Great to hear you don't need to worm them and waste all those eggs. I find that poop varies a lot and it is just a possible indicator that something is amiss. It is good to monitor it but I don't worry or reach for the medicine box unless they are acting unwell. I just keep a closer eye on them...
Yes but those images are an extreme example of a very heavy worm infestation. I have not wormed my chickens for 4 years and I have seen the odd large roundworm in their poop. I necropsy any birds that die and check the gut for roundworms during that process and whilst I occasionally find one, I...
It makes more sense to have the poop tested for worm eggs and coccidiosis than give them a wormer that they may or may not need or may not treat the type of worms they have and waste all those eggs at a time of prime production. I dread to think how many eggs you would have to sacrifice from a...