Worms. Barf.

[casportpony]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that it doesn't matter whether one uses Safeguard for goats or the very expensive water-soluble Aquasol. It's the total number of mg that make the have drug zero-day withdrawal or 14 plus days, not the product.

When fenbendazole is given at 1 mg/kg for five consecutive days there is no egg withdrawal. This will treat large roundworms and cecal worms, it will not treat capillary worms.

The larger dose mentioned would require egg withdrawal.

Safeguard for goats at 1 mg/kg - A five-pound hen would get ~0.0227 ml orally for five consecutive days. The 0.0227 ml amount is probably about 1 drop.

This wanting to treat their flock could try this:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/safeguard-mash-zero-day-egg-withdrawal.1254653/

 

[dawg53]

We eat the eggs after using safeguard liquid goat wormer, valbazen, pyrantel pamoate and when wazine was being sold....been doing it for years. Still here typing.
The residue is minuscule and there are alot worse things that can be eaten or drank....or for some people, smoked.

 

[Folly's place]

I still don't see any references that mention a 14 day egg withdrawal, at least not anything recent. it may make sense, but where's the reference?
I feel the same about Aquasol fenbendazole as the less expensive, more accessable fenbendazole products available, but again, what about this egg withdrawal period?
Mary

 

[Folly's place]

And I agree about the home use of eggs, withdrawal period or not. I'm not allergic to fenbendazole, or Ivermectin, for that matter.
Mary

 

[Delaneygraces]

Whatever you end up using, I suggest dosing everyone, because if one bird has worms, the others probably have them as well.