Mercibelle
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So I've heard that treating chickens for worms twice a year is a good practice, especially in coops and runs that are stationary (which mine is). Other than somewhat pale faces during the day (which I have assumed is heat related as it's been in the 90's here with very high humidity) I haven't seen any signs of worms in my ladies and roo, but I wanted to get on a worming schedule to help improve their overall health.
Firstly, is this a good practice?
I've been doing a lot of research and reading on various methods of dewormers and I'm really unsure of what would be the best approach. I know you don't uses the "zoles" back to back as they build up immunity to it. I've also seen some people say to use fenbendazole product (Panacur or Safeguard) at a rate of 3 cc per gallon of drinking water and offered to the flock for 24 hours. Which is roughly 1/2 tsp...right? But on the other hand I've seen people say that they need to be treated for a week the lessen the dosage the following week. So I'm at a loss.
I'm also very confused on egg withdrawal. Is there one? Some people say there is a 17 day withdrawal period and others say There are no stated egg withdrawal periods established for the fenbendazole medications for chickens intended to be used for egg and/or meat production.
I know there is a way to give fenbendazole orally per weight of the chicken, but I'm gonna be real honest, I'm absolutely terrible at math and doing conversions for the medication scares me. I don't wanna mess up and OD my chickens.
Firstly, is this a good practice?
I've been doing a lot of research and reading on various methods of dewormers and I'm really unsure of what would be the best approach. I know you don't uses the "zoles" back to back as they build up immunity to it. I've also seen some people say to use fenbendazole product (Panacur or Safeguard) at a rate of 3 cc per gallon of drinking water and offered to the flock for 24 hours. Which is roughly 1/2 tsp...right? But on the other hand I've seen people say that they need to be treated for a week the lessen the dosage the following week. So I'm at a loss.
I'm also very confused on egg withdrawal. Is there one? Some people say there is a 17 day withdrawal period and others say There are no stated egg withdrawal periods established for the fenbendazole medications for chickens intended to be used for egg and/or meat production.
I know there is a way to give fenbendazole orally per weight of the chicken, but I'm gonna be real honest, I'm absolutely terrible at math and doing conversions for the medication scares me. I don't wanna mess up and OD my chickens.