Donna C Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Hi all, my orp has just started laying and has really runny pooh to point i've had to give her bum area a good clean,much to her disgust. They are on growers at the moment til need to buy more then will get layers. I've just wormed them as i do every month with verm-x. (Recommended by breeder). They were enjoying a nice weetabix( or 4 ) at tea time. Any ideas how to stop this? other than that she fine. Many thanks Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henslaved Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Maybe it's the Weetabix . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlotta Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 It could be the weetabix, or it could still be worms - I wouldn't rely on Verm-X for worming, Flubenvet is always the way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna C Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share Posted January 7, 2011 Where is the best place to get fluben-vet and how do i use it ?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henslaved Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Read this http://poultrykeeper.com/poultry-medication/poultry-medication/flubenvet-used-for-worming.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna C Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share Posted January 7, 2011 Thanks, just abit worried about dosage. I only have two orpingtons. How would i adapt the dosage???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henslaved Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I have a tub of the Flubenvet 2.5% Poultry Wormer, I cut a grape in half and put on a "pinch" of Flubenvet and each girl gets one of those a day for 7 days. I don't know about the 1% mixture but I'm sure it will tell you on the box . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennydavies Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Hello Donna, I give our girls their Flubanvet mixed with what they enjoy most (so that I know they definately get it) I put our girls dose in with drained & rinsed tinned sweetcorn . Just a tiny amount (about the size of a small fingernail) sprinkled on enough sweetcorn to keep the girls interested until it's all gone does the trick for me. I also give it on chopped up spaghetti if I have some left over. I put a tiny amount of olive oil on first to help the flubanvet stick. I do this for seven days and I know it works because I have found expelled worms on the poo tray in the hen house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna C Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share Posted January 7, 2011 sounds easy enough, but where is best to buy it?? Sorry all the questions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 My Vet orders it for me, i call him ask for flubenvet 1% and it is there the next day...very nice man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 If you Google flubenvet you will find lots of places online to buy it. Just pick the one with the best price! If you only have two hens, then I'd recommend buying the 1% strength rather than 2.5% I really wouldn't advise using the 'add a pinch to treats' method of dosing with Flub, although I know lots of people do this. It's designed to be mixed in with the hens' pellets/mash so that they eat the correct amount according to their weight (blobbing some one a grape is totally hit and miss as to whether the dose is correct) and also so that they take the medicine in gradually during the day rather than in one go. It's honestly very very easy to mix into feed. With the 1% strength you simply weigh out 2kg of pellets, add a teaspoonful of oil (olive, veg, cod liver - whatever you have basically), add 1 level scoop of flubenvet and mix like crazy until it's evenly mixed. That's it. Feed this instead of unmedicated pellets for 7 days. If the hens eat all the medicated pellets before the 7 days is up, mix up some more and feed this until the end of 7 days, then throw away any leftovers. Seemples! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna C Posted January 8, 2011 Author Share Posted January 8, 2011 Fantastic, will call vet. Thanks so much for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna C Posted January 8, 2011 Author Share Posted January 8, 2011 Another question, how often do u do it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 3-4 times a year is enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna C Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share Posted January 10, 2011 great, thank you so much for advice,vet sells it so going to get some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
