Worming a duck with SafeGuard goat wormer

[casportpony]

If you use safeguard for worming in the ducks water source is it also a 5 day treatment with a 10 day rest then repeat treatment?Thanks for any info!

Safeguard is not water-soluble, it should be given orally.

 

[bttrflystrz]

What is the dosage for deworming a duck with the safeguard paste please?

 

[Miss Lydia]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/worming-with-safeguard-goat-wormer.1105160/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/duck-has-worms.1538933/page-4#post-25971684

 

[bttrflystrz]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/worming-with-safeguard-goat-wormer.1105160/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/duck-has-worms.1538933/page-4#post-25971684

The paste doesn't disolve in water. We gave our hens a pea size dose by mouth twice a day for 3 days & repeated dose after 10 days. I'm wondering if that is a good dose for our duck.

 

[casportpony]

The paste doesn't disolve in water. We gave our hens a pea size dose by mouth twice a day for 3 days & repeated dose after 10 days. I'm wondering if that is a good dose for our duck.

How much does the duck weigh?

 

[bttrflystrz]

How much does the duck weigh?

about 15 lbs

 

[casportpony]

A pea-sized blob contains ~25 mg of fenbendazole, and 15 pounds bird should probably get no less than 136 mg for five consecutive days, so you underdosed them.

 

[bttrflystrz]

A pea-sized blob contains ~25 mg of fenbendazole, and 15 pounds bird should probably get no less than 136 mg for five consecutive days, so you underdosed them.

OK. Thank you!

 

[Natashamcbride25]

Just curious is it the same for Valbazen too ?

If you want to worm for most worms a duck gets is 0.23 ml per pound orally for *five* consecutive days. This dose will treat roundworms, cecal worms, gapeworms, capillary worms and possibly some species of tapeworms.

How big is you duck?

-Kathy

I have a duck that I suspect died from gapeworms and I now suspect that the one other in the flock might have them as well. I was doing some research and it said to do 3cc’s per 3 gallons of water for 3 days of the safeguard.

My question is, is it more effective if I just give it orally to each duck rather than in the drinking water?