I've only had my five ex-batts for a week so I don't have any idea of how much they eat - I got 2 big part-full feeders with them & haven't even had to top those up yet (I want to give them a good scrub when empty, 1 at a time)
As the hens were not wormed since the previous owner got them from the previous owner in June, I think they should be wormed asap as they stress of the move might leave them more vulnerable to infestation.
Do I buy Flubenvet at the pet shop/farm suppliers? Sounds like the 1% would be easier to measure & I like the idea of the nice warm porridge with the sneaky meds in it. Could I divide the porridge into individual portions to ensure everyone gets their share?
And please, experienced mathemetical geniuses, how much am I likely to need for the 5 quite lightweight hens? Then I can divide that by 7 to stir into treat then divide it by 5 each night.
Any other simple suggestions would be welcome!
The difficult but accurate wayIf you want to worm accurately using a single daily treat you need to use Aunt Sally's advice and worm by weight or know exactly how much they eat in a week so you can calculate how much they would need if they were getting it in their feed. Then divide this into 7 portions and feed each day in treats.
The easy and effective practical wayAlternatively you can guesstimate that your birds will eat 800grams a week each so that's 4kg for the 5 of them. Two level scoops of 1% is therefore what you need. Measure out 7 days of dry porridge treat portions say 100ml each, use a volume scoop with 7 portions. Very lightly sprinkle the F over the surface as you stir and mix well. Set it aside and mark it so you don't accidentally worm hubby and the kids
Each MORNING take the volume measure equal to a seventh and make your medicated porridge. Stir to remix the dry medicated porridge each day before you measure it out so the F doesn't settle out and you get an even distribution over the week. Try and ensure they all get roughly equal shares. Feed pellets and /or freerange as normal ad libitum for the rest of the day
Buy flubenvet online )Google) and make sure it's the 1% mix.
Best of luck
HF
PS If they eat less than 800grams of feed this will be a slight overdose but well within safe limits. I doubt they will get more than 800.