Dewormers - What Do You Use?

[Callafarm]

have you have your chickens poop tested for worms loads to see if it really does work?
99% of the time you won't actually see a worm unless they are severely infested with them.

No, I haven't. I would not know where to send poop around here anyway. We do not have many vets in my area that see chickens at all.

 

[Folly's place]

Call around to vet clinics; many send fecals to outside labs, who should run them. Mary

 

[Kiki]

No, I haven't. I would not know where to send poop around here anyway. We do not have many vets in my area that see chickens at all.

Don't rely on pepper to get rid of worms.
Have their poop checked to see if you need to use a real wormer or not.
https://www.amazon.com/Reptiles-Rabbits-Turtles-Collect-Sample/dp/B000J5SOZ4

Btw...some vets who do not see poultry will still test a poop sample if you bring it in.

 

[hls1970]

Ok I have a question. I have never wormed my chickens. I know people do to prevent. I'm one that unless its needed I don't do it. I have never had to deal with it. And after research I have decided to go with valbazen. I have one chicken I'm pretty sure has them. My question is most of my chickens are molting. I know its not recommended to do when molting. Should I only do the one and wait to do the others?

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

If you want to do while molting I do believe Wazine is the suggested wormer. Valbazen messes with feather growth? @KikisGirls

If you are sure which one it is you could do just her and risk it. I'm not sure the consequences of using valbazen during molt. So I really can't advise....

 

[KentuckyRooster]

I usually use ivermectin when mine need it. I've used Wazine in the past when I had a big flock to do all at once, because it is a lot easier to put it in the water than to round up 20+ chickens and figure out how to get meds in their mouths. I have done that too though.

Being house roos though the occasional ivermectin blob should knock out any potential worms they get through random means. Probably do it about 2x a year like I do my horses.

 

[Abriana]

DE, and pumpkin is a natural dewormer.

 

[Folly's place]

It would be necessary to eat a LOT of pumpkin seeds to matter, so many that the birds will be ill from the pumpkin seed overload. Not helpful! And DE is ineffective when damp, as in the gut. It's fantasy! Mary

 

[Kiki]

DE, and pumpkin is a natural dewormer.

Um...no they are not.

 

[Kiki]

I'd say to have the flocks poop tested first..to determine if they have worms or not.
I'd never recommend worming a molting bird.