Aya,Hi everyone: I have a worming question.
I have never wormed my egg layers. I have 9 hens, a colorful mixed flock. I have never wormed them because I sell the eggs. They are 5 to 6 years old now. What should I worm them with? I saw an ad for a product that worms naturally and wouldn't stop the eggs from being eaten. Does it work? Verm-X?
These girls do get an hour each night out of the pen to forage and scratch around in the weeds. The laying is pretty good for old gals. Out of the 9, I usually get 5 or 6 eggs per day. What to do??? I tried pumpkin seeds. They didn't like them.
Aya
You could take a fecal sample to a local vet to do a float test. It shouldn't cost to much and that way you know if you have a worm problem, before using chemical wormers. A fecal test will help to figure out what wormer to use too. Also, most people worm when the chickens aren't laying like during molt or before the pullets start laying. That way there isn't as big of issue with tossing eggs like during peak laying periods.
Trisha
Trisha