Deworming quails?

[Lucy Brown]

I just want to do the regular deworming just to make sure my quails dont have worms. I have safeguard goat. Does anyone have any suggestions on this topic since im new to quails.

 

[cherrynberry]

I just want to do the regular deworming just to make sure my quails dont have worms. I have safeguard goat. Does anyone have any suggestions on this topic since im new to quails.

I want to know the same!

 

[Lucy Brown]

Anyone?

 

[FloorCandy]

Lots of sources say you need to worm Quail, but most people who have quail that I’ve spoken to, have never had to worm them. i haven’t seen any signs of worms in mine either. I think it’s something you should do if you see evidence of worms.

 

[Lucy Brown]

Lots of sources say you need to worm Quail, but most people who have quail that I’ve spoken to, have never had to worm them. i haven’t seen any signs of worms in mine either. I think it’s something you should do if you see evidence of worms.

some of my quails have puffed up feathers sometimes

 

[FloorCandy]

some of my quails have puffed up feathers sometimes

You would look for signs of worms in the poop or poop irregularities, or gaping. All quail puff up when they’re stressed or angry, as long as they don’t stay in one place looking lethargic and puffed up, which often indicates illness or pain, not necessarily worms.

 

[ButtonHoarder]

I give my buttons a bit of diatomaceous earth every once in a while

 

[Lucy Brown]

You would look for signs of worms in the poop or poop irregularities, or gaping. All quail puff up when they’re stressed or angry, as long as they don’t stay in one place looking lethargic and puffed up, which often indicates illness or pain, not necessarily worms.

thank you

 

[Nabiki]

I give my buttons a bit of diatomaceous earth every once in a while

That does nothing for worms.

 

[FloorCandy]

That does nothing for worms.

I recently read an interesting article from Canada:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21673156/

It seems that in breeds of poultry with lower natural resistance to parasites, it is beneficial, but is not in breeds with naturally higher resistance. But both of the test breeds on DE produced more eggs, and they were larger if I remember correctly.

since I have not seen evidence in my own Quail that they are naturally weak against parasites, they seem pretty resilient actually, I would think it is not going to make a difference. I do mix DE into my feed in small amounts because I store it outdoors and even with lids I worry about it getting infested because my land backs swamp. The DE helps keep it dry and bug free, but I only put like 5 teaspoons into 50 lbs of feed.