Also the floor of our run is sand with dry straw over it (which is changed at least weekly (straw part)) coup is pine shavings and straw - all areas are bone dry. Coup is cleaned very frequently.
My understanding is that there are always intestinal parasites present and it is only when the count gets higher than what the Chickens immune system can handle that they become a problem. This of course is no surprise given there diet when they free range includes many things that contain the...
So our small flock of 4 hens is coming up on their 1 yr. birthday (Easter Day). Do we do a general de-worming pre-emptively? They are not exhibiting any problems but they do free range year around.
I'm not going to the vet for anything. We do have a Tractor Supply near by (safeguard, etc...)...