mrs chook Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Hi I am currently worming my 4 girls (started sunday). I noticed on sunday that Cassie, one of my younger girls was opening her mouth a fair bit. I have seen the others do it, but she was twitching her head too. They are all healthy looking, maybe a hint of a droopy tail and oldies have erratic egg production hence worming, especially as the new girls are soon to lay I thought I'd blitz them together now, am just wondering does that sound like gapeworm (looked at some posts) and should I just double up dose anyway as a precaution or is she just being odd ? Btw, they are all behaving normally and eating well - everything else seems fine. I just wonder about double dosing because I don't want to have to discard their first eggs, should they arrive S'cuse the ramblings Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 I've noticed Molly doing that - stretching her neck and opening her beak wide - but she seems to only do it a few times then I don't notice it any more. I think if it's persistant you might start thinking gapeworm . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 ...I think if it's persistant you might start thinking gapeworm . Also the other way around; if it's not persistant then it's not gapeworm. She may have trouble getting something down. I'd check her crop to see if it's normal, esp. that it should be deflated early am before she feeds. Lots of info. on the forum about crops. Of course, esp. with an older, egg erratic hen, there may be other health issues. Some stretching & gaping is perfectly normal. But, persistant, continuous, gaping, def. needs watching as decline can be rapid with gapeworm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainboarddude Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 my hen polo, who is about a year old often sometimes does it when she whilst she is scratching about, but i think this is because she has trouble eating because she produces a lot of saliva which gums up her beak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs chook Posted September 2, 2008 Author Share Posted September 2, 2008 Thanks for the advice! She doesn't seem to be doing it anymore, I wonder if I should just give them the normal flubenvet dosage now for the rest of the week.? They all look well but i'll just carry on worming as a precaution I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 She doesn't seem to be doing it anymore, I wonder if I should just give them the normal flubenvet dosage now for the rest of the week.? They all look well but i'll just carry on worming as a precaution I think. Yes, totally agree with finishing this course at normal dosage, and keep a note of the date so you know when you did it. Best wishes, I'm glad her behaviour seems OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs chook Posted September 3, 2008 Author Share Posted September 3, 2008 Thanks very much, I look forward to the new ones laying soon! They all seem alert, red where they should be and happy, so I am glad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Sounds like she's just getting some food down, but as Sheila has said, keep an eye on her. The Flubenvet dosage for Gapeworm is twice the usual strength, or use Panacur 10% suspension. (*not licenecd for use on poultry in the UK*) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainboarddude Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 can you use verm x to treat gapewrom, if you can how much do you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Sorry, but you can't. Verm-X isn't a wormer recommended by vets purely because it isn't terribly effective. Flubenvet can be used to treat gapeworm, but you will need to double the dosage and thus withdraw the eggs from human consumption. You can also eradicate gapeworm with Panacur 10% small animal solution **not licenced for use on poultry in the UK** this is dosed at 1ml per kg of chicken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainboarddude Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 ok, thanks. does anybody know where i can get flubenvet or panacur from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 You can get it from your vet Mat, although some pharmacies now stock or order in vet medicines and can be cheaper. You will also find both of them online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Mat, I got my Flubenvet from here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
