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  1. chickengr

    Treating hookworms

    you can put some oregano oil in their water. once a week you can put acv and garlic in their water. just don't put it all the time. you can join this group on fb: https://www.facebook.com/groups/herbalpoultrycare/?fref=nf I use herbs, etc. to prevent and keep under control deceases but when...
  2. chickengr

    Treating hookworms

    I wormed my chickens with levamisole but it didn't kill minute tape worms. vermox did! thank you very much! what is withdrawal time for eggs?
  3. chickengr

    Treating hookworms

    is your run well drained or dump? if you have wood ash throw it to the run, it will keep it dry. another thing that helps is sawdust. if there is a sawmill or any other factory that cuts wood in your area they might give you sawdust for free. I use it for bedding in my coop and it is always...
  4. chickengr

    Treating hookworms

    I have just wormed my chickens with LEVOPLIX (levamisole HCL 10%). about 2 hours later I found a huge poop wit 2 pieces of tape worm. just wanted to share my experience. as my chickens don't drink water with medicines, I tricked them with putting bread in water with levoplix powder. works fine.
  5. chickengr

    Treating hookworms

    I live in a small island near athens but I will try to find horse wormer. there are very few horses here. what would be dosage for chickens? there are some goats and sheep here. I guess there are wormers for them. would they do and what dosage?
  6. chickengr

    Treating hookworms

    unfortunately I can find it for people's use only. long time ago my grandmother got rid of tape worm by eating pumpkin seeds. that is how I know about it. I always suggest people to give pumpkin seeds to the chicken besides the chemical wormers. in my experience they need both. especially if...
  7. chickengr

    Treating hookworms

    unfortunately I don't have a choice of wormers. the only one I have is a powder to put in water. must be consumed within 45 minutes. I am not even sure if they kill all types of worms. pumpkin seeds killed a worm that look like this:
  8. chickengr

    Treating hookworms

    I wormed my chickens with chemicals and they did not kill all the worms. then I gave them pumpkin seeds and found some dead worms. I believe that only pumpkin seeds will not kill them, but the chemicals either. therefore, after the chemical treatment I always give some pumpkin seeds as well.
  9. chickengr

    Treating hookworms

    yellow, foamy stools don't necessarily mean they are sick. it can be cecal poop. another thing might be as they grow fast their intestines stretch too much and get hurt (within 2-3 months chicken grows from egg to hen size). if they look healthy and have no other symptoms, just give them some...
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