abwsco Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 question. Given that I've wormed mine twice before using the mixing feed method and found out after that I've over dosed them can I clarify exactly how much I need to give them. I have the 2.5% and I understand it's 5g of Flub to 4kg of feed and this to be fed for one week. I have greedy chickens who eat more than 4kg of feed in a week so what do I do Am feeling particularly dense today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Keep mixing the same way for the whole week, ie if they eat 8kg of food then double the dose. Dispose of any left over food at the end of the week. I have the 1% but the principles the same and i just mix up a load for the whole week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 I made up 1kg then realised how little feed that actually was so made up another 4kg. They look likely to finish that by the end of the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted September 23, 2009 Author Share Posted September 23, 2009 Phew, so I haven't over dosed them in the past then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 No, the dosage is given in the food so the bigger girls who eat more food and need more dosage get the right amount and the same for the smaller girls who eat less and need less dosage. I hope im not been too confusing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamebird Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 I work on the theory that each laying chicken will eat about 125g of pellets/mash per day. Flubenvet should be fed over 7 days and the ration is 1.2g of Flubenvet per 1kg of pellets/mash. I have 6 chickens therefore:- 6 x 125g of pellets/mash x 7days = 5.25kilos of pellets/mash x 1.2g of Flubenvet = more or less 6.3g of Flubenvet mixed into 5.25kilos of pellets/mash. Simples. Which reminds me that I must worm my girls this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted September 23, 2009 Author Share Posted September 23, 2009 I thought I was right the first two times I'd wormed them. After all if you've 30 birds they would eat way more than 4 kg of food in a week but then I've read some posts and a friend told me I'd done it wrong so I got all confused Am going to add the flub when I do my cod liver oil mix this weekend and will do the chicks as well as they're now 12 weeks old and out on the same area as the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Just keep feeding the same ratio of Flubenvet to feed till the week is up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 I have just wormed mine finishing today, because they were laying erratically and the newbies were taking a long time to get going. It seems to have made a difference already. The problem is finding scales that weigh the small quantity acurately. I mixed up just under 3.5 kilos at a time which was 4g of flubenvet which is easier to weigh and I keep a 5kg feed bag to shake it up in with the pellets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted September 25, 2009 Author Share Posted September 25, 2009 Well, I mixed up my container load yesterday, which in pellets weighed 4kg when full but with the wheat, barley and maize mix it's only 3 kg. I've had to mix up another lot tonight as it was nearly all gone So in one day my gannets have got through half a grub, a 1.5kg hanging feeder and a load of feed in the 3kg hanging feeder I think they're eating more as it's got so much colder here today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
