Worming chickens with Zimecterin Gold

[RaeJean]

I give it orally with a syringe.

Is it a paste or liquid? Just wondering how the paste become watery enough to squirt down their throat

 

[casportpony]

Is it a paste or liquid? Just wondering how the paste become watery enough to squirt down their throat

It's paste, and it works the same way as it does with other animals. Just apply like this:

 

[RaeJean]

Really worried now about using zimecterin gold now given the concerns about appropriate egg withdrawal times. My hens will die eventually if I do not treat their tape and gape worms. Would Valbazen be a better, safer choice for treatment of both type of worms? Has any vets advised anyone on this forum about a withdrawal period when using zimecterin gold? I do sell and give away my eggs.

 

[casportpony]

Try searching for egg or meat withdrawal times for praziquantel. If you have a vet, have them contact FARAD for a recommendation on withdrawal times.
http://www.farad.org/

 

[RaeJean]

Would you happen to know the proper dosage for a 2-3 lb hen? (they are only about 10 months old) I have a 1ml syringe

 

[RaeJean]

farad does not have an option of poultry.

 

[RaeJean]

I did a search and found another post by dawgs that suggested 14 days

 

[casportpony]

I did a search and found another post by dawgs that suggested 14 days

I trust dawg a lot, and that is what I would go by for personal use, but when it comes to selling eggs I would feel more comfortable having a vet advise a withdrawal.

 

[casportpony]

farad does not have an option of poultry.

A vet needs to submit a request.

 

[JAR916]

We had tapeworms several years ago. I gave the chickens zimecterin gold paste. (put less than a pea size drop of paste on a small crust of bread and gave to each chicken) -tapeworms cleared out quickly, and the hens kept right on thriving. -gals are 8 years old, now. That stuff works really, really well.
kittydoc has a good point, though. It works GREAT, but isn't approved for poultry.

Hi, after you have the zimecterin gold, how long did you withdrawal eggs if the chicken was laying?