how often to worm chickens and with what...so many options

[newbiechickenowner]

I had to worm my chickens awhile back and there were so many replies and so much information...some contradictory to others. I posted another thread about finding a company to mail a poo sample to to make sure that i got all the worms when they were wormed. When does everyone worm their chickens?

 

[usschicago1]

April they get the wazine, with a follow up of invermectin. ( first round). Then every 6 months.

 

[newbiechickenowner]

how long do you hold eggs after each medicine and, how do you give your ivermetin? what dosing? Thanks for replying

 

[butterflygirl]

I want to be sure I understand this:

in April you give a dose of Wazine , then follow up with ivermectin? Just 1 dose of the Wazine? one application will take care of the worms?

 

[jldrigge]

I would like know about worming too? What, you hold there eggs after that? I am so lost about this, I don't want anything to happen to my birds.
Thanks

 

[Happy Chooks]

I worm mine in the fall with Valbazen. We are not in a high worm area, so I only need to do it once a year. Some people live in areas with high worm content and have to worm more often.

Wazine will only kill roundworms. Valbazen will kill all types of worms.

Here's a thread on Valbazen:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...molting-short-days-few-or-no-eggs-anyway/0_50

 

[dawg53]

It depends on your soil conditions how often you worm. Warm, moist soil may require more worming periods than mountainous or cold soil in northern climates, or dry desert type soils. Due to our warm soil here most of the year, I worm every 3 months, sometimes sooner.
Valbazen and safeguard are mainly what I use.