Last year i had a few hens with scaly leg mites. I gave the entire flock a dose of pour on Ivermectin. Worked like a charm and didn’t do any worming again until Spring. I don’t honestly think we have a worm issue. I keep an eye on their droppings in the coops and haven’t seen anything alarming...
That’s a relief. It’s my first experience with anything like this. Everyone seems healthy, but I’ve been worried about not worming them sooner. They all decided to take turns molting. My last two are pretty well feathers. Planning to use Safeguard next week.
One of my hens left a deposit on my deck this morning while they were roaming around. It looked mostly white with a red tissue-like spot on it. I used my shoe to drag it out a bit and make sure it wasn’t something to be concerned about. I snapped this photo afterwards. I haven’t wormed my flock...