Can I worm a broody hen?

[ErinG]

I have two broody hens that I have been trying to break unsuccessfully. I was just wondering since they are not laying right now anyway, can I worm everyone? Or would it be too stressful on them, with not eating or drinking much? They were last wormed in the late fall.

 

[ErinG]

Bump

 

[dawg53]

I would wait til after you break their broodiness and wait about a week or two after they have gotten back to eating and drinking normally. I just got through breaking a broody by caging her for 3 days straight. What a pain. Good luck.

 

[ErinG]

Such a pain. Thanks, what I suspected, just trying not to waste any of those darn eggs!