ajayb Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 I haven't used Xeno 450 for a long time as I've been using the Flubenvet-dosed Marriage's layers pellets which aren't failsafe for me as the hens free-range. My memory was of using about a third to half a pipette/hen but the dosage is listed as 1 drop/100g of bird's bodyweight, with each pipette containing approx 20 drops and therefore treating 2kg of bodyweight. I have Hylines and Columbines at the moment and don't think they're particularly heavy birds but don't know what they weigh with any accuracy ... Can anyone give me some weight guidelines, please? Thanks. Plus, I'm assuming a 7-day egg withdrawal period? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 What are you using it for out of interest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajayb Posted October 3, 2011 Author Share Posted October 3, 2011 A few runny poos, and because mine free-range all day I realise that I can't be sure the Marriage's plus Flubenvet is effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 You shouldn't need to use it for worming purposes if you are using Flubenvet. Ivermectin doesn't actually kill all poultry worm species. Flubenvet is the wormer of choice for chickens and if you are concerned that your birds are at high risk of worms for whatever reason you can worm them more frequently that the normal standard 'low risk' 3-4 months. Runny poos can be caused by any number of things. Adding some probiotic powder such as Avipro or Protexin or Bokashi bran to food can help. If you are still worried about your worm burden, you could also look at your general husbandry to see if you can reduce the number of worm eggs. The other thing that might be useful is to pop a poo sample to your vet for a worm egg count as there may not be a worm issue at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajayb Posted October 3, 2011 Author Share Posted October 3, 2011 Thanks for this - I have added Bokashi bran to their food and regularly feed live yoghurt mixed with oats & bran but I may try protexin or avipro (I've used protexin on the dogs before and know it's really good). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Don't give too much yoghurt. Birds cannot digest dairy and at best it passes straight through, at worst it will give them the squits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajayb Posted October 3, 2011 Author Share Posted October 3, 2011 That might explain the problem! When we had poultry before, we had a much larger number so they may have been getting much smaller amounts of yoghurt each and therefore not suffering from the runs ... I've ordered some Avipro and will cut out the yoghurt. Really appreciate the advice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 I'll second CM's post and add that I'd disinfect the ground in their run with BioDri or similar to kill off any worm eggs. A poo sample to your vet will soon tell you if they have any worms. It could just be down to summat they ate in the garden - mine gorged on plums a while ago and had the most appalling dire rear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
