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Great Chicken Chick Article on the Control and Treatment of Worm
s in Chickens
By: Angela Fore Date: February 7, 2018, 10:11 am
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"Whether, when and how to de-worm backyard chickens are
difficult questions for the average chicken keeper to answer.
To a large extent, the answers are a matter of personal
philosophy, buy how does one form a philosophy without a degree
in poultry medicine? Most of us really just want the basics:
how chickens get worms, how to recognize a worm problem, how to
control and treat chicken for worms when necessary. I offer a
few chicken worm basics here with plenty-o-links to delve deeper
into the wiggle world of poultry internal parasite should you so
desire. My objective is to provide enough information for you
to understand the basics about worms in chickens so you can form
a worm control philosophy for your flock." Kathy Shea Mormino
Updated link 3-02
HTML http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2015/11/control-treatment-of-worms-in-chickens/
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Re: Great Chicken Chick Article on the Control and Treatment of
Worms in Chickens
By: Susan Austin Coulange Date: March 1, 2018, 2:53 pm
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Hi Angela, I tried to use the link and it says: Page not found.
It does link to the Chicken Chick's web site and you can search
the site. I just thought I'd let you know.
I was using an organic wormer pellet in their feed but was
skeptical. I had no way of knowing if every chicken was eating
it. Then, one of my girls got sick: stopped eating and drinking,
isolating and just looking pitiful. I had not a clue what was
wrong. I went to TSC and found a product called Backyard Chicken
Health Pack. It contains a water sanitizer, a prebiotic and a
wormer (oil of grapefruit, oil of lemon, yucca extract, oil of
fennel and Anise). It did the trick, as I found dead worms in
their poop. You can put all 3 in a gallon of water. The package
is enough for 90 days. The directions say to give it for 7 days
every 3 weeks. I did the 7 days and am still finding worms so
don't know if I should continue or wait 3 weeks. It was around
$42.00. Decisions, decisions. I have looked at TSC repeatedly
and this was the first time I saw this product. It is "all
natural" and there is no egg discard requirement. My girl is
better, back to eating, foraging and running around with the
other girls but still has diarrhea. I am hopeful. Susan
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Re: Great Chicken Chick Article on the Control and Treatment of
Worms in Chickens
By: Angela Fore Date: March 2, 2018, 11:58 am
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Thanks Susan, I updated the link. The Chicken Chick is funny
about sharing. lol
I am so interested to hear what your further experience with the
Backyard Chicken Health Pack is. Which product specifically do
you think is responsible for the parasite shedding? Or is it a
combination of the three? I have heard about that product and
if I am not mistaken Sharron Fobes was going to use that one or
has used it. I had a chicken die of Capelleria worms last year
so I have acquiesced and went the chemical route with Valbazen.
You do have to withhold eggs for 21 days though just as a
precaution since even though it is widely used as a dewormer in
poultry it is not technically been cleared for use in poultry.
I dewormed my flock last June and get fecal exams done during
the year just to check and so far so good, we are still clear.
If you are still seeing worms after the BCHP treatment and you
want to try some Valbazen. I will give you some for her, there
is no point in buying it when I have some to share. :)
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Re: Great Chicken Chick Article on the Control and Treatment of
Worms in Chickens
By: Susan Austin Coulange Date: March 5, 2018, 9:38 pm
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Thank you so much, Angela. After reading the Chicken Chick's
article, I am horrified to suspect my girls also have gapeworm.
Well, ok... I didn't even know there was such a thing, but I
have noticed them "yawning" and didn't realize it was a symptom.
It looks like I might as well get used to worming them since
they love worms, grubs, and all the other creepy crawlies that
carry these worms. I am now going to try either Ivermectin or
Eprinomectin.. probably the later. It is more expensive than
the Ivermectin but does not call for a repeat dose in 2 weeks.
Both had comments from people who use it for their chickens. I'm
not sure I would be able to get my girls to take the Valbazen.
They are pretty opinionated about their intake. I'm going to
TSC first thing in the AM.
As for the BYCH, the Zyfend A is the wormer. It is a blend of
citrus and fennel oils. It worked on the roundworms, but
apparently not on the gapeworms, as the girls are still
"gaping".
Thank you so much for posting the article. I have a chicken book
but get so distracted by all the other projects I have, I don't
set aside time to read. I did start reading and got pretty
overwhelmed with all the information.
