🐕 Say goodbye to worms, hello to health!
The Safe1.1LB Mult Dewormer by Merck Animal Health is a reliable solution for pet owners looking to maintain their furry friends' health. Weighing just 1 pound and measuring 8 x 2.7 x 1.4 inches, this product is easy to store and use. With no batteries required, it's a straightforward choice for effective parasite control.
R**Y
works for all my farm critters
this is good stuff and even my chickens, goats and dogs eat it just fine. I've used this so many times.
K**S
Good for Chickens
So there are no specific instructions for chickens but it says for growing turkeys “1 lb of Safe-Guard .5% should be mixed into 313 pounds of feed, to be fed as the sole ration to growing turkeys for 6 consecutive days.” And for turkey hens you just treat once and then for toms they instruct to do a second treatment after 4 weeks. Safe-Guard says you can feed turkeys at 9 weeks, and per the USDA you can treat laying hens at 17 weeks of age.So basically this bag can treat a lot of chickens. I buy 40 lb bags of chicken feed so this little 1 lb bag can treat almost 8 bags of food. It really doesn’t take much. A full handful of these pellets to 10 chickens would be more than they need. So I took a pellet per chicken (per day) and crushed them up into small bits and just mixed them into their standard pelleted feed. I did it that way so it was more evenly dispersed and more likely that all the girls would get a small, but sufficient dose.Regarding egg withdrawal - at recommended treatment levels the USDA found residual Fenbendazole of 2.4ppm in eggs of after no withdrawal period and determined this was below the acceptable daily intake level for adult humans. Personally I will be throwing eggs out for a week, just for my own peace of mind. And also cause we aren’t able to tightly regulate dosages of the medicine in backyard chickens so they might be getting a higher dosage than the USDA tested so I wouldn’t assume your eggs are “safe” just cause the tested eggs were.Overall I think these are a really good option for backyard chickens and this small bag can treat hundreds of pounds of feed. Common practice is to treat as often as every six months but it’s also suggested to alternate between different anti-parasitic medicines so that you don’t have problems with resistance. Some people only treat when the hens look unwell. It’s up to you but please research on reputable sites to make sure you get the best info!
S**E
No worms for my chickens so far
I use this every few months, sprinkling a bit into my chickens' food, and so far we haven't seen any worms despite them free-ranging and eating god knows what. I'd say that's a success.
P**N
Should give dose for dogs
As expected
J**N
Good stuff
It keeps my chickens in good shape.
A**E
Works
I use it for my chickens ducks geese and turkeys and it helps
C**T
Undecided…
I can’t quite tell if it’s working. I had to stop treatment for a bit due to my scheduling. Will resume soon and report back if anything significant occurs. Value for the money : Good. Easy to use. No detectable irritating smells.
C**T
Chicken Help
They don't make it easy to use this for chickens but with a little calculation it can be done. The amount required is very small so careful not to overdose. 1 gram of the feed will dose 5 kilograms of gross chicken body weight. Your average hen is about 2.5 kg meaning that 1 gram of the feed mixture will dose 2 chickens once.It is recommended that you dose all your chickens on five consecutive days (generally repeated twice a year). It is also recommended that you double the dose to account for waste and loss. I dosed my 9 chickens including immature ones with 10 g in their treats for 5 consecutive days. I had no trouble getting them to eat the pellets.Apart from the complicated calculations required, and the fact that the package label and the web site gave me precious little help, the result was acceptable.
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