crankycookie Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 I've been looking at all sorts of information about chicken deworming and have sort of ended up more confused than before. What I have gleaned is to dose each chicken between the shoulder blades with Ivomec Eprinex Pour On, .25cc for bantams and .5 for large fowl. (I dosed this out with a small syringe and it seems like a lot, considering I dose my under 8 lb cat with .4 cc of Advantage. But okay, I've read this dosage enough to accept it as the standard.) What I remain unclear on is: 1) Is a single dose enough, or should I repeat in 10 days? People seem split down the middle about this part 2) When do I change the bedding in the run? Should it be the same day as I start the deworming, or at the end of the withdrawal period (2 weeks for eggs) or after I give them the follow up treatment? 3) I know for some ingestible dewormers you have to restrict treats and free ranging to make sure they are receiving the correct dose of medication. I assume this is not the case for a pour on treatment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurmurf Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 i use Eprinex for mites/lice but haven't used it for worming: i still use flubenvet. I'll be interested in reading your replies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 It isn't considered a very reliable wormer. Can you get Flubenvet in the US? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crankycookie Posted October 12, 2010 Author Share Posted October 12, 2010 Weird, I thought it did address a wide variety of internal parasites including roundworm, which it does specifically state on the packaging. My impression was that Flubenvent was organic and made from stuff like garlic, so I was opting out of that since there was a lot of talk about how non-chemical remedies were not reliable. I think maybe in the US Ivomec has wider usage? (At least it seems so on the Backyard chicken Form!) I admit I was also drawn to the relative ease of just dropping some stuff onto their skin. So confusing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Flubenvet contains flubendazole and isn't organic. In the UK it is the only licensed poultry wormer. There are several herbal supplements available, but because of the licensing laws, they aren't allowed to describe themselves as wormers. Ivomec Eprinex pour on isn't licensed for use in poultry in UK, either, and is only available on prescription, although many vets will prescribe it , especially for treating external parasites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crankycookie Posted October 12, 2010 Author Share Posted October 12, 2010 Ah, hmm. It does seem available in the US as well, though I already bought the Ivomec. Perhaps I could do a rotation of the two, use one for one part of the year and another for the next round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Ivomec is licensed differently in the US, as described by Scott Shilala in his article - see my post here According to my poultry specialist vet, Ivomec Eprinex isn't a reliable wormer in poultry and he recommends using either Flubenvet (which is licensed) or Panacur 10% (which isn't licensed) as well, but not to use either of them and the IE in the same week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
