Gapeworm treatment

[Keter]

I have a Cockerel with gape worms one year old has been gasping alot i have Levamisol what is the dosage?

 

[Eggcessive]

Is it possible to get fenbendazole where you are located? That is a goat and horse wormer that will treat gapeworms if given for 5 consecutive days. Here is a thread with dosage for levamisole:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/levamisole-wormer-info-needed.1217453/

 

[Keter]

How fo i dose Fenbendazole since its meant for cows and goats

 

[MomJones]

How fo i dose Fenbendazole since its meant for cows and goats

Hey Keter, here is the dosage info. I copied this from "Dawg", a local expert on here.
Fenbendazole 10% suspension liquid goat wormer, kills gapeworm too....3cc/ml per gallon of water.
Bless you and your birds.

 

[Eggcessive]

Fenbendazole (Safeguard Liquid Goat Wormer) is given orally to each chicken 1/4 ml per pound of weight for 3 straight days. It is not water soluble, so do not put it in water. There is a new, but very expensive type of water soluble SafeGuard Aquasol available, but it is not very affordable, and the dosage is very hard to calculate.
@MomJones, how old is that post from @dawg53 that you are quoting? Is it from a long time ago?
The one below is around $28:

Edited to say that I would give the SafeGuard 1/4 ml per pound for 5 straight days instead of 3.

 

[dawg53]

Hey Keter, here is the dosage info. I copied this from "Dawg", a local expert on here.
Fenbendazole 10% suspension liquid goat wormer, kills gapeworm too....3cc/ml per gallon of water.
Bless you and your birds.

Thank you for the nice complement. However, I learned the hard way that the liquid goat wormer doesnt mix well in water, it settles at the bottom and is non effective in treating worms.
The dosage for gapeworms is 1/4cc per pound of weight given orally 5 days in a row, also for capillary worms. Three days in a row for large roundworms and cecal worms.

 

[Saaniya]

albendazole also used for gape worm half ml per Kg

 

[Akoharski4]

What is the egg withdrawal period for the safeguard?

 

[Eggcessive]

Withdrawal time for fenbendazole/SafeGuard is 14 days after the last dosage, so if you give it for 5 days, it is a total of 19 days.

 

[Akoharski4]

Withdrawal time for fenbendazole/SafeGuard is 14 days after the last dosage, so if you give it for 5 days, it is a total of 19 days.

Thank you for your timely response.