What is a safe dewormer to feed to layers? I want to keep my laying flock parasite free, but all the wormers I have seen don't recommend using it on layers. Any natural and safe remedies out there? Thanks, Amy
The natural wormers--pumpkin seeds, DE -- are not necessarily effective. You can use Wazine or Ivermectin on layers. You just have to discard the eggs for awhile. Are you sure you have worms or is it just a precaution? dlhunicorn(sp?) has several great threads about parasite control.
I'm not positive my chickens have worms, but they run free range over 47 acres of pasture and woods. We also raise bluetick coonhounds, and worry they will cross contaminate each other with parasites. The chickens love to get into the dog pens and eat leftovers. I want to keep everyone happy and healthy. So, I'm looking for something I can give on a regular schedule to prevent problems. Amy
I read a post about feeding them pumpkin seeds followed with buttermilk and that they will poo out worms. On the post it said it stuns the worms and you will find clumps on the ground if they have them. I never tried this, just happened to read that it's a natural wormer. Maybe you can search on here for it. Hope this helps.
Most parasites only infect one species of host, so I wouldnt worry too much about chickens getting dog parasites
Try this website; their wormer is advertised as requiring no withdrawal period. http://www.verm-xusa.com
I just read about how to deworm chickens "naturally" in my magazine I recieved yesterday. It is very a lengthy article....It basically consists of feeding them pumpkin, carrots, dandylion leaves and garlic. Cut the pumpkin in half, and just throw in some grated carrots, dandylion leaves and garlic....they will eventually eat it. Says to let them eat this for like 2 weeks, and it will also kill the worm eggs that are inside? Dont know if it works, as I havent tried it....but will down the line. I dont like using chemical anything on my animals, and avoid it as much as I possibly can.
Quote:I read the same article and tried it (after using the wazine that I really didn't want to use) instead of the booster dose to get rid of the eggs that may be left. and I haven't seen a wormy poop since we dosed them with the wazine. I was kind of upset because I didn't read the article until after using the wazine (and my internet was down at the time, so I couldn't come here), throwing all the eggs out really was heartbreaking, because it was like 16 a day. and that 2 weeks they suggest you wait to eat the eggs, took forever. but they are all healthy and my yard is dandelion free lol. luckily we did this at the peak of pumpkin season, so they weren't that expensive. I will make a planting of these ingredients for next year, that way I won't have to buy anything. the article says the pumpkin seeds anesthnetizes(sp?) the worms, the dandelion helps them poo them out and replenish some nutrients, the carrots help them not to dehydrate, and the garlic...well I can't remember what it said it was good for.
