Worming questions for a newbee

[remist17]

I have read several posts about worming chickens. I have never wormed a chicken before. I see some people use Ivermectin. I have used this on hogs and cattle. I am assuming this is not the injectable type. Do they make a scratch for chickens? What do people use? I also see some use Wazine were do I pick this up.

One more question, besides the food, oyster shells and water is there anything else chickens need. I learned worming today anything else?
Any suggestions would help

 

[dawg53]

I prefer to use Valbazen. It is a liquid cattle/sheep wormer. It kills all worms that chickens can get.

 

[schellie69]

If you have never wormed your chickens I would use the wazine in the water (get this at any farm store) then 10 days later follow up with a second wormier. I used safeguard paste for goats last year a pea size bite on a piece of bread for each chicken. I am going to use Valbazen next year. I do give my chickens a boost of yogurt and dry cat food mixed about 2-3 days after each worming seems to help. I also use the yogurt and cat food at molt for a protein boost. I do offer grass clippings weeds veggies from the garden for them. Hope this helps.

 

[remist17]

Ok so it sounds like the wormers are not specifically designed for chickens. Makes sense now. I have used safeguard for goats before. Sounds like that is a per chicken application.

Can anyone explain the Food grade DE to me? Whats this purpose.

 

[schellie69]

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DE is great for mite/lice and drying out poop but not as a wormer or at least as far as I am concerned it does not work when wet and the insides are wet so to me that does not work. I use the safeguard paste it is simple just a pea size amount for each chicken. done.

 

[remist17]

Is there any sort of dosage recomendations for the above mentioned wormer.

 

[dawg53]

Safeguard liquid goat wormer is given orally. Dosage is 1cc for giants, 3/4cc for large fowl, 1/2cc for standards, 1/4cc for smaller chickens. You can also add 4cc of the liquid goat wormer per gallon of water and leave it out for them to drink for 3 days straight. It must be their sole source of water to drink.
Valbazen liquid cattle/sheep wormer is given orally. Dosage is 1/2cc for standards, 1/4cc for smaller chickens.
Redose again 10 days after the first dosing. For the liquid goat wormer in the water, redose 10 days after the third day.

 

[Lucysmom002]

I recommend giving the chickens grit. They need it to grind up their feed in the crop. I've read tons of posts on here about impacted crops and sour crops. I've dealt with both recently. Trust me. If they are little chickens get the FINE grit, if not there is medium and coarse grit too.

 

[remist17]

Thanks... I am assuming the egg withdraw is 24 days for the redose. Even if the warmer says not for layin hens is this still ok to give?

I understand about giving warmer ment for large animals. We did that with the goats all the time, but I am nervous about giving strong warmers to the hens when I am eating the eggs.

 

[dawg53]

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Grand total withdrawal is 24 days from the start of the first dosing. I use the liquid goat wormer myself. On the 10th day after the first worming with it, I reworm the chickens to kill worm larva that have hatched from eggs since the first worming. Reworming the second time eliminates the worms lifecycle. The 14th day after the second worming, the eggs are safe to eat. This gives time for the wormer to disappear from inside the eggs because the wormer is no longer in their system, it has been excreted....the eggs will be safe to eat. Keep in mind that the dosages for chickens are alot less than what you'd give a goat.