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I have read a lot of papers on artemesia since it appeared here. The medicinal properties of artemisinin are sufficiently compelling I have started eating it myself. It is peppery - good in salads and cooked. The one that has settled here is A. vulgaris.

Yes. And one thing I noticed in looking for papers on artemisia is that some studies gave it in high volumes - 1-5% of total diet. They were studying it as a feed additive for broilers. This was reassuring to me as I had worried how much mine were eating. When it first comes up they will graze...

Interesting. Mine eat a lot of artemesia growing as a weed here. Turns out it has anticoccidial properties as well as several other health benefits. https://ijvar.org/index.php/ijvar/article/view/550

That sounds like coccidia - which would also be found by a fecal float test and would not be cured by worming.

I don’t de-worm unless I see symptoms, and/or a fecal float test indicates a very heavy parasite load. So far in my experience that is a very rare occurrence.