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Those hens ended up being fine at that time. I don't actually use it as regularly as I should, but I've never seen worms in their poo and none that we've butchered (roosters). I just use it as a weekly or even monthly dietary supplement as that's about all I can remember to use it. They don't...

I only got into this because I thought one of my chickens was gaping and might have worms. I did not de-worm her or the other three in the end, and she was fine. But I did buy some Safeguard which I have just in case and I give them the preventative weekly. It's a nutrition and health boost...

If the terms are going to help people, then I'm all for it. I make no claims about the commercial Verm-X because I've never used it, and I make no claims about my homemade version other than the facts that some of the ingredients are scientifically-proven vermifuges. Now, that said, whether or...

I can work as a preventative. Animals always have some parasites and non-beneficial microbes all the time, but the system is generally able to combat them. Verm-X - well, I don't know how they prepare the plant material so I can't vouch for the actual product, but I am speaking to the...

Some of the ingredients would support the animal building healthy strong intestinal tissue, but most of the ingredients are known vermifuges. Which means they can rid the animal of worms, but I wouldn't use it in a full-blown infestation. Well, I would, but in addition to something like...

Pretty much. Ingredients are given in the most used to least used order, but my experience with the ingredients also contributed. I only had some dried pumpkin seeds so that was that. Garlic is a known vermifuge so there is a lot in there. Slippery elm bark is like a bandaid for the human...

It's probably hard to see on the jar I posted a pic of but it's just a mix of garlic powder, mint, thyme, ground pumpkin seeds in the shell, slippery elm bark powder, dried powdered stinging nettle, and a touch of food grade diatomaceous earth. I got those ingredients from what's in Verm-X and...

It's probably hard to see on the jar I posted a pic of but it's just a mix of garlic powder, mint, thyme, ground pumpkin seeds in the shell, slippery elm bark powder, dried powdered stinging nettle, and a touch of food grade diatomaceous earth. I got those ingredients from what's in Verm-X and...

Thank you for clearing that up. I appreciate it. :)

I read about how to swab the throat for worms and that if you get a real good look down, you could see them. I did suspect that was a tough sell as I'm not sure I got a look THAT far down. Good to know, thanks. Anyway, they all seem to be doing fine right now and the one I was worried about has...

Thank you so much for the advice. I did pick up the Safeguard paste and have that on-hand. I really think they don't have worms at this point. Mites either. I looked down throats, checked poo, and ruffled feathers and checked vents. Certainly a learning curve. I am new to chickens, but luckily I...

I was surprised that an old friend of mine who is a bird person and has had chickens for decades has never had to worm her chickens or uses a preventative either. They live on the same bare dirt and she hardly ever mucks out the large coop as it has a dirt floor and she says it all just goes...

I did do some family research. My grandmother (and further back) had chickens and being Depression-era and such, fed their chickens scraps and let them free-range, but the story is that they fed them garlic, nettles, squashes/pumpkins with the seeds mainly as worm preventatives. They also used...

Excellent clarification! Thank you! I guess I should have said it's being advertised as a dewormer. Maybe that would have been more clear. It's true, I can't speak for what the company, itself, is saying. It's the same here in the US about making claims, although distributors and advertisers...

Good article. Innacurate, since many of these ingredients are approved by the FDA as antihelmintics, but, you know, always good to see what's out there. UPDATE: But I will add I agree that there are so many inert and useless ingredients in that concoction, that it is likely useless. But nt...

Good question. The ingredient list I saw had: allium (garlic), slippery elm bark powder, peppermint, common thyme, cleavers, cinnamon, quassia, fennel, stinging nettles, and cayenne. I saw one Verm-X product that had elecampane. I also knew that pumpkin seeds expel worms from the gut, and I...

I see your point and thank you. I agree the worms must be eliminated. I would suggest that there may be medicinal methods that don't require a purchase from a store. Again, I tend to have a tons of plant material growing in my medicinal plant garden. I don't administer them or advise. I make...

I would say, based on my knowledge of plants and their properties, that it's likely more useful as a preventative. Most of the ingredients listed are known antihelmintics - they expel worms and their eggs. Mainly they do this by assisting the body's natural defenses in making an inhospitable...

Yeah, they said they'd have to accept them as patients to do anything for me, even just prescibe something over the phone.

This is NOT intended as a recommendation or medical advice at all, but I thought I'd share what I did for my chickens and why. I thought one might be developing gapeworm, and while the one local vet is not taking any more patients, I decided to take matters into my own hands. I read up a lot...