-Kathy

4 ameraucanas at 5.5 pounds = 22 pounds
2 small legbars at 5 pounds = 10 pounds
1 larger legbar rooster at 6.5 pounds = 6.5 pounds

I so am not good at math, but I'll try it.

 

[casportpony]

Tell you what, I'll figure it out for you.

-Kathy

 

[ShinShien]

Tell you what, I'll figure it out for you.

-Kathy

Thanks. I'm still trying to figure out how to make sure each chicken gets some of the wormer-mash.

 

[Betsy57]

Here ia a dosing picture from the mfg website:


Mfg website: http://vetafarm.com.au/product/wormout-gel/

-Kathy

Email I received from rep:
Good Afternoon Christine,

Thank you for your email.
Unfortunately the product isn’t registered for food producing animals.
This means that I wouldn’t be able to give you any withholding periods for this product.
If you require any further information we advise that you see your closest vet.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions.

Regards

Carissa Worldon
Customer Service Officer and Administration
Phone +612 69 330 400
Fax +612 69 256 333
Email: [email protected]

 

[casportpony]

Quote: This does not mean that it cannot be used in food animals, there is a *huge* difference. What I do know that it is *not* on the list of drugs banned for use in food animals.

From vetfarm's website regarding the use of oxfendazole in poultry.

"Poultry
Ascaridia galli, Capillaria, Cecal worms (Heterakis gallinarum). Currently, there are no approved drugs for treatment of Capillaria, Tape or Cecal worms in poultry. As a result, the drug oxfendazole is used extra-label in drinking water when prescribed and monitored by a licensed veterinarian. "
Source - http://www.vetsfarma.com/poultry3.html

The same is true for the other ingredient in wormout, which is praziquantel.

To the best of my knowledge, *all* wormers sold in the US (fenbendazole, ivermectin, albendazole, pyrantel pamoate, etc) fall under the same restrictions for egg laying poultry, including Wazine. If I am incorrect, please feel free to tell me.

Only exception to this might be hygromycin B.


-Kathy

 

[ShinShien]

Anyone know how to make that safeguard mash?