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
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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
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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.