Worms. What type am I dealing with?

[Birdsong 82]

Been lucky for so many years and never dealt with worms and chickens but found 2 of these in their drooping this morning

 

[ChickenLeg]

Roundworm valbazen 0.08mL per pound oral drench repeat at 10 days.It'll clear you right up.

 

[Meyer_Hatchery]

Yep, definitely roundworms. I use fenbendazole. Here's a link to the Meyer Hatchery blog on dosages for a few different types of worming meds.

 

[coach723]

You can use Valbazen (albendazole) or Safeguard (fenbendazole). Valbazen usually has to be ordered online, Safeguard is often available locally, though stock is out some places.
Doses for roundworm: Valbazen is .2ml per 2.2 lbs of bird weight (most dose .5ml for a standard sized bird) and repeat dose in 10 days. Safeguard dose is .23 ml per pound of bird weight, repeat dose in 10 days. Both are directly dosed orally.

 

[Birdsong 82]

I just left the local farm supply store. The only place around here that would carry anything like that. A hard time getting a lot of things in stock. So they didn’t have much as far as dewormer. I have safeguard at home that I use for my goats.Would that be an option? If not I will order the other online but this I have on hand. So I could start treating now instead of it getting worse

 

[Birdsong 82]

Somehow I missed the post that said safeguard would work. My question was answered before it was asked. Man y’all are good.

 

[coach723]

Safeguard for goats is perfect!

 

[Birdsong 82]

I do need to do an egg withdrawal after that correct?

 

[Birdsong 82]

Safeguard for goats is perfect!

Then I’m really good I make sure I’m never without that stuff. In my experience you’re going to have warm problems but goats before any other animal

 

[coach723]

For those that follow egg withdrawl it's usually 14 days following dose. So for 2 doses 10 days apart, that's 24 days. Many people ignore it and continue to use the eggs. Do what you are comfortable with.