Both you and Cyrus. You need to WORM ! Chicks are born with worms from inside and outside the shell. I worm at 2, 4, 6, weeks with Wazine at 1 tsp per gallonof water . At 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 weeks, my Orps are wormed with 1/2 CC Safeguard 10 % liquid Goat wormer. Each bird gets it down the throat. Grown birds get 1 CC. after 20 weeks.I haven't wormed mine either...... Good question!
If you are not worming, and DUSTING , you are stunting your birds.The parasites are eating more than the chickens.And NO, diatomaceous earth, Garlic,pumpkin seeds, and all, do NOT do the job. Don't believe me...take a poop sample to your vet for a fecal. Worms kill slowly. Coccidia, which medicated feed controls, kills in a hurry. Feed Medicated feed until 4 months old.
