Has anyone used pumpkin seeds to worm their chickens?

[gumpsgirl]

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[speckledhen]

Yep, do it all the time.

 

[theOEGBman]

I do it as well. I just cut the pumpkin up and give it all to the birds. They love it! Im going to try growing my own this year just for the birds.

 

[Stella1964]

Another thing you could try that I swear by is shredded dried (or fresh) coconut, without nitrates or sugar. You can get this from organic food stores. I feed this reguarly to maintain a parasite and worm free flock. It's great and they love it! Humans can consume it as well for the same purpose.

 

[speckledhen]

Interesting, Stella. I hadn't heard that one.

 

[hcammack]

I have a pumpkin patch that started from one packet of seeds 6 years ago. Last year we had 60 pumpkins

they are to thick to carve for halloween so I feed them to the chickens and it clean them out.

 

[Stella1964]

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Most wouldn't have heard of this because I thought of trying it myself. It wasn't written anywhere for chickens but I have volumes of books on the health benefits of coconut, and coconut milks/oils for humans, cats, dogs and horses, especially for coconuts antiseptic, antibiotic, anti parasitic, anti viral/fungal properties that I figured why wouldn't it work for chickens as well! So far, I haven't been wrong.

If you ever have a bee sting, or mosquito bite, or some other kind of skin irritation, rub coconut oil on it and it almost immediately, you are cured of itch and rash. Got acne? Sounds bizarre, but put a small amount of coconut oil on the skin (face etc) and acne is gone in 1-2 days. It's a natural wonder cure for virtually everything!

So my peeps get the same treatment!

 

[claud]

I've been worming my birds and not even knowing it! I always have pumpkins sitting around in the fall and then slice them in half and give them to the chickens - seeds and all.

 

[Ace_king_brahma]

So if it only helps the birds push the worms out I would think there is a chance of reinfection unless the chickens are free ranging. I'm curious if that is a possiblity with this method.

 

[Half-a-dozen]

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If you ever have a bee sting, or mosquito bite, or some other kind of skin irritation, rub coconut oil on it and it almost immediately, you are cured of itch and rash. Got acne? Sounds bizarre, but put a small amount of coconut oil on the skin (face etc) and acne is gone in 1-2 days. It's a natural wonder cure for virtually everything!

Does it happen to work for poision ivy????