wormy chickens, advice?

[TherryChicken]

Thank you!!!!! How long will I have to wait till I can collect and eat the eggs again/.

 

[casportpony]

Working on your list!

-Kathy

 

[TherryChicken]

Thank you! Were getting the wormer today. Will have it withen 45 min

 

[TherryChicken]

ok we have the wormer, now just need your help on dossages

 

[casportpony]

Sorry for the delay, just have to finish my chores and I'll post them from the computer, not this stupid iPad, lol.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

The weights were take from wiki pages, so I hope they are accurate, lol. The dose amount is based on 20mg per kilogram of 10% fenbendazole and one can use liquid or paste, it's the same.

Give hens the amount listed, by mouth, three days in a row. Know that it's better to give too much than too little.

EE hens - 2.5kg - 0.5ml fenbendazole 10%
Barred Rock pullet - 2.3-2.7kg - 0.46ml to 0.54ml fenbendazole 10%
Barred Rock hen - 3-3.4kg - 0.6ml to 0.68ml to fenbendazole 10%
Cream Legbar Hens - 2-2.7kg - 0.4ml to 0.54ml fenbendazole 10%
Production red hen - 2.9kg - 0.58ml fenbendazole 10%
Russian Orloff Hen - 3kg - 0.6ml fenbendazole 10%
Delaware hen - 2.9kg - 0.58ml fenbendazole 10%
Lavender Orpington hen - 3.6-4.8kg - 0.72ml to 0.96ml fenbendazole 10%
Welsummer hen - 2.7kg - 0.54ml fenbendazole 10%

You should probably follow up with a single dose on day ten to get any eggs that might have hatched.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Thought this might help.

-Kathy

• If possible, consult your veterinarian.
• Do not attempt if you cannot safely and gently carry and restrain your bird.
• Do not attempt if bird's crop is full of water as aspiration can occur from handling.
• Do not attempt until you know the difference between the oesophagus and the trachea.
• Do not do if your bird is molting.

• Choose your mg/kg of fenbendazole, liquid or paste.

From:http://www.hopkinslivestock.com/oral_dosing_article.htm
The hole at the back of the tongue is the trachea - Nothing should ever go in there!

• Get your supplies ready

• Catch and weigh your bird.

• Calculate dose and prepare one or more syringes. Please note that this method will work for those who use a 1cc/ml syringe. Anything larger is too big and IMNSHO, not safe!

Please note that I was the one holding the bird and taking the pictures, please use both hands!

• Hold bird - I like to sit with my thighs parallel to the ground, feet firmly on ground and the bird in my lap. I hold it gently, but firmly and grab the head.

• Open mouth and wait for bird to relax.

• Insert syringe - I like to insert from left to right, across the tongue, behind the trachea, into the oesophagus. Again, wait for the bird to relax.

• Give wormer

• Repeat in ten days.

 

[casportpony]

Here is the abstract on worming with fenbendazole:

Source:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6750887​

Efficacy of fenbendazole against helminth parasites of poultry in Uganda.

Ssenyonga GS.
Abstract

Fenbendazole 4% (Panacur, Hoechst) administered in feed was used to treat chickens infected with Ascaridia galli, Heterakis gallinarum and Railletina spp. It was also used to treat Syngamus trachea in broiler birds. There was a marked drop in helminth egg counts in the faeces on the second day of treatment and the faeces became negative by the seventh day after the last treatment. Post-mortem examination 15 to 21 days later showed that the drug was 100% effective against Ascaridia galli and Heterakis gallinarum at 10 mg/kg. However, for complete removal of Railletina spp. 15 mg/kg was required. Similarly 20 mg/kg fenbendazole was effective against Syngamus trachea. It was concluded that fenbendazole is suitable for the treatment of the important intestinal and tracheal worms of poultry, a dose of 15 to 20 mg/kg for 3 consecutive days being recommended for use under field conditions.
PMID:
6750887
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

 

[TherryChicken]

Thank y'all so much! So how long will I need to ait till we can collect the eggs to eat them? So I give them 1 dose today and 10 days later give them another?

 

[casportpony]

One dose today, tomorrow and Friday, or you might not get all of the worms. Then dose ten days after Friday. I'll get you the egg withdrawal info.

-Kathy