worming hens

bedifferent · « **on:** March 10, 2008, 15:50 »

Is it really needed for small amounts of hens? Is there an alternative? If not what product would people recommend?

muntjac · « **Reply #1 on:** March 10, 2008, 15:54 »

yes it is ,,,,, ivermectin

or piperazine

bedifferent · « **Reply #2 on:** March 10, 2008, 16:25 »

do you withhold from eating the eggs after using Ivermectin?

muntjac · « **Reply #3 on:** March 10, 2008, 16:27 »

yes after all worming its best to stop for a week or so ..... any meds taken by chooks need some time to get out of the system

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #4 on:** March 10, 2008, 17:04 »

Ivermectin is not actualy licenced for chickens but you can read about it here

http://www.pekinbantams.com/ivomec.asp

Do have a look at the worming article in the Poultry information setion too.

kooringa · « **Reply #5 on:** March 10, 2008, 17:13 »

There are natural alternatives, and you can carry on eating the eggs.

agapanthus · « **Reply #6 on:** March 10, 2008, 17:56 »

Quote from: "kooringa"

There are natural alternatives, and you can carry on eating the eggs.

What would they be Kooringa?

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #7 on:** March 10, 2008, 18:10 »

verm-x aggy. It's all herbal but I'm not 100% certain it treats lung worm.

Herbal medications are not necessarily kinder to the animals though.

Have you ever eaten too much rhubarb :shock:

si-mate · « **Reply #8 on:** March 11, 2008, 09:37 »

Quote from: "Aunt Sally"

Ivermectin is not actualy licenced for chickens

Just to add to that, you will struggle to find someone who will sell you a non-poultry wormer "off-label" ie not licensed for poultry.

Shazzer · « **Reply #9 on:** March 11, 2008, 10:07 »

what about flubenvet?

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #10 on:** March 11, 2008, 10:28 »

Available from your vet or on line. There are some links in the Poultry Information Worms Topic Shazzer

poultrygeist · « **Reply #11 on:** March 11, 2008, 12:10 »

Just bought some flubenvet from a licensed merchant.

Had to fill a form in for it.

Forgot to buy grapes. Bum. Have to thaw out some raspberries instead.

And bought some straw for the nest box instead of shavings. Gonna wait for the complaining to start.

Rob

si-mate · « **Reply #12 on:** March 12, 2008, 08:32 »

Flubenvet is a licensed poultry wormer available from vets, agricultural merchants (registered with RPSGB & prescribed by a suitably qualified person), and online.

Your name and address should be recorded as well as the batch code and best before date of the product.

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