maryn7
Songster
I've got one girl coming out of molt and she's lost a lot of weight. It's likely just the molt, but figured I'd worm both my girls anyway just as a precaution.
I got the 125ml bottle of liquid Safe Guard, and I've seen the dosage instructions at 0.23ml (~1/4ml) per pound of bird (for 5 days or once and then again 10 days later for roundworms).
The dosage instructions for goats on the back says that the dosage is 0.23MG per pound of goat (2.3mls for a 100lb goat). So a 50lb goat would get almost the same dosage as my 5 lb chicken.
Do chickens just need a much larger dose per pound than goats to accomplish the worming? Since the 0.23 numbers are the same I'm just triple checking that it's milliliters per pound, and not milligrams per pound.
I wouldn't be so paranoid about hurting them if I hadn't lost my favorite bird suddenly a couple weeks ago (another reason for the worming!). Just trying to keep this tiny flock alive and healthy. Thanks!
I got the 125ml bottle of liquid Safe Guard, and I've seen the dosage instructions at 0.23ml (~1/4ml) per pound of bird (for 5 days or once and then again 10 days later for roundworms).
The dosage instructions for goats on the back says that the dosage is 0.23MG per pound of goat (2.3mls for a 100lb goat). So a 50lb goat would get almost the same dosage as my 5 lb chicken.
Do chickens just need a much larger dose per pound than goats to accomplish the worming? Since the 0.23 numbers are the same I'm just triple checking that it's milliliters per pound, and not milligrams per pound.
I wouldn't be so paranoid about hurting them if I hadn't lost my favorite bird suddenly a couple weeks ago (another reason for the worming!). Just trying to keep this tiny flock alive and healthy. Thanks!