TAPEWORMS

[Skull Lofts]

Hi all

 

Today i dewormed my birds with Medpet Pigeon Dicestal tablets.

 

You wont beleive tha amount of Tapeworms that are lying on the floors right now!

 

Skull

[Guest shadow]

are you sure they are not round worms they are the most common ones found

[Guest strapper]

a few years a go i saw a tapeworm hanging from a mealy i had...i treated all birds,i understand that slugs/snail can carry the eggs into the loft as well as birds picking around the garden.

this was the 1st time i knew pigeons could have tapeworm.

[Guest asha]

Would anyone know if the invermictin we put on back of birds neck,or on tounge controls tapeworm?its the more conc one our mate uses for his cows.

[Guest strapper]

Would anyone know if the invermictin we put on back of birds neck,or on tounge controls tapeworm?its the more conc one our mate uses for his cows.

 

its what i was given to treat tapeworm by the vet....cleared it up.

 

 

[Skull Lofts]

are you sure they are not round worms they are the most common ones found

 

100% sure!

[Guest asha]

Cheers strapper ,that imformation gives me and i expect many more on here peace of mind(just another piece of the jigsaw thats called good management.)

[Guest shadow]

check your garden for slugs or snails and get some traps down

[Guest IB]

check your garden for slugs or snails and get some traps down

 

What would you suggest that is also safe for the birds, including the ones that nest in my garden hedges?

[REDCHEQHEN]

Ivermectin does not treat tapeworm

 

praziquantel is the usual treatment for tapeworms

[Skull Lofts]

Hi all

 

Before deworming my birds, they actually came verry well from the combined tosses we had over the week-ends before our races start.

 

My question to you all : Will they improve on theire times after the deworming or not?

 

Any comments would be appreciated! :-/

 

Skull

[stew 75]

hi skull any improvements you make to a birds health such as worming ,must improve there condition better condition better birds i would think cheers stew.

[Back garden fancier]

I worm my birds every year, before pairing but I've never seen a thing. I have heard some right horror stories, of loft floors swimming with worms after treating though.

[peterpau]

I treat with Ivermectin regular. My vet has retired and gone to Scotland. Bloody good stuff if you can get it !

[Roland]

Tapeworms :-/ I thought Pigs had them :-/ :-/

Flying pigs now are we lol   ;D ;D ;D

[pigeonpete]

I treat with Ivermectin regular. My vet has retired and gone to Scotland. Bloody good stuff if you can get it !

 

has anyone ever used ivermectin in the water? or bath water?

[Guest joshdonlan]

How do i use Ivermectin? I have some in the back of the truck for use on the cattle, but never used it before on the pigeons.

[pigeonpete]

How do i use Ivermectin? I have some in the back of the truck for use on the cattle, but never used it before on the pigeons.

 

be very careful using it mate, 1 drop of a pippet on the back of the neck is all they need,

 

[pigeonpete]

is it true ivermectin has an adverse effect on hawks? ;-)

[blaz]

at what age can you treat yb,s for worms.

[pigeonpete]

at what age can you treat yb,s for worms.

 

i treat once they are fully feathered, and always just before pairing! so about 5 weeks of age.

[ch pied]

 

has anyone ever used ivermectin in the water? or bath water?

yes , i use noramectin sheep drench , it is water based ,  in the bath at the rate of 3ml-to the gallon , in the drinker 5ml-2ltr's for 2 day's ,it can be got at any good farm shop , about £23 a ltr.

it will clear out all worm's , bar tape , used in the bath , will clear all lice & mite's , even scaley leg mite , bull head's , and tick's , quill mite's ,

 

 

[ch pied]

is it true ivermectin has an adverse effect on hawks? ;-)

yes pete it will have an effect , if you can pour enough down its throat  lol , but at the rate's that we worm pigeon's it will only aid to a better constituiton for the hawk , pancure can kill BOP as some of the falcon boy's have found when worming their bird's , it opens a back door for any latent infections that a BOP may have , in healthy BOP no prob's

 

 

[pigeonpete]

yes pete it will have an effect , if you can pour enough down its throat  lol , but at the rate's that we worm pigeon's it will only aid to a better constituiton for the hawk , pancure can kill BOP as some of the falcon boy's have found when worming their bird's , it opens a back door for any latent infections that a BOP may have , in healthy BOP no prob's

 

 

cheers for that mate.

[pigeonpete]

yes , i use noramectin sheep drench , it is water based ,  in the bath at the rate of 3ml-to the gallon , in the drinker 5ml-2ltr's for 2 day's ,it can be got at any good farm shop , about £23 a ltr.

it will clear out all worm's , bar tape , used in the bath , will clear all lice & mite's , even scaley leg mite , bull head's , and tick's , quill mite's ,

 

 

thanks wasnt sure how much to put in bath! mite try some myself to get rid of mine! lol