jippy1 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Hi Chicken not eating their pellets now ive added the flubenvet, and they wont drink the water with ACV in it , worried about the food and them being hungry, The shop said they should eat 2kg in 7 days (4 chucks) dont think they will , what should we do , will they of had enough of the flubevet, They seem hungry. Any suggestions . Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 The won't starve. They will get the right dosage as they eat according to their weight and stage. Why not give them plain water whilst you are worming them,. You could add the ACV to their water at a later date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy ben grace Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 You could try adding some sunflower/veg/olive oil to the pellets. Just a touch(helps the flubenvet to stick to the pellets)might take away the taste for them. Be firm, they will eat it when they are hungry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumfychuck Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 I am about to start my first ever worming week....eeeeek!! I have my flub but I am unsure as to which method of administering to go with.... Having extensively searched on the net I think there are two methods - 1) in feed and keep them in run for a week or 2) in dosed treats (grapes, rasins, yoghurt etc) The dosed treats to individual chooks would definately be the easiest for me as I'm home all day and could easily deal with this as I only have 4 very friendly chickens. BUT if I go with this method and repeat several times during the day would they still be able to free range? My Girls are let out all day to roam a very large garden and woodland and I think they would be very very misserable if they had to be cooped up in their run all day. It would not be a problem to call them back to the house at intervals during they day for their dose. Please help!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 I am about to start my first ever worming week....eeeeek!! I have my flub but I am unsure as to which method of administering to go with.... Having extensively searched on the net I think there are two methods - 1) in feed and keep them in run for a week or 2) in dosed treats (grapes, rasins, yoghurt etc) The dosed treats to individual chooks would definately be the easiest for me as I'm home all day and could easily deal with this as I only have 4 very friendly chickens. BUT if I go with this method and repeat several times during the day would they still be able to free range? My Girls are let out all day to roam a very large garden and woodland and I think they would be very very misserable if they had to be cooped up in their run all day. It would not be a problem to call them back to the house at intervals during they day for their dose. Please help!! I don't think it should be dosed treats because the flubenvet and pellets needs to be their only food so that the worming will actually be effective. I'd go with option number 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 I would give it as prescribed rather than the grape method. It is not common for them not to eat it. I would stop any free ranging if they are not keen on their medicated feed and leave them to it. I agree that it is best not to give the ACV in water at the same time. I have just finished a week of Flubenvetting with mine and they ate masses more that normal It does coat the food very easily with or without any oil added. I mixed mine using a metal spoon and no added oil and the spoon was clearly well coated during the process so I have no doubt it was well distributed through the pellets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Interesting there is another person with the same problem here.*click*Maybe this is something we need to monitor in case there have been any changes made to Flubenvet recently and there is an issue with the palatability . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
counturchickens Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Just trying flub for the first time, and mine are eating more than usual! Mind you, not giving them treats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi-Hi Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 They are driving me insane (and surely the neighbours)! They are shouting so much to be let out, but barely touching their food. Tough, it is daylight now, they will just have to shout and get on with it... Chickens hey? Got to love 'em... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctors girls Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Just trying flub for the first time, and mine are eating more than usual! Mind you, not giving them treats! i am with you its says 2kg over a 7 day period i have had to make a 2nd batch up they seem to be wolfing it down like you though no treats stick to the rules it does say you have to be cruel to be kind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumfychuck Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Please help! Have I done this right? I've mixed 2 kg of pellets with 1 scoop (little blue plastic scoop about tea spoon size came with the flub) of flubenvet. Its a teeny tiny amount for that amount of pellet, is that right? I think 2kg (a grub-full) will only last my 4 greedy girls a few days so do I do another 2kg again? and keep going until 7 days? I am going to find it very very difficult keeping them in their eglu run (seems cruel) as they are used to free ranging in their enclosure and then into the whole garden for most of the day. Could I just keep them in the enclosure, it has bushes and tree debris but no grass (they destroyed that ages ago) so there can't be much to eat except some bugs and they constantly return to their grub to eat. Advice needed please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Yeah thats right I know it barely seems anything so you need to mix a lot to ensure that it has an even coverage. I think I did 2 grub fulls over the 7 days. Sorry I don't know about keeping them in their run, I didn't have a problem with that because they were allowed to stay in their wir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 I am going to find it very very difficult keeping them in their eglu run (seems cruel) as they are used to free ranging in their enclosure and then into the whole garden for most of the day. Could I just keep them in the enclosure, it has bushes and tree debris but no grass (they destroyed that ages ago) so there can't be much to eat except some bugs and they constantly return to their grub to eat. Advice needed please That is exactly what I do. My hens have an outdoor enclosure which is more or less desolate. I reckon the amount of extras they would find to eat there are so little as to not bother worrying about. My girls also regularly return to their feeder to eat, whether I am flub-ing or not so am happy that they are getting the dose they need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 The grape method ALWAYS worked for me when I had 4 friendly chickens. Now that I have two flighty ones as well as the cockerel (he takes things from my hand then clucks away and lays it on the ground for one of his ladies to eat) this is impossible. They usually have Garvo Alpha chickens which is the ambrosia of chook food. When I worm them I use Garvo layers pellets, coat them in a large bag with cod liver oil then add the Flubenvet. There is always resistance on the first day but I give them NO treats apart from a few live mealworms to get them in at night (they free range all day) and it does get eaten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Sorry to hijack the post but someone suggested worming my girls because they seem a bit under the weather - but they aren't really eating that much in the first place, so will they get enough of the worming powder to make any difference ? I wormed them last at the end of Feb so they are due to be wormed, but they just don't seem to be doing a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 If they were done as per instructions at the end of Feb I doubt that worms are the issue unless your flock are in conditions that place them at high risk. You could pool a poo sample and pop it over to the vets or somewhere like Retfords to analysis to confirm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Thanks Chuckymama, I do worm them regularly and I think to be honest my girls are just ........, well I don't know really . I haven't seen Matilda for a couple of hours and Charlotte is just resting. I did think she looked a bit brighter today though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
