Apple Cider Vinegar Dosage????

[fowler_chick]

My Chickens know when it's apple cider night!! i give it every second night, ...i haven't wormed yet but i hear that people use chewing tabaco to worm and not have to discored eggs

 

[hobbychick]

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Where do I get Flubenvet? A vet or a feed store?

 

[threehorses]

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Where do I get Flubenvet? A vet or a feed store?

I can only find it in UK. Which is why Rooster Booster Triple Action is a more likely bet. I suspect TSC might have it, or local feed stores. Contacting the Rooster Booster site (let me know if you need it) could possibly help you locate a dealer.

 

[hobbychick]

Thanks I will look for some and let you know what I find!!

 

[Buugette]

Wouldn't DE help with the worming? Or is that mostly a preventative?

D

 

[willheveland]

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When my father was alive we raised and broke horses for people. I had heard the thing about tobacco and worming but never really knew if it was true. One thing for sure the horses loved it. He would give them some but often they would pull it right out from his back pocket.

I give my birds 1 tbsp. ACV per gallon of water.(only in plastic founts-not metal) Will

 

[NoseyChickens]

How often are you supposed to worm your chickens? I'm new to this!

 

[threehorses]

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DE's forte' is helping to keep numbers down. Once you have the infestations, they need to be cleansed out. Then DE can be used (food grade only of course) in the dust baths, even in the food to help reduce numbers.

But with infestations, larva aren't only in the digestive tract. And honestly by that point, where there are good numbers, the digestive tract will be inflammed and I think for that I'd be worried about using DE on top of it - as much as I love it. I'd probably stop DE until I got things under control, a couple of weeks, and then start it back up again.

 

[threehorses]

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I do it twice a year here with a broad spectrum wormer after a first-time worming with a narrow spectrum wormer for safety's sake.

I always do Wazine once (or only*) in the bird meets any of these criteria:

- The bird hasn't been wormed with a broad spectrum wormer in over 6 months
- The bird is underweight and/or has diarrhea
- The bird is shedding any worms, or a worm was shed in the flock
- The bird is under four months old*
- The bird has an unknown worming history

Then I go back (in birds over 4 months old) and worm with one of the broad spectrum wormer: ivermectin 5% pour on, fenbendazole, levamisole, Valbazen.

I'm taking a look at Rooster Booster's triple action wormer to take the place of one of those wormers as it requires no withdrawal times.

If you use a broad spectrum as the follow up, you kill not only adults but larva and stop the cycle somewhat.

The rest of worm control is about hygiene, keeping dry ground (sand is better than soil, dried horse stall shavings are better than hay, etc), not crowding birds, not hand feeding any earthworms, keeping fly populations down, lots of space, etc.

 

[Buugette]

This is such a "newby" question... but what gives them worms. I guess what I want to know is how likely is a small flock in a urban backyard gonna get worms? I have dogs and they have never had worms, knock on wood...

What puts them at risk for worms? I feed mine DE on a regular basis, it is in their bedding, in their food and they are able to dust in it. If they do get a worm(s), with the DE keep them from getting a full infestation? Will the Apple Cider Vinegar help with that as well?

I know, too many questions. Sorry.

Diana