Sheilaz Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Eglu bum? It's what a few of us have from prolonged sitting at computer when on forum! I plan to worm my chooks 2 or 3 times a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellcat Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Oh. Got that already. Keep meaning to worm ours but havent got round to it yet. We've got the Flubenvet, in fact I've got a huge pot of it so I might sell it on in small batches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelfire Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 what are the symptoms if they have worms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 you may well see the worms in the chooks poo. They might also get a bit lifeless - afterall the worms are getting all the food goodies. Our girls have never had them touch wood, but I am sure that someone with more experience will be along soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 mine have a lot of energy, but just wanted to know what to look out for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monique Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 I use Flubenvet as well. I mix a spoon of sunflower oil with the pellets and then I add the Flubenvet, so that it sticks to the pellets rather than sink to the bottom. That's also a good way of giving them Chicken Spice, which is great to get them through a moult quickly. I've been worming them 6-monthly as that's recommended, but I think I will start to do it 4-monthly from now on as they free range so much. One of the other symptoms of worms you may want to look out for is yawning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleHen Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 solar panel - I'm intrigued! do you have any photos - if on the gallery - whereabouts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monique Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 I've not posted a picture yet, as I still need to find out how to do it . I'll do it soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken on a mission Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 One of the other symptoms of worms you may want to look out for is yawning. I think I need worming too based on that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Happymama Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 Anyone know how to worm with Panacur? Dosage per hen? Its' a palatable (well, the dog & cats think so) white milky stuff, perfectly suitable for birds of all sorts, wild pheasants are given it on well-run shooting moors. No instructions on the bottle, and the vet will charge £21.50 for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley-Jean Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 My chooks were done with Panacur last October. The vet did it. he weighed them and put it into their crops with a syringe and tube I'm not sure what the dose rate was but if it is not on the package it should be somewhere on the internet. My girls only had one does each but the vet said If I saw and worms in their poo the they should have another dose in about 10 days time. 1 ml Panacur 10% Liquid contains 100 mg active ingredient Fenbendazole. Flubenvet contains Flubendazole, I don't know how these differ in activity. I hope that is helpful. BTW the vet charged me £2.12 for the two hens. They're not all robbers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saronne Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 Here's a (stupid?) question... There's no chance of catching worms from eating the eggs of a hen who has worms...is there?! Sorry if that's a silly question. Hope there's someone else out there who wanted to ask but felt stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 None whatsoever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saronne Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Didn't think so, but wasn't 100% sure. Thank you. Can hens get worms from other domestic pets if they free range and come across infected poo? or are the types of worms exclusive to cats/dogs and poultry? Too many gross questions. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Didn't think so, but wasn't 100% sure. Thank you. Can hens get worms from other domestic pets if they free range and come across infected poo? or are the types of worms exclusive to cats/dogs and poultry? Too many gross questions. Sorry. I don't know the answer to your question but believe me the questions get more gross as you read more of the forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cam1 Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Hi the symptoms from our wormy hen were suddenly only 1 egg a day rather than 2, then found a softie (1st one) then a ghostly white shelled egg rather than the normal brown, then in my poo i spied some worms They are being wormed with flubenvet this week! Cam mya velma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
