Worm in chicken poop!

[casportpony]

One ml needless will wok best:

From:http://www.hopkinslivestock.com/oral_dosing_article.htm

Picture from above link
The hole at the back of the tongue is the entrance to the trachea - Nothing should ever go in there!




-Kathy

 

[Hens rule]

I just wormed my chickens about a half an hour a go or so. I have the biggest hen who is 8.6 pounds, 2 ml.
The medium sized hens 5-6 pounds got 1.5 ml and the smallest one I gave her only 1 ml.
Does this sound right to you? Thanks!

 

[casportpony]

I just wormed my chickens about a half an hour a go or so. I have the biggest hen who is 8.6 pounds, 2 ml.
The medium sized hens 5-6 pounds got 1.5 ml and the smallest one I gave her only 1 ml.
Does this sound right to you? Thanks!

That's about how much I would give mine if I wanted to treat large roundworms and cecal worms.

-Kathy

 

[Hens rule]

Ok thanks,
Should I look for worms in their poop to see if the wormer is working or will it take a few days?

 

[casportpony]

Ok thanks,
Should I look for worms in their poop to see if the wormer is working or will it take a few days?

You might see some, you might not... Often the worms just get digested.

-Kathy

 

[Hens rule]

Ok,
I was able to do it yesterday but today I had no one to help me and little time to do all my hens again today.

Is it ok if I do it again in ten days like other dewormers or should I do it tomorrow. Would it work if I do it again in ten well 9 days from today. Thanks.

 

[casportpony]

Ok,
I was able to do it yesterday but today I had no one to help me and little time to do all my hens again today.

Is it ok if I do it again in ten days like other dewormers or should I do it tomorrow. Would it work if I do it again in ten well 9 days from today. Thanks.

The amount you gave yesterday will treat large roundworms and cecal worms, but will not treat gapeworms or capillary worms, those need multiple days. If you do just the one day dose you need to follow the one day dose again in ten days. If you want to treat for all worms it should be five days

Do you want to treat for capillary worms and gape worms? Not sure if skipping a day will matter, but to get capillary and gapes you need to treat 3-4 more times in a row. FWIW, I do 5 consecutive days, but many people do only 3.

-Kathy

 

[dawg53]

Ok,
I was able to do it yesterday but today I had no one to help me and little time to do all my hens again today.

Is it ok if I do it again in ten days like other dewormers or should I do it tomorrow. Would it work if I do it again in ten well 9 days from today. Thanks.

Worm 3 days in a row, minimum, when using safeguard liquid goat wormer. It's best to worm chickens prior to feeding them first thing in the mornings. The wormer will be more effective when the worms are at their weakest by not feeding off nutrients from feed.

 

[mosleym]

How can I deworming my chickens if I can't catch and hold them to treat? Is there any other way than orally with a syringe? And do all chickens need deworming? Mine are 17 weeks old.

 

[funkfairy]

If they are that tricky to catch, you could try waiting until they roost.