grannys gone and done it

[Dannachic]

Sounds like it is time to get serious about worming. Safeguard is a good choice.

yes i will

 

[Dannachic]

Are you sure they were internal parasitic type worms? I am asking because given the description I am thinking you may have been seeing larvae from insects rather than internal parasites. I will occassionally get a heavy hatch of them (these seem to be those of some rather small gnat like flies) in the poop boards, especially during warm/wet weather.
DE is not something I view as having any significant benefit in regards to control of internal parasites - I know lots of folks have jumped on the bandwagon for DE, but I am not one of them with regards to any practical applications internally.

it's worms i will start their treatment today..

 

[Wishing4Wings]

it's suppose to rain here all day..so i went out early to clean the coop..i have poop boards under the roosts..and two tarps under the other two..i spray them off everyday..this morning one of the traps had a load of worms on it no poop just worms..i don't know which one it came from but i did put some de earth in their food.. i do this about once a month..should i worm them.or did the de earth help?

DE is good for insect control, not really worms. It kills bugs by scratching their hard exoskeletons causing them to dehydrate. It won't work when wet either, so don't think it has any effect on soft internal parasites. I put in nest boxes under the bedding as a mite deterrent and sprinkle it around anywhere I don't want ants. Won't hurt them to eat it. It's added to grain in storage to keep the bugs out, so I guess we all eat it too.

 

[Dannachic]

DE is good for insect control, not really worms. It kills bugs by scratching their hard exoskeletons causing them to dehydrate. It won't work when wet either, so don't think it has any effect on soft internal parasites. I put in nest boxes under the bedding as a mite deterrent and sprinkle it around anywhere I don't want ants. Won't hurt them to eat it. It's added to grain in storage to keep the bugs out, so I guess we all eat it too.

i always put it in the nest boxes and under the bedding and on the roosts ..dont have problems with mites or ants..

 

[Granny Hatchet]

you have to toss the eggs for a while after the worming. you will notice bigger eggs and less food consumption as well.

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Good evening Good evening

I'm pooped today

9 pm here and I'm ready for bed already!!

How's you today granny, hope your day is better today than yesterday. Sounds like you and real roller coaster of a day.

 

[Dannachic]

you have to toss the eggs for a while after the worming. you will notice bigger eggs and less food consumption as well.

i will scramble them and feed them to the chickens.. thats what i did last time

 

[enola]

Eggs that are gathered after worming really need to be thrown away, not fed to animals. There is wormer residue in those eggs.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

i am ok. sore muscles. I can deal with that. I got Norman Rockwell plate today for $2. it is walking through merrie Englande . thats how its spelled . I still need to go do the chickens. Frosty ate my carpet while we were gone today. that twice now.

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Merrie Englande, wow that must be old. Looks very old spelling.

My birds are all tucked up in bed, I've got my Mothers here while she is away in Turkey. That cockerel I gave her from Easter hatch is evil, it hates me with a vengeance. Stan the man may not be here when she gets back!! If it were mine it would have had the bullet by now. I dont want to upset her any more though as just before she went away the little brown pullet I gave her got out and her dog killed it. Then the dog took it in the house, shook it in the kitchen splattering blood all over the new units and feathers everywhere. She was in right state by the time I got round there.

Has Frosty just started doing the carpet eating? My little Kipler goes through stages of chewing things but then doesn't do it for month.