wormed friday can i scramble the eggs and give back to chickens??

[mdbokc]

We have used the Ivermectin and feed them right back after scrambling them. Never have had a problem yet.

Same with the Warzine which preceded the Ivermectin.

 

[Germaine_11.20]

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How long before you eat the eggs after worming? Do you wait longer due to feeding the eggs back to them?

 

[dawg53]

You can purchase the 250ml bottle from jeffers livestock as I did. You can order it online or call them. The dosage is the same as regular ivermectin pour on and is applied the same way...not to be given orally nor by injection. Yes, it gets rid of external parasites as well.

 

[Germaine_11.20]

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Thank you! One more question--how long does it last before it expires? One year, 2?

 

[mdbokc]

We started feeding the eggs back to the girls the next day. We waited two weeks after the last wormer was given before we ate them.

Expiration dates of worming products should be right on the container. Typically it is 18 months out at least...if they are rotating and moving the stock.

 

[Germaine_11.20]

Thank you. The Eprinex is spendy and I don't want to buy too much and just have to throw it away. The ivermectin is much more reasonably priced but not being able to eat the eggs for two weeks or hatch them makes it my second choice.

 

[dawg53]

There are reasons why there are withdrawal times. To give time for the wormer to do its job in the chickens body to get rid of the different types of worms. Some wormers continue killing for up to 3 days. Do you want to eat those eggs that have poison in them...or refeed the poison back to your chickens, no matter how minute the quantity is...it could possibly produce a severe reaction to someone who has sensitivity to it? The rest of the time period is for the chicken to expel the worms and wormer. As to why there is no withdrawal period for eprinex, you can contact the manufacturer....Merial Limited.

 

[Germaine_11.20]

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Point taken. And considering I had one hen die from it, hmmmm no, I'll wait the two weeks. I will call the Merial Limited though. I like to know.

Well I called but they are closed. They should be calling back tomorrow with an answer. When I find out I will let you know.

 

[dawg53]

The expiration date on my 250ml bottle of eprinex states that it expires 04-2013. Yeah, it's probably some new chemical concoctions they came up with. But keep in mind its use is for cattle and it's off label for chickens. They'll tell you it's not for chickens if you mention it.

 

[mdbokc]

I presume you are saying you had one hen die from the worming process.

That is why I use Warzine first, followed two weeks later by Ivermectin. Warzine kills some worms first and helps lighten the load for the girls. Whereas Ivermectin, by itself, kills all of them at once. Thus, on occasion, the die off and expelling of the dead material proves too toxic (fatal) to the bird. Thus the safer way is Warzine first followed by Ivermectin 2 weeks later. Then people can eat the eggs 2 weeks after that.

There is an opinion that if one regularly worms (6-9 months as I recall), then Ivermectin alone should not be too hard on the birds.

I found that we are able to have 4 weeks of eggs in the fridge without any problem before beginning the process so no loss of eggs for the family. We also found that the girls consistently increase their weight and really show improved health/activity with the eggs being fed right back to them. We can see the difference within the first week.