Muvver hen Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 i have just been asked if someone can put flubenvet into water that chicks also have access to anyone know the answer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atsw Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 No, it's a powdered medication, and needs to be mixed with their layer pellets over a 7 day period. If given according to the manufacturers instructions, it's 1 tsp powder to 4 kg feed. This ratio to be fed over 7 days. If you have some left over at the end of the 7 day, discard it. For those with only two or three hens, you mix 1/2 tsp with 2 kg food. Give very little in the way of treats during the course, so that they eat predominantly the medicated pellets. The other way of doing things, which I found works really well for our hens, it the 'grape method'. You cut a grape in half, and dip the cut edge in the Flubenvet powder. Then feed each hen with half a grape each day for 7 days. Because it's strong stuff, it's important that each hen only has half a grape each day. However, it's also important that each hen does get half a grape each day for the medication to be effective. If you can't be sure to feed each hen independently via the 'grape method', then use a medicated batch of layer pellets. Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muvver hen Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 Thanks,will pass that on to him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
