[ellied]

Just started feeding the flubenvet feed this morning - there's some normal left in the feeder but it's filled up with the treated pellets and I throw loose pellets out for the moment too so the new ones get enough and the feeder doesn't get hogged by the original girls so as of this morning they're officially on a week of worming pellets..

So, quick questions I never thought to check before..

1. Do I have to throw the eggs out from today for a week, or are today's ok because previously developed, or are the eggs still ok for consumption?

2. If I can't eat the eggs, could I scramble them and feed them back to the chooks to help the new ones (see post on feeding for feather/weight gain) or would that be undoing the wormer's work by reinfecting them?

3. If I can't and they can't, what is the period after the week of worming pellets ends?  24 hours or one egg after the feed changes back to normal or longer?

4. Should I stop feeding grain and other things for the week too as I think I read they should only get the wormer feed for the duration, or is grain still ok on top as they usually get it in the afternoon as a treat when I go to collect eggs?

5. Am I anxious without cause or is there anything else I should be aware of??

I wormed 14 ponies yesterday and there are 2 up the road to do today and it's much simpler cos they don't produce eggs and as long as the chemical doesn't colic an over-wormy one they're back to usual routine immediately

[Mel]

Morning Ellied 

With flubenvet at this rate there is Nil Egg withdrawal for chickens so don't throw them away! it is only if you are using the chickens for meat and then they have a 7 day withdrawal period.

I mix mine in with their mash and olive oil to make it stick.just feed your girls as normal,just add the flubenvet and let it work.

Hope this helps xx

[Rosemary]

I give my hens some corn before they go to bed even if worming. Otherwise I'd get mobbed when I went for eggs 

[ellied]

Great, thanks, the info on the bag is unreadable, I think it says feed for 7 days continuous and something about waiting 7 days for slaughter but I can't read the bit about the eggs or the sell by date at all  

So that's a relief there's no egg loss, and they got their corn this aft thanks Rosemary, I too do them an exchange at egg collecting time

Mind there were only 2 eggs today (8 hens, 4 in regular lay, 1 just started from the new lot) so maybe they're withdrawing services anyway

I guess my other concern is whether they get enough/too much of the meds in a feed I generally leave ad lib in a feeder and scatter extra for those that aren't confident enough to fight for a place.  Can they overdose if they eat too much?  And can I guarantee the weakest one will get enough?

OK I'm a worrier, it's not a secret

[vicandmick]

Hi, we have just wormed our girls with flubenvet,just grabbed the packet and it states that:
Should be fed for 7 consecutive days,
-for chickens-6kg of prduct in 2kg of feed
-meat withdrawal time is seven days
-Egg withdrawal time is zero days
Hope this helps, 
VicandMick

[Hopewell]

You are usually best to just feed the pellets with the flubenvet in them. Feeding anything else can result in insufficient wormer being eaten. This is then less effective and increases the risk of the worms developing resistance to the wormer, which would be a shame as no other wormer has a 0 withdrawal period.

[FiB]

...on the worming front - is it a must? Do people raising organically worm systematically?  I had read that if not regularly wormed (which our old inherited flock most certainly hasnt been - proabbly never!)  then the toxins released by killing the worms could be harmful....  what to do??  All my chooks seem happy and healthy and I want to give as little medication as possible. They are kept so low density (4 chooks on 10 acres!), does that make a difference?