Worms in poop

[eighthens525]

I saw this nasty cluster of worms in my droppings this am. Only saw this one chunk. What do you recommend for treatment? I have 17 birds and they're not easy to catch so the most efficient solution the better please!

 

[Eggcessive]

Valbazen is good, and dosage is 0.5 ml for a 4-6 pound chicken. Repeat that dose in 10 days. Fenbendazole (SafeGuard goat wormer, SG horse paste, PANACUR horse paste) dosage is 0.25 ml per pound given orally for 5 days. To treat just roundworms, give it once and again in 10 days. Each chicken must be dosed separately, and that cannbe done by grabbing them off the roost just before daylight, dosing them, and releasing them. There are a couple of wormers, such as Prohibit (levamisole) and Wormout gel that can be put into the water. Those are available online with dosages. Your most accurate dosage is to give the wormer orally. Be sure and shake the Valbazen or liquid SafeGuard well before withdrawing the dosage, since those are suspensions, and will settle out in water.

 

[eighthens525]

Do you think it matters if I do the second dose on day 12? I won't be home on day 10 or 11. Or I could wait a few days to do the first dose in order to hit it on 1 and 10.

 

[Eggcessive]

Sure. It can be done between 10 and 14 days, or even 16. Most people use a 14 day egg withdrawal afterwards. Some do, some don’t. But a small amount of the medication can be found in the eggs for up to two weeks.

 

[eighthens525]

Ok thanks! I was hoping to get started on treatment sooner rather than later.