08/31/2026
I’ve posted about deworming before, but figured I do another one since I am deworming today lol
Safeguard is the only approved deworming method for Turkeys, especially if you intend to eat them or their eggs. It has no withdrawal period.
Ivermectin pour on is also often used off label for deworming and mite control. Ivermectin is not officially approved for use in turkeys or chickens and has a minimum 2 week withdrawal period for eggs and meat. Ivermectin must also be dosed by weight and each bird treated individually.
Safeguard comes in a few different formulations. The Aquasol version is designed to be mixed in water and has dosages formulated for poultry specifically. They also make a pelleted version, which is pictured and has dosages designed for turkeys.
I have used both the Aquasol and Pelleted versions multiple times now, and with the number of birds I am deworming at any given point the Aquasol is not the best value for me so I’ve been going back to the pellets.
To deworm all of my adult turkeys and chickens it usually takes me 1 full 3ml bottle of Aquasol plus 1/5 of a second bottle. For the pellets a 5lb bag costs about $40. The dosage for the pellets is .25oz per 5lb of feed. I mix as much feed as they will eat over 6 days, depending on the weather anywhere from 40-70lbs for the adults. If I mixed 100lbs every time I deworm I would get 16 uses out of the $40 pellets versus 1 use for the total of $42 worth of Aquasol. They do sell Aquasol in larger bottles that are significantly cheaper by the weight, but it is supposed to be used within 6 months of opening, so that option is not cost effective unless you have thousands of birds or several people to split a bottle with.
I usually grind the pellets up until they are closer to the size of the feed they eat and add either oil or red cell to help it mix better so I know they aren’t eating around it. In the picture you can see the bags I’ve weighed out to mix 50lb of adult feed and 25lb for the outside juvenile’s
