Eggs and worms.

[dadof4]

Can you get roundworms, or any worms, from eggs if the hens have them?

 

[19sarah90]

Oooh... interesting. I never thought about that. I hope you get some answers, as I am curious too! Just the thought makes me go

 

[Brindlebtch]

Yup. Definite

! Like to know the answer, too.

 

[sm0kin]

dunno if you can get worms from the eggs but you should have them on a routine treatment for prevention with DE or something else.

 

[dadof4]

Not that they do , just wondering.

 

[cockadoodle]

I would think that if you could, people would be getting worms all the time from the organic, free range eggs at the store and / or the battery hens

So, I doubt it happens unless there's a serious problem with the chicken(s)... just my uneducated opinion. Could be wrong

Regards,
Mark

 

[sm0kin]

ok well i was looking at "the pooh chart"

"This picture was taken after 2 days treatment with flubenvet. The worms are probably Ascaridia galli, they don't cause much harm to the birds unless they are present in large numbers. It is not unkown for them to enter the reproductive tract from the digestive tract via the vent and be found inside an egg"

http://www.chat.allotment.org.uk/index.php?topic=17568.0

very bottom of page.

 

[Kezzie]

My understanding is that if they have a really high worm load, the worms can get into the eggs. But if you cook the eggs, you're killing the worms so you should still be okay. But even contemplating it makes me

 

[cmom]

I use Verm-x it is a natural wormer and there is no egg withdrawal period.

http://www.vermx.com