Any advise for worming a large flock? And Vent Gleet..

[Glos Girls]

Have been reading everything I can find here on worming, seems the only way to ensure proper worming is one by one.. Is there any other way of worming a larger flock?
Our original girls are fine, 90 in all. We recently purchased 60 - 1 yr. old hens from a farmer who could no longer care for them. (yes, they are separated from our first flock) We are sure the new ones have worms & some have Vent Gleet so will be treating for both.
Any advise would be so very welcome, what is usually a wonderful & relaxing is turning into stress & WHY did we do this .. Also with any treatment what is the "no egg" duration? We sell our eggs.. Thank you & will welcome all advise.

 

[seminolewind]

I really don't know. I do my 30 by making bread cubes and putting 0.5 ml of Valbazen or safeguard in each. But I can mark them off as I do them.

I wonder if Dawg53 has any idea.

 

[aart]

I really don't know. I do my 30 by making bread cubes and putting 0.5 ml of Valbazen or safeguard in each. But I can mark them off as I do them.

I wonder if @dawg53 has any idea.

That's good idea, what do you mark them with?

 

[SunkenRoadFarms]

I use Valbazen as well in the fall when they come in from pasture, but with a straight syring shot in the mouth. I have to mark my leghorns with blue or green food coloring to keep track. A couple still have a few green feathers from December's deworming.

 

[seminolewind]

Quote:
They all have names so I just write them down on a piece of paper.
Can you put them in a pen or coop and let them out one by one? Food coloring sounds good.

 

[chickybuddy100]

(If your eggs have "poop" on them then you need to worm them) For worming i take 100% food grade diatomatious earth (the white not GREY) and then I take a coffee can with their feed in it and put 2 tablesptablespoons of diatomatious earth for 2-4 days and that works 100%(you can get diatomatious earth from your local feed store but make sure its white ...if not don't use it)

 

[aart]

(If your eggs have "poop" on them then you need to worm them) For worming i take 100% food grade diatomatious earth (the white not GREY) and then I take a coffee can with their feed in it and put 2 tablesptablespoons of diatomatious earth for 2-4 days and that works 100%(you can get diatomatious earth from your local feed store but make sure its white ...if not don't use it)

Absolutely not true.........poop happens worms or not, DE does nothing when wet.

 

[chickybuddy100]

Absolutely not true.........poop happens worms or not, DE does nothing when wet.

It works for me so I hope it works for the person that asked the question and tons of people do this so yea PS:you put it in feed not water so it doesn't get wet

 

[aart]

Quote: Pssst......the inside of a chicken is wet.

 

[chickybuddy100]

Pssst......the inside of a chicken is wet.

Ok well it works for me and @Glos Girls
I hope it works for you if you try it ... and nomatter what anyone else says ...it works