The Poultry Keeper

Heather · Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2005 9:49 am Post subject: Worming

Ok so I have just added the flubenvet that Belinda kindly gave me to the girls' food - well mixed in! do I still add the garlic powder as normal or is it best just to have flubenvet only???

TIA

Heather

Lisa · Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2005 10:41 am Post subject:

AFAIK they work in different ways, so I personally wouldn't have a problem with using both...

IIRC the drug in Flubenvet actually kill worms, whereas garlic makes the internal conditions less favourable to internal parasites which, over time, either gets rid of them or at least gets them down to an acceptable level.

Plus garlic has so many other beneficial properties that I'd continue feeding it to them because of that!

HTH,
Lis

Heather · Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2005 11:12 am Post subject:

thanks Lisa xx

Fee · Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 6

How often should chickens be wormed?

1 Chicken Smuggler · Joined: 11 Dec 2005 Posts: 178

About every 3 to 4 months

nigel · Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 10:39 pm Post subject:

The dosage advice on Flubenvet recommends you worm birds twice a year, but our vet told us that since our birds are not moved to fresh groung every 3 months we should aim to worm them every 3 months as a precaution. We use the pre mixed feed already dosed with wormer as it is far simpler and a lot less mixing and messing.

jaydee67 · Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 10:48 pm Post subject:

That's alright if you can get it! Confused

summayah · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 4289 Location: luton

there's also a totally natural wormer that you can get, which is much better than flubenvet in that it is natural and also it is dispensed in measured doses ~ verm-x. Here is their web site www.verm-x.com. It was also for sale on ebay recently but it seems all the auctions have gone off ~ I expect they'll pop back on again. I've never used this but I no someone who has and she was very impressed with it.

madslg · Joined: 16 Nov 2005 Posts: 298 Location: Farnham

What is this pre-dosed food? Could you enlighten me please?

stephen · Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 7:25 am Post subject:

It's layers pelletts that already has flubenvet mixed with it. It's easier to mix in large quantities, so some manufacturers do it for you. We buy it by the kilo from a local country store.

nigel · Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 7:26 am Post subject:

Our feed supplier sells layers pellets already dosed with the correct amount of flubenvet, they also sells it loose, so we don't have to buy a large sack.

madslg · Joined: 16 Nov 2005 Posts: 298 Location: Farnham

Thankyou! I will have to investigate when my current jar runs out.

1 Chicken Smuggler · Joined: 11 Dec 2005 Posts: 178

I Believe as do many of my chicken friends,that you should use about 3 different types of wormers when worming.Rotate the use of the 3 wormers.Use one ,one time the next time use another type and a different one for the third worming,then start over with the first wormer.
Remember only worm every 3-4 months

Pete&Jackie · Joined: 03 Sep 2005 Posts: 209 Location: Hertfordshire

Don't forget you can sprinkle Diatom into their food and over their bedding, this is natural and will worm as well as keep nasties away from the house. I still use it regularly on our girls.

fenwoman · Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 10:49 pm Post subject:

I am a non believer in these 'natural' products for worming. Having used them on dogs and cats in the past to no effect. I would be very interested if someone used diatom, garlic powder etc for a year and then took a sample to the vet for a worem count to see if they really do work. Personally flubenvet is cheap and effective and I knowthat they will be worm free.
BTW are you aware that giving garlic powder can be dangerous to some animls like cats and dogs? It can cause haemolitic amaemia. See here:
http://www.petalia.com.au/Templates/StoryTemplate_Process.cfm?specie=Dogs&story_no=257#ct-4

http://www.vetinfo4dogs.com/dtoxin.html#Onion%20and%20Garlic%20toxicity%20%20in%20dogs%20and%20cats

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=2&cat=1661&articleid=1030
So those of you who have dogs and cats, keep the garlic powder away from them.