The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Emma on April 06, 2010, 11:19:53 am
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Do you have to worm ducks or do anything else to them regularly???
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I don't really know but I had mine in with the chickens when they were last done and it didn't do them any harm so I'll worm them with verm-x and flubenvet same as the hens, unless someone on here says not to
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Verm-x . . . Thanks for the help. . . Do you siring it to them and how much do you give them and how often???
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Ver-mex goes into the drinking water and is to be reccommended, this is a herbal remedy and you don't have to discard eggs after use.
Fluevenet is a different kettle of fish and needs eggs to be discarded after use.
WARNING!!!!! My nephew used fluvenet to worm his hens and, as usual, put the cleanings from his hen-house in the compost bin. All the earth and manure worms in the bin died!
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verm-x is a natural product, given once a month and I added to their feed - I got granules. Flubenvet is a drug type wormer with full instructions - I use it every few months to make sure they are kept worm free as they are in a static run. You don't have egg withdrawal with it.
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just found this on Practical Poultry: according to the manufacturer
>>Flubenvet is good in that you do not have to withdraw the eggs for consumption - which is reassuring even if the eggs are only for your personal use. <<
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yup there is a withdrawl period if selling. which is a bit odd as we are allowed to eat them.