Deworming chickens

[casportpony]

Are they starting to molt? I ask because certain wormer should be avoided during because they can cause feather damage.

 

[rebrascora]

I would just like to add that I have not wormed my hens in 4 years. I have, on very rare occasions, seen a round worm in poop but the problem has not recurred or escalated and it is probably over a year since I last saw one. It may well depend on your climate and management although I do not do anything particularly drastic to prevent worms. I do believe in having faecal float tests done and I keep a keen eye out for anything unusual in by chicken's poops. I therefore do not think routine worming is always necessary depending on your circumstances but being well informed on the subject and observant is important if you do not routinely worm.

Just wanted to make mention of this to balance the thread in case people reading it assume flocks must be wormed regularly.

 

[Kindpharm]

Are they starting to molt? I ask because certain wormer should be avoided during because they can cause feather damage.

I do not recognize signs of molting... but definitely signs of distress in their poop... I am unable to do a float test as their poop is runny and not normal color

 

[Faverolle Lover]

Is this a worm?

 

[dawg53]

No. That is shed intestinal lining which is normal on occasion. If it's constant, let us know.

 

[Faverolle Lover]

No. That is shed intestinal lining which is normal on occasion. If it's constant, let us know.

This is the third time this week. I just got her from a friend about two weeks ago, she's only a couple months old

 

[casportpony]

This is the third time this week. I just got her from a friend about two weeks ago, she's only a couple months old

Is a vet an option? If not, can you get some Safeguard for goats and Corid? If mine I would treat for worms and coccidiosis.

 

[dawg53]

This is the third time this week. I just got her from a friend about two weeks ago, she's only a couple months old

Go ahead and get her started on Corid 9.6% liquid solution. Dosage is 9.5cc's per gallon of water for 5 days. Make it fresh each day, dont add anything else to the mixture and it must be made fresh each day. It can be found in the cattle section in a feed store.

 

[JanR1]

[QUOTE SafeGuard Goat wormer or horse paste will treat all but tapeworms.
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We just brought home 15 new hens and find they have worms really bad. If we used the goat wormer or horse paste how much would we give them and do we need to forego egg use afterwards? They are grown and most of them are already laying how long would we give up the eggs. Shells are really thin also.

I know this conversation was a long time ago but I wasn't a member then and we just got these infested babys.

 

[coach723]

Assuming you are dealing with roundworm, the dose for either is .23ml per pound of weight and then retreat in 10 days.