AT wits end with these girls PLEASE HELP!

[lynnolekas]

...and don't forget the apple cider vinegar!

 

[Agnella]

My vet did a test today for intestinal parasites for $30. Came out negative!! (i was warned, however, that tapeworms don't always show up on this particular test)

I suggest doing this first to see if you even need to worm your girls

 

[chickendaddy'swife]

Can you still eat the eggs after worming the hens with the meds that Dawg recomends??

 

[NHchicks]

Okay, so ONE MORE question about worming. It does take me a while to really get new concepts down.

I did see little red things in one poop this morning, I'm thinking it was either gapeworm or seeds they may have eaten. (It looked more like seeds, not moving, like a 1/4" grain of red rice, but maybe it's another type of parasite?)

Anyway, I'm prepared to order Valbazen from the Jeffers livestock place, but am I supposed to give an additional kind of wormer after the Valbazen? I thought you were supposed to give two wormers in succession. Of course, I'm hoping I only have to give Valbazen and be done with it for now.

Thank you and once I get this whole thing down it will be much easier in the future and I expect to have a lot less problems and stress.

And then I'll worry about what to do for mite prevention. But first things first.

 

[dawg53]

chickendaddy'swife :

Can you still eat the eggs after worming the hens with the meds that Dawg recomends??

There is a 14 day egg withdrawal with most wormers. There is wormer residue,however minute, in the eggs after worming. Toss the eggs in the garbage. There's a possibility that there could be a reaction to the wormer in the egg if someone is sensitive to it. Remember, wormers are poisons designed to paralyze or kill parasites. This is why there's a withdrawal period, so that the wormer has cleared their system.​

 

[schellie69]

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If you have never wormed I would start with the wazine, then follow 10 days later with the Valbazen, throw the eggs away after both wormers for 2 weeks,
I would use sevin dust for the mites/lice, I have used DE for mites/lice and it does work for that but not for internal worms.

 

[NHchicks]

Thank you, Schellie!

I can get Wazine locally once the ag store gets it back in stock. I can order the Valbazen from jeffers (too bad they don't sell that locally too).

For mites, the ag store owner said she only uses DE in the coop. I like the non-toxic aspect of DE, and with no infestation that I can tell, I think I may stick with that. That Sevin dust scares me...

I may just get the hang of this yet. One of the confusing parts is that both ag store owners have downplayed the need for worming. The one I spoke with yesterday said she has never needed to de-worm. But I didn't ask if her chickens were free rangers, like mine are. The other ag store owner minimized the idea too.

WEIRD.

 

[schellie69]

I don't think people think about it, I know I didn't when I first started freaked when I saw worms. But once you do it the first time it get easy. When you use the Waizen make sure it is the only water they can drink I penned mine up for 24 hours.

 

[PoultryPedia]

Food-grade DE should also help prevent internal worms, too, if you mix in their feed. About 2 to 2 1/2 lbs for 50 lbs feed.

***EASY WAY TO MEASURE DIATOMACEOUS EARTH***
1 sandwich-size Ziploc bag stuffed full of D.E. = 1/2 lb.

 

[JakRat]

WOW Thanks for all the great responses!!!!!

I think I will try to yogurt and olive oil.

I really hope that it isnt worms, I dont want to have to give them those dewormers... agh! I will let yall know, the girls are running around the yard at the moment.