Poultry worming

[Grassman]

Why have the powers that be made it so difficult to worm poultry?
Flubenvet 1% powder is for backyard keepers but I can't really see many options if you have a larger amount of birds. The big poultry men will get a lorry load with the wormer mixed in.
What are the options for us in the middle?

 

[Daniel]

Why have the powers that be made it so difficult to worm poultry?
Flubenvet 1% powder is for backyard keepers but I can't really see many options if you have a larger amount of birds. The big poultry men will get a lorry load with the wormer mixed in.
What are the options for us in the middle?

Speak to your vet, they can provide water based wormer to put in the drinkers.

 

[Grassman]

Speak to your vet, they can provide water based wormer to put in the drinkers.

I did. He sent 2 boxes of flubenvet 1% which is hopeless for 300 layers!

 

[Pieces_of_Eight]

Can you not buy layers pellets with flubenvet in?

Heygates and Marriages both do them.

 

[Grassman]

Can you not buy layers pellets with flubenvet in?

Heygates and Marriages both do them.

Our supplier will only mix a bulk lorry load. We would only want 200 kg approx.
Il get onto the vet again and perhaps go down the in water route. Last time I did it in water was a right faff as it was a cream that you mix into the water. Getting it to mix was extremely difficult!

 

[Pieces_of_Eight]

I've used the pellets, fed for a week. Easy if you usually feed pellets.

Someone would probably do you half a pallet of bags?

 

[Grassman]

I've used the pellets, fed for a week. Easy if you usually feed pellets.

Someone would probably do you half a pallet of bags?

I would do that but it means moving onto a different feed manufacturer which isn't ideal.
Just far simpler when we could get the 4% flubenvet!

 

[Bones]

I did. He sent 2 boxes of flubenvet 1% which is hopeless for 300 layers!

Go to a different vet

 

[ffukedfarmer]

Marriages layers pellets with flubenvet isn't a silly price if you were happy to change feed for a week http://www.broadfeed.co.uk/poultry-and-smallholder/marriages-layers-pellets-with-flubenvet

I have heard of using panacur for game birds, may be worth speaking to your vet to see if they could prescribe it for layers?

 

[Zaphod]

Solubenol for pigs & poultry can be bought online u mix it with water

 

[septimus]

Panacur in there water works or Ivomec dropped onto the skin, neither method licenced for poultry but can be done with vets approval. No idea what the withholding period for the eggs would be though.

 

[bovine]

Panacur in there water works or Ivomec dropped onto the skin, neither method licenced for poultry but can be done with vets approval. No idea what the withholding period for the eggs would be though.

They work but would be illegal to use when we have a licensed product.

As has already been said - you can get feed with it already incorporated. Buy a suitable amount of that and everyone is happy.

 

[Mikearbuckle]

Speak to your vet, they can provide water based wormer to put in the drinkers.

Do you get descent results using water based womers like Panacur or flamboyant etc? We were never getting on top of them and got advised to try flubenvet in the feed and have had much better results. It is slightly more expensive but worth the money

 

[Pasty]

Find a tame ag shop who will sell you Marriages or whatever. I've never had a problem buying for 300 odd birds. Maybe need to wait until the right person is behind the counter though.

 

[TripleSix]

Find a tame ag shop who will sell you Marriages or whatever. I've never had a problem buying for 300 odd birds. Maybe need to wait until the right person is behind the counter though.

Don't tell them it's for poultry, tell them it's for sheep...

Off label use prohibits an SQP from selling you the product.

 

[Grassman]

Don't tell them it's for poultry, tell them it's for sheep...

Off label use prohibits an SQP from selling you the product.

Which product?

 

[TripleSix]

Which product?

Usually Soluble Panacur