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Re: Great Chicken Chick Article on the Control and Treatment of
Worms in Chickens
By: Angela Fore Date: March 6, 2018, 7:09 am
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Susan, I totally understand the overwhelm aspect of which you
speak, I think we all go through that from time to time. Let me
tell my you want happened to one of my fav girls last year. Her
name was Cookie and she was my heart. I noticed the yawning and
heard her a little raspiness in her breathing. So I started her
on Duramycin-10 thinking it was some sort of respiratory thing.
Normally you can see improvement within 24 hrs with Duramycin-10
if is just a run of the mill respiratory infection. She was
getting worse so I took her to see Dr. Linda Knight her
diagnosis was Capillary worms!!! She asked if she had been
eating a lot of earthworms and as luck would have about 2 weeks
prior she had gone an earthworm spree when my husband tilled our
garden. Dr. Knight gave her a dose of Safeguard (Fenbendazole)
and sent me home saying that she might get better and she might
not. She died from asphyxiation the next day. It was the most
horrible thing to watch her suffer because those worms were
multiplying in her trachea. I got my Chicken Health Handbook
out the next day (you need to buy this book if you do not have
it:
HTML https://www.amazon.com/Chicken-Health-Handbook-2nd-Maximizing/dp/161212013X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1520341297&sr=8-1&keywords=chicken+health+handbook)<br
/>to find out that fenbendazole does not kill Capillary
worms!!!!!!!!!! Only Valbazen kills everything. Had I known
that my precious Cookie would probably still be alive. I have
some Valbazen and will be happy to share it with you. For an
adult hen, you draw up .5cc(ml) and put it on a piece of bread.
I give them a piece of bread soaked in Colloidal silver first,
then the Valbazen bread, followed by another piece soaked in the
Colloidal Silver. You then administer again in 10 days,
withholding eggs for 3 weeks after the last dose. IT IS AMAZING
STUFF.
I will send you a FB pm and give you my cell number if you want
some Valbazen. I am happy to share. :)
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Re: Great Chicken Chick Article on the Control and Treatment of
Worms in Chickens
By: Travis Rayner Date: March 16, 2018, 8:48 am
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Great info here. One of our girls has started the mouth gaping.
We are not looking into the many alternatives. It is a shame
we don't have an approved poultry product with simple measuring
requirements! Thanks for sharing the info in this thread!
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Re: Great Chicken Chick Article on the Control and Treatment of
Worms in Chickens
By: Angela Fore Date: March 16, 2018, 9:50 am
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I agree, it is a shame. Dr. Hess (AU Poultry Science Dept) said
that these companies do not want to pay for the testing the FDA
requires to deem a product safe for use in poultry. :(
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Re: Great Chicken Chick Article on the Control and Treatment of
Worms in Chickens
By: Angela Fore Date: March 16, 2018, 10:12 am
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I have used the general dosage of .5ml for an adult hen and .25
ml when administering Valbazen. However, if you would like to
get the EXACT dosage for your bird according to its weight
please read the following information concerning dosing:
Valbazen: Drop 1/8 - 1/4 ml orally for tape worms. Broad
spectrum anthelmintic (11.36% Albendazole) is effective in the
removal of liver flukes, tapeworms, stomach worms, round
worms, lung worms and other intestinal worms. Although not
officially supported as a broad spectrum wormer for chickens, it
is unofficially the best one. Dosage is 0.077 cc of straight
Valbazen per pound of bird weight (that is 3/4 of 1/10 of 1 cc
straight Valbazen per pound) or 0.17 cc straight Valbazen per
kilogram of bird weight.
Here are examples:
Pound dosage: 8 lb. bird x 0.077= 0.6 cc of straight Valbazen or
just over 1/2 cc. A 10 lb. bird would be almost exactly 3/4 of a
cc (0.077 x 10= 0.77 cc)
Kilogram dosage: 3 kg. bird x0.17= 0.51 cc (1/2cc) of straight
Valbazen.
You can give Valbazen straight without dilution down the throat
( a small 1cc syringe is best with no needle). Repeat in 10-14
days. Although weighing each bird is a pain, it is safer to get
an actual weight in the beginning until you become familiar with
knowing what a chicken weighs by looking at them and picking
them up.
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