Author Topic: worming???  (Read 5373 times)

Emma

  • Joined Feb 2010
  • South West Somerset
worming???
« on: April 06, 2010, 11:19:53 am »
Do you have to worm ducks or do anything else to them regularly???
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doganjo

  • Joined Aug 2012
  • Clackmannanshire
  • Qui? Moi?
Re: worming???
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2010, 11:22:53 am »
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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Emma

  • Joined Feb 2010
  • South West Somerset
Re: worming???
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2010, 11:33:50 am »
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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Sylvia

  • Joined Aug 2009
Re: worming???
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2010, 11:40:45 am »
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!

doganjo

  • Joined Aug 2012
  • Clackmannanshire
  • Qui? Moi?
Re: worming???
« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2010, 11:42:38 am »
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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northfifeduckling

  • Joined Jan 2009
  • Fife
    • North Fife Blog
Re: worming???
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2010, 10:52:31 pm »
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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shetlandpaul

  • Joined Oct 2008
Re: worming???
« Reply #6 on: April 19, 2010, 11:05:45 am »
yup there is a withdrawl period if selling. which is a bit odd as we are allowed to eat them.

 

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