Single hen

[Muvver hen]

i have just been asked if someone can put flubenvet into water that chicks also have access to anyone know the answer?

[atsw]

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

[Muvver hen]

Thanks,will pass that on to him!