Valbazen de-worming question....

[Sylviaanne]

Would spraying the ground with bleach or a diluted bleach/water mixture kill any of the worms eggs?

 

[casportpony]

Would spraying the ground with bleach or a diluted bleach/water mixture kill any of the worms eggs?

I don't think so.

-Kathy

 

[WalleyWaller]

If I put the Valbazen on a small piece of bread, would that work? It would be a lot easier than administering with a syringe to each bird individually. I have about 44 total.

 

[Betsy57]

If I put the Valbazen on a small piece of bread, would that work? It would be a lot easier than administering with a syringe to each bird individually. I have about 44 total.

Sounds like a good idea to me. I have 63 and yes, it sure is a pain to do that with no help. Quite the challenge. Try it and let me know. As long as you have the correct dose soaked into the bread and a chicken only gets one dose, I would think it would work. You're not diluting the medication.

 

[dawg53]

Quote:
It's best to worm all your birds individually, that way you know they got properly dosed...no guesswork about it.
Since you have a large flock, there's nothing saying that you have to worm ALL your birds in one day. If you have seperate pens and they dont free range, simply worm several groups in one day, then finish them up the next day or divide them into 3 groups and worm one group each day or however you see fit.
If they free range, worm them by breed. For example: Lock your Barred Rocks and RIR's in a pen and worm them individually the first day. Worm your penned Orpington's and Australorps the second day. The third day, pen your Sex-Links and EE's and worm them. Then worm your stragglers the fourth day. Repeat worming again in ten days in the same order as the first. Piece of cake, easy peasy! LOL

 

[casportpony]

Unless I'm feeling really motivated, that's how I do my peafowl and turkeys, just 10-15 per day.

-Kathy

 

[Michael Apple]

Unless I'm feeling really motivated, that's how I do my peafowl and turkeys, just 10-15 per day.

-Kathy

I'd get a kick out watching someone worming a big tom

Turkeys crack me up. I've wanted to raise some over the years, but have always been busy enough with chickens.

 

[WalleyWaller]

I definitely agree that they need to be dosed individually so they all get the proper amount. My point is that it would be a bit easier to hand them a small piece of bread with the proper amount as opposed to holding them, pulling down on their wattles and administering with a syringe. They would quickly eat the bread whereas as some will not cooperate with the syringe. Just a thought.

Yes, I think I like the idea of breaking it up into at least 2 days. I think I could do 22 in a day. Thank you everyone. I really appreciate the information!

 

[casportpony]

Quote: I tube the big ones.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

I definitely agree that they need to be dosed individually so they all get the proper amount. My point is that it would be a bit easier to hand them a small piece of bread with the proper amount as opposed to holding them, pulling down on their wattles and administering with a syringe. They would quickly eat the bread whereas as some will not cooperate with the syringe. Just a thought.

Yes, I think I like the idea of breaking it up into at least 2 days. I think I could do 22 in a day. Thank you everyone. I really appreciate the information!

How would one make sure that each hen got just one piece?

-Kathy