how oftenly do i need to worm my hens

[donrae]

I already can't handle the amount of eggs I'm getting, I can't imagine more! I average 20-24 eggs a day from 26 layers, not sure how much better it could get?

I don't worm my dogs.
Or my cats.
Haven't wormed the hogs.
I've not wormed my horses for almost a year.
I don't worm my kids.

Never had issues with lice or mites. We do get fleas seasonally, we just deal with those as a matter of course.

If anything on this property gets fattier or sassier I don't know that we could tolerate it! Everyone has glossy coats or feathers, bright eyes, full of piss and vinegar when a nice cold breeze comes through in the late afternoon.

Just presenting another point of view.

 

[Rhoise]

I really don't understand the hesitation to worm chickens when people don't hesitate to worm their dogs. I know that the first thing my vet wants to do every time he comes out to see my pot belly pigs is treat them for worms.

I don't eat my dogs or cats, or anything that comes out of them, so other than wormers being kinda harsh on their system(poison), and the fact that they eat rodents and poo, I don't hesitate with them, every year in December. My chickens on the otherhand, here in the dry northwest US, probley won't show any ill effects from worm infestation till their beyond production age, and I'm hoping thats not for a while.If I notice any symptoms, or worms in the feces, eggs, or anywhere else, I'll worm them. Also, I guess there is no harm in doing a fecal again about December anyhow (cause I got vet conections) just had one of my hens checked because she was sick due to a cocci infection as a chick(Negatory except for a few cocci which is normal). Never had parasite problems living here, but on the east coast worming was on a regular schedule, never ever had a negative fecal on any animal, here in Boise often times the fecals are negative on all the animals?If it's positive, it's usually the cats, and rather than mess around I worm the dogs too, cause they eat their poo ewwwwww!!!!

 

[cluckcluckluke]

are the worms in the chickens poo quite noticeable? Or do you have to go digging about?

 

[dawg53]

are the worms in the chickens poo quite noticeable? Or do you have to go digging about?

Your chickens can have worms without seeing them in feces. They do quite abit of damage internally. Ever watch "Monsters Inside Me" on TV?

When you see worms in feces, that means there are dead or dying worms being excreted or your birds have an infestation and there's no more room for them internally and there's only one way to go...out the rear end.

Here's what an infestation of large roundworms looks like. Keep in mind that one roundworm can produce hundreds of eggs to be deposited onto your soil to be picked up by your other chickens, starting the worms' lifecycle all over again. One worm is one worm too many. This is why it's recommended to have a regular worming schedule at your discretion. There are many wormers to choose from to rotate amongst to prevent worm resistance.

 

[Rhoise]

Your chickens can have worms without seeing them in feces. They do quite abit of damage internally. Ever watch "Monsters Inside Me" on TV?

When you see worms in feces, that means there are dead or dying worms being excreted or your birds have an infestation and there's no more room for them internally and there's only one way to go...out the rear end.

Here's what an infestation of large roundworms looks like. Keep in mind that one roundworm can produce hundreds of eggs to be deposited onto your soil to be picked up by your other chickens, starting the worms' lifecycle all over again. One worm is one worm too many. This is why it's recommended to have a regular worming schedule at your discretion. There are many wormers to choose from to rotate amongst to prevent worm resistance.

mmm I think I'll go have some sushi LOL!....... OK OK OK, I'm convinced to at least do fecals twice a year on these birds...... maybe I'll do one on myself just for grinns after watching this show..... so sorry for that boy and his family!
Kids I knew at school had to be wormed once, we never did, but my grandma always said no going in the cow pasture barefoot(hook worms can penetrate your skin) ewww!!

 

[galanie]

When I was a kid in the 1950's, we had to be wormed. Garlic juice was better than any of the medicines mom bought. I swear I was raised on Garlic juice!

 

[dawg53]

Yall are lucky. I got dosed with castor oil.

Even sugar in it didnt help and I still got pinworms.

 

[cluckcluckluke]

Your chickens can have worms without seeing them in feces. They do quite abit of damage internally. Ever watch "Monsters Inside Me" on TV?

When you see worms in feces, that means there are dead or dying worms being excreted or your birds have an infestation and there's no more room for them internally and there's only one way to go...out the rear end.

Here's what an infestation of large roundworms looks like. Keep in mind that one roundworm can produce hundreds of eggs to be deposited onto your soil to be picked up by your other chickens, starting the worms' lifecycle all over again. One worm is one worm too many. This is why it's recommended to have a regular worming schedule at your discretion. There are many wormers to choose from to rotate amongst to prevent worm resistance.

oh my WOW

that is so yucky and so unlucky.

 

[math ace]

are the worms in the chickens poo quite noticeable? Or do you have to go digging about?

The tapeworms look like small pieces of rice... The roundworms are big like the pic the dawg53 posted. Those are the two types of worms I have personally seen my birds poop out.
You should look at FRESH, out of the chickens butt, poop. Once the poop has dried, the worms die and shrink and it is very hard to see them. On a fresh poop. the worms are still moving.

 

[math ace]

rather than mess around I worm the dogs too, cause they eat their poo ewwwwww!!!!

I've seen the chickens eat the worms out of another birds poop.... REALLY GROSS....
We were doing our fecal checks after worming, and one chicken had passed a worm... Another chicken came right behind hen and slurped it up!

Nastiest thing I've ever seen!