Anyone used Verm-X?

[horses54]

Verm-X is marketed as an organic wormer. Has anyone had any experience with it? I have had chickens for a year and have never wormed them. I was considering a twice yearly preventative worming using Verm-X and would love feed back from anyone who has used it. Thanks Jan

 

[mypicklebird]

I did some 3 random fecals on my flock and found roundworms (common in free ranging flocks) in all of the samples, I wondered about verm-x as I don't want to use things off label. I bought some, gave it, repeated fecals- still saw round worm eggs in one sample, but lots less of them. The other two had no eggs. This is a very subjective test, no control, small sample size ect, so take my 'experiment' for what is worth- but it did seem to help. The stuff smells pretty bad, but they did drink the water. I squirted it in my eye by accident, and expected it to sting (it smells like cayenne pepper + celery)- but it thankfully did not. I would be inclined to buy it again in a few months...
Or maybe look up the ingredients and try them separately. Cayenne pepper is one of them.

 

[Glenda L Heywood]

CAYANNE PEPPER IN THE FEED EVERY DAY
3 tbsp of cayanne pepper
1 gallon of feed
mix and feed as only feed source daily
also will worm the chickens and keep from coccidiosis
email me any questions

 

[Glenda Heywoodo]

I found this very informative​

Glenda Heywood

WHAT IS VERM-X?​

Verm-X is a 100% natural formulation that helps maintain all areas of intestinal hygiene whilst being gentle on the animal’s gut and digestive system. Verm-X was initially launched for horses in 2002, formed out of our love for them. Our concern for the volume of chemicals in use in the day-to-day management of animals brought us to create our extensive range, in consultation with some of the most respected medical herbalists in the world. We now have successful Verm-X formulations for horses, cows, poultry, dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, sheep, goats, pigs, ducks, game and caged birds, llamas and alpacas, wild birds, wild boar, red deer, antelope, oryx and reptiles. Verm-X undergoes rigorous research, development, manufacturing and packaging processes prior to being transported to your local outlet. We are immensely proud of our high standards and the companies we work with to produce the Verm-X range.

 Verm-X has always been able to pride itself on its ability to embrace the ethos of constant change and improvement. We strive to constantly improve on all areas of our business, making sure not only that our valued clients are happy but that also Verm-X staff and suppliers understand the high standards we strive to keep.

WHY CHOOSE VERM-X?​

With concerns growing about the downsides to using some pharmaceuticals Verm-X give their top twelve reasons for using a completely natural preparation...


1.Making Resistance a Thing of the Past
The herbs used in Verm-X have been used in herbal medicine for centuries and, as yet, there are still no reported cases of resistance. Knowing a product will be just as effective every time you use it provides a confidence you can no longer get with man-made chemicals.


2. Gently Does It
Verm-X works over a more natural timescale rather than an immediate purge that means it does not blast everything out of the system at once but over a period of 21 days in which it becomes fully effective. This natural timescale allows Verm-X to be much gentler on the animals gut and digestive system.


3. Complete Control
Verm-X is designed to be used as your sole control product and has been proved to be fully effective in doing so. This does not mean that you cannot alternate its use with conventional products though as this is completely safe to do and is a great way to reduce your artificial chemical usage.


4. Mums the Word
Verm-X is safe to use on animals that are pregnant, ideal for senior pets and for those animals in competition.


5. Healthy Pets = Happy You
The herbs used in Verm-X are primarily picked for their effective control properties but also offer other fantastic and important health benefits. The Verm-X blend offers many benefits to gut health and contains blood-cleansing properties.


6. A Tasty Treat
The Verm-X liquid and powder blends allow Verm-X to be mixed easily into feed and drinking water. With the introduction of the pelleted form of Verm-X for some species, the blend has never been easier to feed. The daily treats for dogs and cats our two of our most popular forms.


7. No Better Reassurance
For equines Verm-X offer different pack sizes which come with free Westgate Laboratory faecal egg counts kits. These packs offer new users a wonderful way of seeing the results of Verm-X on their own horses and there is no better proof than that! To find out what offers Verm-X currently have available on their products call them on 0870 850 2313, or email [email protected]


8. Protection All Round
Verm-X has formulations available for a wide variety of animals in easy to feed and effective blends. Verm-X blends are available for horses, cows, poultry, dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, sheep, goats, pigs, ducks, game and caged birds, llamas and alpacas, reptiles, wild birds, wild boar, red deer, antelope and oryx.


9. It’s a Keeper
All Verm-X products are packed fresh on site and so leave with a minimum of a 2 year shelf life. (Storage conditions apply). This means that not only does the product last a useful amount of time but also users are able to take advantage of some of the larger pack sizes that offer great value for money.


10. A Formulation You Can Trust
Verm-X is not just a preventative but is much more powerful. The environment Verm-X builds in the gut is not only able to remove any current challenges but also acts as a preventative giving safe and effective peace of mind.


11. Organic Approval
The Verm-X Small Holder Range has gained approval by Organic Farmers and Growers Ltd.


12. Easy Purchasing
Your Local retailer will not ask you for any personal details when you purchase Verm-X from them as you may experience when buying pharmaceutical preparations.

WHEN AND WHY WAS VERM-X DEVELOPED?​

“My first step was to contact the National Institute of Medical Herbalists in London who informed me that prior to pharmaceuticals being available herbs were the standard practice used in animal husbandry. I started by working with the then Chairman of the Institute to find suitable herbal recipes for effective herbal worm treatments which we branded under the name of Verm-X. Since that time, 14 years on, we at Verm-X have focused on growing the range of formulations and forms to cover a wide range of different species."

“In a nutshell we have developed formulations with herbs that have been used for 1000s of years and that have stood the test of time. We have made these recipes easily available by putting them into easy to use retail packs, such as our pellets and liquid Verm-X products for poultry."

“Prior to having Verm-X my family used pharmaceutical preparations for all our animals; horses, dogs and cats, with complete success. We now choose to use the herbal approach which we have done with equal success since we have had Verm-X. We are not a company that expects to take over the world; we have simply made natural formulations easily available to provide any animal owner a choice. That choice is whether to use a pharmaceutical or a herbal and organic approach to their husbandry routines."

“We are often asked why we do not make our research papers available or why we do not label Verm-X as a wormer. Verm-X is not a registered pharmaceutical product. In the EU there are strict guidelines, governed in the UK by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate, that restrict the use of words and information, such as our research and studies, that may portray a product as a registered medicine if it is not. We at Verm-X have worked closely with the VMD since our launch to ensure we comply with these regulations.”

Philip Ghazala, owner and Managing Director of Verm-X, explains how the leading natural intestinal hygiene control product was developed...​

A Natural Alternative is Born
“I started Verm-X in the year 2000 having spent the previous 12 years involved with feed supplements for performance horses. During those 12 years I became aware of the increasing negative publicity surrounding the use of some regular pharmaceutical treatments such as antibiotics and worming, particularly in the area of resistance. I decided to research how the worming of animals has evolved and I discovered that prior to the 1930s there were little or no petrochemical pharmaceutical products available which made me wonder what was actually being used prior to that time."