Wazine and Incubating

[Wree]

I have been reading some of the forums and decided to join the group. We have kept backyard chickens for 12 years now. We have had a few experiences over the years with illness, egg bound hens, predators, etc. Recently I have been reading about roundworms and treating with Wazine. I haven't done much research on this topic and would like to know if the eggs that must be discarded for the 17 day period could possibly be incubated. Has anyone had any experience with this, or is there someone who could direct me on this topic? Thanks very much!

 

[dawg53]

It shouldnt be a problem with wazine. If it were a benzimidazole wormer there might be an issue.

 

[Folly's place]

Welcome! If you are in the USA, piprazine is no longer approved for use in chickens, so there's no longer a safe egg withdrawal period; it's forever.
On the other hand, it's a pretty safe drug, and is likely not a problem for hatching chicks. Maybe wait a week or so before saving eggs for hatching.
Are you sure your birds need worming? There's no reason to do it unless there's really a problem.
Fenbendazole (Aquazole brand) is now approved for use in chickens, and it's a very effective product for several species of intestinal worms.
Mary

 

[dawg53]

Welcome! If you are in the USA, piprazine is no longer approved for use in chickens, so there's no longer a safe egg withdrawal period; it's forever.
On the other hand, it's a pretty safe drug, and is likely not a problem for hatching chicks. Maybe wait a week or so before saving eggs for hatching.
Are you sure your birds need worming? There's no reason to do it unless there's really a problem.
Fenbendazole (Aquazole brand) is now approved for use in chickens, and it's a very effective product for several species of intestinal worms.
Mary

Wazine is being sold and on store shelves. Are you sure you're not referring to Rooster Booster Triple Action wormer and Durvet Strike lll which contains hygromycin B antibiotic used to treat worms? Both have been removed from stores.

 

[Folly's place]

Piperazine is available for multiple species, but last year (?) it was pulled off the list for chickens, and fenbendazole was put on the list.
We can hope that there's good science behind this change.
Piperazine was never that great anyway, I never felt it was worth using.
Mary

 

[dawg53]

Piperazine is available for multiple species, but last year (?) it was pulled off the list for chickens, and fenbendazole was put on the list.
We can hope that there's good science behind this change.
Piperazine was never that great anyway, I never felt it was worth using.
Mary

I think wazine is still being manufactured. Otherwise it wouldnt be on store shelves, like TSC and like some other feed stores around here that I went to this weekend.
I agree with you about wazine. It gets only roundworms and I have a bottle of it and havnt used it in a long time. Guess I better check the date on the bottle lol.
I primarily use valbazen, safeguard and pyrantel pamoate on my birds.