New hens not going into Eglu Go Up

[tjandcpj]

Hi, How often should chickens be wormed? and how do you do it!! I have had my 3 chooks almost 5 months, they came via Omlet so know they were wormed then but i have not wormed them since

[rossco]

you can get herbal internal parasite pellets to ad to there feed its on ebay it made by net tex i use it bout every 4 months it comes with instructions and measurement spoon if they do get worms the vet can give stronger stuff but you can with the herbal stuff you can still eat your eggs hope that helps

[Lavenders_Blue]

Most people on the forum (including me) swear by Flubenvet. It's available online, just google it for the best prices. You add 1 scoop (supplied) of the powder to 2kg of their feed, mix thoroughly and offer the medicated feed only for 7 days. Mix up some more if they finish the 2kg before the end of the 7 days. Very simple to use and it's very effective.

[rossco]

ye thats the other one i couldnt think what it was called do you need a egg withdrawal with that never used it

[Chucky Mama]

ye thats the other one i couldnt think what it was called do you need a egg withdrawal with that never used it

 

If you have never Flubenvetted them I would strongly advise that you do There are a few herbal supplements out there but Flubenvet is the only licensed wormer for chickens in the UK.

[tjandcpj]

Thanks for all your responses, have just ordered Verm X pellets from Amazon byt now that i read your suggestions i will look into that one, thanks again

[tjandcpj]

Sorry, me again, what do you mean by egg withdrawal?

[Lavenders_Blue]

Egg withdrawal is a period of time when you cannot eat the eggs of a hen on medication.This is because the medication can pass into the eggs and therefore into the food chain.

There is no egg withdrawal period with Flubenvet, the eggs are safe to eat during and following treatment.

[WitchHazel]

There is no egg withdrawal period with Flubenvet.

 

As well as buying the Flubenvet powder and mixing it yourself, you can now buy Marriages pellets which are have Flbenvert in them. They are available in 10kg or 20kg bags. You feed in place of your normal feed for 7 days. To calculate how much you need, and whether it is worth you buying it, you should work on the basis that you need about 1kg per chook over the 7 days. So a 10kg bag will dose 10 chickens. Shelf life is only about 3 months though, so you can't keep it to the next worming.

There is another thread running with a discussion about these pre-mixed pellets.

 

Hope that helps

[oneyolktoanother]

i got my flubenvet from petmeds off line it was a good price

[chuckmum6]

I shall be worming my lot in the next month or so, they need worming in the autumn and spring (every 6 months). So your will be due soon. I find adding a splash of cod liver oil to the pellets and then adding in flubenvent powder and giving it all a good shake in a cake tin, all helps to give an even coating.

[tjandcpj]

Huge thanks to you all for the tips, am going to order it on line.

[doctors girls]

at the moment i use verm-x pellets which you do monthly but with with flubenvet do you only do them twice a year because that sounds better or do still use some sort of worm control between the six months or is that too much for the girls is twice a year with flubenvet enough

john

[Jools]

Whatever works for you. Some use Flubenvet between one and four times a year (according to circumstances) with nothing in between, others prefer some kind of preventative treatment like Verm-x monthly as well. Or there's me who just uses Verm-x monthly - but I like to buck the trend!

[tjandcpj]

Thanks for all your tips, i ordered Marriages- Layers pellets with Flubenvet from www.sprcentre.com it cost £5.90 for 10kg and arrived in 2 days, instructions say to feed the chooks this for 7 days, so all seems easy enough !!

 

 

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