Vent Infection?

[enola]

You will find Safeguard in the cattle medications section at Tractor Supply.

 

[Eggcessive]

Do you know of a good place to purchase the de-wormer? Tractor supply does not carry it and I don't know what websites are good to use. She is back on her nest, brooding so this will add some difficulty.

My TSC has SafeGuard Liquid Goat Wormer (fenbendazole) for $20. The equine paste is around $8-10 with fewer doses. 1/2 ml of either one, and repeat in 10 days. Here is what they look like and a good place to order from if you have to: http://www.jefferspet.com/safe-guard-dewormer-for-goats/camid/liv/cp/I6-SK/

 

[What the Pluck]

Thank you everyone! I ordered Rooster Booster online and I'm going to run to TSC to see if they have the goat wormer today (they are discontinuing RB). I'm wondering: is there a reason you prefer Safeguard over Rooster Booster? Sorry for all the questions, but I've never had to deworm the chickens before. I have about 25 so I thought being able to put it in with their food would be an effective way to deworm all of them.

 

[Eggcessive]

Not all wormers get all chicken worms. Fenbendazole (SafeGuard and Panacur) gets all the possible worms except for tapeworm, and albendazole (Valbazen) gets all worms. Those need to only be given once by mouth, and then repeated in 10 days to get the larvae. Valbazen is more expensive, not available in some feed stores, and tapeworm is not common, (but can be seen usually.) The Rooster Booster is added to the feed for 5 days, hygromycin and contains bacitracin, an antibiotic. I'm not sure if it works well since most worm studies involve those other two medications, and it's not as accurate a dosage in the feed. The fenbendazole horse paste wormers are inexpensive if one only has a few chickens.

Be sure and toss you eggs for 14 days after your last worming dose (total of 24 days.)