Chicken Worming???

[Pullina]

Anyone know how to worm chickens? Just wormed my other animals and don't know how to worm my flock

 

[RondZee]

I use Apple Cider Vinegar in their water. The dosage is as follows:

one tablespoon ACV per gallon of water. Run for one week every month or apply a tablespoon per gallon in chickens water for 24 hours once per week.

Never had any issues and ACV is beneficial to them, as well as humans...

 

[Pullina]

Thanks RondZee

 

[RondZee]

@Pullina
I usually buy the Braggs brand. It's organic and has the "mother" in it. To me, its' just the better brand. Online or in stores, like Kroger, Walmart, Etc.

 

[hayley3]

ACV is more of a preventative not a wormer. Not that it's proven to work but a healthy chicken may be less likely for the worm to survive in the intestinal tract.
I have never wormed my chickens although I'm feeling guilty about it since my dog just turned up with tapeworms.
Safeguard for goats is 1/2 ml per lb of body weight x 5 days for each chicken.

 

[dawg53]

ACV will not treat worms. Valbazen, Safeguard, Pyrantel Pamoate or Levamisole will treat worms.
@hayley3 Droncit will take care of tapeworms in your dog.
https://www.chewy.com/s?query=Droncit&query2=Dewormer&rh=c:2515&utm_id=345646703&msclkid=9fbd1b15c3d91ee109ac4589914ace9c&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Droncit Pharmacy&utm_term=droncit for dogs&utm_content=Droncit Dog

 

[hayley3]

ACV will not treat worms. Valbazen, Safeguard, Pyrantel Pamoate or Levamisole will treat worms.
@hayley3 Droncit will take care of tapeworms in your dog.
https://www.chewy.com/s?query=Droncit&query2=Dewormer&rh=c:2515&utm_id=345646703&msclkid=9fbd1b15c3d91ee109ac4589914ace9c&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Droncit Pharmacy&utm_term=droncit for dogs&utm_content=Droncit Dog

Thanks Dawg, that's what I used.

 

[Ms Clucky]

diatamaous earth food grade. put some in their feed. I think that is how it's spelled. You really should go onto you tube to see how to mix it.

 

[Eggscaping]

diatamaous earth food grade. put some in their feed. I think that is how it's spelled. You really should go onto you tube to see how to mix it.

You might want to do some article reading about DE first. Some folks like it, but others don't, for the simple reason that under a microscope it's tiny shards of stuff, which can harm lungs if inhaled. Also, the thought was put forward that once in the gut it's not dry anymore, it's wet, and thus is ineffective. There's a lot of information about it doing more harm than good and I don't believe there is any scientific testing that says it helps...it's more like an old wive's tale. "Hey, I scattered pieces of blue plastic around the farm and my chickens have never had worms...so that means that blue plastic prevents worms." That sort of thing.

 

[RondZee]

I've use food grade DE as well. ACV prevents, true. But hens never had worms to begin with, just fortunate. Preventative measures are always the preferred method, but once you've established that the birds have them, time to fix it. I always prefer the natural method over Pharma, but to each his own.

I've put DE in their feed and in their water. No harm has come from either method.