Worms?

[Isaac 0]

You put the meds in their water.

You can if you want to incorrectly dose all the birds.

SafeGaurd is water-insoluble, and should be given orally (PO).

 

[Painted Calls]

You can if you want to incorrectly dose all the birds.

SafeGaurd is water-insoluble, and should be given orally (PO).

This.

 

[Squishychicken]

I have around 5 runs they are all in similar spaces some closer the. Others

 

[ackie]

I have around 5 runs they are all in similar spaces some closer the. Others

The safest thing to do would be to worm everyone of course as you could track in eggs on your shoes moving between pens, but I'm with you that that sounds like a lot of work, so ... obviously worm this pen and anyone who shares space. And maybe consider doing the next closest pen too? Or you could worm one pen tonight, one pen tomorrow, etc and get them all knocked out a little less painfully

 

[ackie]

You can if you want to incorrectly dose all the birds.

I love the way you phrased this.

 

[Squishychicken]

Wait I thought you has to dose for 5 days?

 

[dawg53]

Yup I plan on treating and didn't notice any other symptoms so I was amazed at the load of worms. The pen of birds I found the worm in has 5 birds. But my other pens have anwhere from 10-45 birds. Suggestions for treatment? It would be kind of hard to give orally for 5 days for 45 birds

There's nothing saying that you have to worm ALL your birds at once. Treat birds in one pen one day and so on if you wish.
However, there is another option: Levamisole. Here's a link with instructions:
Post #10:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/de-wormer-help-please.1415958/#post-23255767

 

[ackie]

Wait I thought you has to dose for 5 days?

I did manage to forget that. Though you might only need to worm the birds in the sick pen with the intense dosage and the other birds with the normal dosage? I dont know.

 

[Painted Calls]

You typically do the 5 day dose for birds that may have other worms present.

The twice in 10 day treatment is for round worms.

 

[dawg53]

Wait I thought you has to dose for 5 days?

A bird loaded with large roundworms will most likely have other types of worms as well. That's why worming 5 days with Safeguard liquid goat wormer is recommended.
Valbazen would only require 2 wormings. Levamisole 3 wormings. Pyrantel Pamoate 2 wormings.