New member has hens with worms

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Welcome to BYC! You've been given some great info. I personally use safeguard, but if you had tapeworms you could use valbazen. As stated it's not very common, but if you ever ran into it valbazen can be used. (just as a future reference)
 
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DE is not effective as an internal wormer. A chemical wormer, like Valbazen or Safeguard, is a much better choice. If your birds are not wormed at least once a year, the worms will build up and they will die. You will never get them worm free, but worming regularly will at least help keep the worms at manageable levels.
 
manaze88 said:
So how do you know if they have worms, or do you just deworm to be safe? I realize some worms are large enough to see, but most worms are too small to really see.
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The bird usually has signs of worms...pale comb, listless, diarrhea, extremely thin inspite of eating like a horse, no interest in life....

You can also take poop sample into your vet and they can check to see if they have any. It also depends on your hygiene practices too in your coop and run. The cleaner you are, the less worms they are likely to pick up. Chickens are never squeaky clean from worms as they can learn to control small amounts of them. But when they became over loaded with is when it becomes serious enough to eventually kill the bird. Intestinal worms consume all the food the bird is eating and eventually the birds starves to death.

Some people like to routinely worm their birds once a year just in case, usually during molting season since there is an egg withdrawal. You can use the Wazine during a molt, but the Safeguard products should not be used during a molt as it can cause the feathers to grow in improperly. At least this is what I have heard. So just in case, I don't use Safeguard during molting season. :)
 
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TwoCrows said:
The bird usually has signs of worms...pale comb, listless, diarrhea, extremely thin inspite of eating like a horse, no interest in life....

You can also take poop sample into your vet and they can check to see if they have any. It also depends on your hygiene practices too in your coop and run. The cleaner you are, the less worms they are likely to pick up. Chickens are never squeaky clean from worms as they can learn to control small amounts of them. But when they became over loaded with is when it becomes serious enough to eventually kill the bird. Intestinal worms consume all the food the bird is eating and eventually the birds starves to death.

Some people like to routinely worm their birds once a year just in case, usually during molting season since there is an egg withdrawal. You can use the Wazine during a molt, but the Safeguard products should not be used during a molt as it can cause the feathers to grow in improperly. At least this is what I have heard. So just in case, I don't use Safeguard during molting season. :)
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Thanks for the info. During the process of worming, are the eggs safe to eat? If not, for how long do you avoid the eggs?
 
worms over time will debilitate your birds, in a weakened state they are more susceptible to other illnesses and viruses. Occasionally worms end up inside an egg. I know that would cause me to give up eggs period
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Welcome to BYC. Glad you decided to join our flock. TwoCrows has done a great job in answering your questions, so I'll just say, please feel free to ask any other questions you may have. We are here to help in any way we can. Good luck in treating your chickens for worms.
 

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