Naturally Worming Chickens

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today I made a nasty mixture of oatmeal, plain yogurt, a heck of a lot of fresh garlic, and about half pack of cayenne pepper. They gobbled it up. Will this get rid of existing worms if I repeat this in 10 days?
 
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chickens112 said:
What are some ways that you can worm chickens and still get eggs to eat from them. I read something about putting dried garlic in thier water. Thanks
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Pumpkin seeds are good. However, my chickens don't like whole pumpkin seeds but they eat them chopped/ground mixed with other feed.

Here are some other good 'n natural dewormers (Keep in mind that they work best if you do a combination as opposed to just one):

ACV (apple cider vinegar) or vitamin C administered in small amounts via water. (Both of these change the PH of the digestive tract and the environmental change is very hard on internal parasites).

Diatomaceous earth (2-3 cups per 50 pounds of feed) is also known to kill parasites/worms (all it is is ground up fossils... basically dirt).

Cayenne pepper is also known to work for some but my chickens will touch nothing that is hot (even if it is normally their favorite food... I tried it).

Garlic and onion work well to but it depends on the chicken. My sex link and orpington hens eat red onions plain but some of my other gals won't touch it. Putting dried garlic in the feed or in some of your chickens favorite scraps is a good way to sneak it in there. However, when purchasing it, opt for raw, non-irradiated garlic because it is much more potent.

With all natural anti parasite supplements, I advise giving the chickens some of these foods to encourage proper intestinal flora/bacteria growth and PH to prevent parasite infestations:

Flaxseed, probiotics (cultured yogurt works but a lot of layer feeds have added probiotics in them: check the label) and fruit/vegetable scraps.

I also recommend keeping the coop clean because as katrinag said, when chickens do have parasites, the worms + worm eggs will spread via manure.

I hope that this was helpful to you! :D
 

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