Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: mrs chook on March 22, 2013, 07:21
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Recently lost a hen & have worming treatment for the other two . 1 has just. Started laying one hasnt . Wondering how much to give as the dosage seems to be for a large flock.
Thanks
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You will need to worm for 7 days. I assume it is the 1% powder.
Weigh 2kg of food and add 1 level scoop of flube.
Feed them that and nothing else, no treats etc.
If they finish that food before the 7 days you will need to mix another lot (or you could mix 1/2 scoop to 1 kg of food if you think they wont get through another 2kg) but they must have it for 7 days.
I add a spoon of olive oil to the feed before putting the flube in and give it all a really good mix. It helps the powder stick to the pellets.
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The dosage will depend on what flubenvet percentage you have, either the 1% or 2.5%.
For the 1% mix 6g (one level measure, which is supplied) to 2kg of pellets.
For the 2.5% mix 6g to 1kg of pellets. http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=70506
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Thanks . I thought it would be less as i only have 2 hens not a big flock ?
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They only eat a certain amount each day so the dosage is worked out by that. You would need to mix larger quantities, using more flubenvet at the same ratio for a larger flock. :)
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Thanks for the advice :)
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I buy my flubenvet as premixed pellets and give them it for seven days.
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Mrs. Chook. what about trying this. I put a pinch of Flubenvet in a small amount of cooked rice or sunflower hearts, that my three will eat in one go, adding a drop of veg. or Olive oil to make it all stick together. I give them this first thing for breakfast so they eat it all up before they go out. I do this for 7 days and thats it job done. As I only have three it works well for mine.
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Thx. Have started the 7 day worming . Does not say when to re worm...any advice ?
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Some people do it once or twice a year. If you have wild birds using the same area as your hens especially pigeons best to do them 3 to 4 times a year. If whilst worming you can see large amounts of dead worms in their poo you may need to re-treat in a few weeks. Have a look at the photos on here.
http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=17568.0
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Thx again :)! Will do 3 times a year as do have pigeons & other birds popping into feed.
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The dosage will depend on what flubenvet percentage you have, either the 1% or 2.5%.
For the 1% mix 6g (one level measure, which is supplied) to 2kg of pellets.
For the 2.5% mix 6g to 1kg of pellets. http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=70506
Wouldn't the second mixture be five times the dose of the first?!
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Mrs. Chook. what about trying this. I put a pinch of Flubenvet in a small amount of cooked rice or sunflower hearts, that my three will eat in one go, adding a drop of veg. or Olive oil to make it all stick together. I give them this first thing for breakfast so they eat it all up before they go out. I do this for 7 days and thats it job done. As I only have three it works well for mine.
I so something similar - at least twice a year and whenever we get new birds.
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The dosage will depend on what flubenvet percentage you have, either the 1% or 2.5%.
For the 1% mix 6g (one level measure, which is supplied) to 2kg of pellets.
For the 2.5% mix 6g to 1kg of pellets. http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=70506
Wouldn't the second mixture be five times the dose of the first?!
It is 2.5 times stronger than the 1% but the amounts are so tiny and measuring is not accurate so the dosage is worked out at 1/2 the amount of pellets compared with the 1%.
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I feed mine organically and couldn't find any worming treatments locally so purchased the Diametrous earth animal grade and mix it in with their feed whenever i fill their feed container every 3 days. It covers all of the pellets in a fine dusting and you hardly use any at all. I bought 2 x 1 kilo bags and have hardly used the any of the first bag in almost a month now so it seems very economical.
I have no idea if it works is there any way you can check?
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I started off using Diametrous earth but read so much saying there is no proof of it working. As we have lots of wood pigeons that visit the garden I decided to use flubenvet. I have never had any signs of worms either before of after using flubenvet.
The only thing you can do is carry on using Diametrous earth and keep an eye out for any signs of them having worms. You can then treat them with flubenvet. You may never have to so if you are wanting to stay organic keep feeding them as you do now.
You can always let us know your results which may help others choose between Diametrous earth and flubenvet. :)
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I will no probs. I have never seen any worms but the place of the chickens is visited by crows and magpies untill i get rid of them. I noticed black runny droppings which i put down to cold and me digging worms so thats why i gave them the DE and the black runny droppings seems to have stopped now. Maybe this could be a sign of it working?
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They might have been eating something in the garden that changed the colour of their poo. Elderberries can cause it. I think mine have eaten young ivy leaves which changed the colour to nearly black. They are not supposed to eat ivy but mine do. I try to get rid of it from the garden but it pops up all over due to the blackbirds reseeding it! ::)
You rarely see signs of the worms in the poo unless the worm burden is really bad. Best to just keep check on their overall health for signs of worms.
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Not really just grass which they have destroyed and i have to say they are the most destructive animals.
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Flubenvet which one is best, liquid, powder or pre-mixed pellets ? Not sure which one to buy.
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Flubenvet which one is best, liquid, powder or pre-mixed pellets ? Not sure which one to buy.
I didn't know they did it in liquid form.
I have used powder and pellets. I found the pellets easier but it depends on how many hens you have as you can waste a lot. I share mine with another local poultry keeper so no waste.
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if you are organic and use diatom or verm-x then I would get your vet to test their pooh every so often to see if their is any signs of worm eggs just to be sure as neither of these are proven to work on all types of worms.