ajayb Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 (edited) I came back to chicken keeping last year after a year's break & I now remember what I found so frustrating last time around: worming! My hens are free range on a 4 acre small holding & I can't keep them penned in on a non-grassed area for a week on food dosed with flubenol. I find xeno drops hopelessly inaccurate to dispense & would like to properly treat my hens twice a year via solution administered by mouth via a syringe (as I do with my sheep). I've seen Panacur oral suspension for dogs & cats suggested elsewhere & would like to know which product (?2.5%) & what dosage / frequency for year old hens & 6 week old chicks please. I will observe 10-14 days egg withdrawal & my hens aren't destined for the table. (With all due respect to flubenol & xeno devotees please don't tell me to stick with them as they don't work for me!) Thanks Edited March 27, 2012 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 People do use Panacur but it doesn't kill all poultry worms. Whilst not the best way to worm you could dose them with Flubenvet using the grape method. It is less accurate and not the recommended method of dosing but it sounds like you are going to have to compromise a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 I was recommended Panacur in the past by my vet - he prescribed the 10% small animal suspension. As CM has said though it doesn't treat some poultry worms and Flubenvet is your best bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajayb Posted March 28, 2012 Author Share Posted March 28, 2012 Thanks both! Why doesn't flubenol/vet come in a suspension form? With so many chicken hobbyists & free-rangers there would be a ready market ... Ps at what age can chicks first be wormed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I worm any new hatchers from 16 weeks of age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Thanks both! Why doesn't flubenol/vet come in a suspension form? With so many chicken hobbyists & free-rangers there would be a ready market ... For it to work effectively it needs to be fed in small amounts over a period of time. I suspect if it was possible to dose in one go there would have to be a withdrawal period as the dose rate of medication would have to be so high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajayb Posted March 28, 2012 Author Share Posted March 28, 2012 I'd happily accept the egg withdrawal period for the peace of mind of knowing that each hen had received an effective dose of medication without restriction from their natural routine ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 It is designed to be fed over the course of a day (as CM has said) because that s how it is most effective. If it is used as per instructions, then it is effective, and restriction to that feed is a small inconvenience for effective worming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
