How Quickly Does Albendazole Work?

[Minnie the Moocher]

I want to move my girls temporarily to a new patch of grass whilst their run has a chance to recover, and more importantly, rid itself of nasty parasites that might be living there.

 

Does anyone know the optimum length of time that should elapse to kill all the nasties?

[Budgies]

I actually don't know the answer to this - I do know that red mite can survive for 5 months without a host (darned things!) and can then crawl out of their hiding place and infest a new bunch of girls.

 

However, I lost my girls a week ago and my vet suggested that I follow DEFRA guidelines for an infectious disease as a precautionary measure to protect the new girls I'm going to get.

 

Minimum time for me to be without chickens is one month apparently. I was also told to dig over where their run was, disinfect with Stalosan or similar, resoil and returf.

[Minnie the Moocher]

Disinfect the earth with Stalosan, or the house, Budgies?

 

Sorry to hear about your chooks. What happened?

[Budgies]

Both the house and the earth - you just sprinkle it on! I was also told to leave the earth once I'd dug it over and sprinkled on the disinfectant for a while before turfing - I guess the sun and the rain help to kill all the bacteria.

 

Thanks for asking Minnie. One of my girls developed egg peritonitis and the other had a blockage but we never got to the bottom of what was actually wrong with her unfortunately.

 

Her crop wasn't emptying but my vet suspected that was a secondary symptom of a primary blockage elsewhere. She could also feel a walnut sized lump in her abdomen which could have been some kind of growth or tumour.

 

After a week of intensive nursing and lots of stress we decided to end their suffering - I'm still soooooo sad!! I miss my little ladies all the time - no movement in the garden, no little chirps and peeps, no excitement when I go into the garden and no eggs!

 

Can't wait for the new girls, but I have plans for a walk in run now, which I'm really excited about!!

[Egluntyne]

Ideally, the ground on which the hens range should be rotated every three months, but this in not always feasible in a back yard situation.

 

A good worming regime for the hens, and the occasional scattering of garden lime to 'sweeten' the ground will be enough for most small flocks.

[eggalp]

i've used garden lime a couple of times and i try to hose it in before they eat it all! do you have to hose in stalosan?

[Phosphorus]

i've used garden lime a couple of times and i try to hose it in before they eat it all! do you have to hose in stalosan?

 

I'm presuming not as I sprinkle it in my run. Says on the tin that you can use it with animals in situ

[Busybird]

I don't know the 'correct' answer to this. My run stays on one part of the lawn (mud) all the time. I dig it over and rake in garden lime monthly then sprinkle Stalosan F on top. This routine has kept the smell and the flies at bay so I assume has kept down the bugs.

[Lewis]

One more point to me for the battle with dad to build a new WIR on the other side of the garden

[Minnie the Moocher]

Thanks. I assume I can get the Stalosan from a farm feeds supplier or Scats?

[Phosphorus]

Thanks. I assume I can get the Stalosan from a farm feeds supplier or Scats?

 

Regency Poultry or Flytesofancy do it online, not sure about normal farm feed suppliers You might be lucky.

[Bantambabe]

I got it from Countrywide Stores - came in quite a large bucket (8kg I think, without going to the shed to check). Have only used it once so far when I changed from bark to woodchip in the WIR. But must be about time to have a rake about and sprinkle some more in I suppose. Maybe that's a job for the weekend.

[Blackrocksrock]

I bought a 25kg bag of stalosan this time and decanted it into smaller tubs with lids as it was much cheaper and will last longer.

[Busybird]

I bought mine on line and spent a fortune on postage - only to discover later that my local agricultural suppliers sold it

 

They had loads of big sacks (used to disinfect farm animal houses) and a few 8kg tubs (like the one I bought). For the price I paid I could have had change from a big sack. They told me that they stocked the tubs for people like me but never seemed to sell any...

[LaPoule]

Hi Busybird!

Where did you find it locally, and can you remember how much it cost? I haven't been able to find it locally (W Wiltshire).

 

Thanks!

[bluekarin]

I bought mine on line and spent a fortune on postage - only to discover later that my local agricultural suppliers sold it

 

They had loads of big sacks (used to disinfect farm animal houses) and a few 8kg tubs (like the one I bought). For the price I paid I could have had change from a big sack. They told me that they stocked the tubs for people like me but never seemed to sell any...

 

Which local agricultural supplier did you get it from? I've just orderd some from Regency Poultry as with the postage it was the cheapest, but it would be nice to be able to get it locally.

[bluekarin]

well, that was fast. Ordered yesterday at 11am ish and had it delivered today at about 1pm ish!