Patridge bantam chicken poorly foot?

[moomin]

I was just finishing a routine course of Flubenvet for my girls yesterday, using the half-a- grape method and my greedy girl Skye managed to nick Bobbie's half grape. It was gone in a trice!!

 

Do you think I should withdraw her eggs? The rest of the course she got the correct dosage, it was just on the one day she got the double-dose.

 

Would it be too bigger risk not to withdraw, does anyone know what the effect of flubenvet is on humans? does it make you sick or something??!!

 

Thanks guys

[Old Speckled Hen]

Flubendazole is used in the treatment of hydatid disease (ie a type of tapeworm), can be dosed up to 4grams per adult and there are no noticeable side effects. So I think you'd be safe with a one-off double pinch.

[Chickaboo]

I don't think it is systemic, as in it's not actually absorbed into the body, but just passes along the gut to kill the worms. So it should be fine.

[abwsco]

That's one reason I'm using the flubenvet in their feed from now on. It's far less stressful.

[Old Speckled Hen]

OMG

Flubendazole is used in the treatment of hydatid disease (ie a type of tapeworm), can be dosed up to 4grams per adult and there are no noticeable side effects. So I think you'd be safe with a one-off double pinch.

I meant 4g for an adult human not chicken!!!!!

[moomin]

Thanks guys

 

I had visions of poisoning my kids

 

Normally I have it down to a fine art, I give them a grape each from my hand, rather than in a dish, so I know they've got one each. But she's such a greedy-guts. Her little pointy beak is faster than greased lightening!! Next time I'm gonna seperate them before I administer the medicine!