Huge worm in poop!

[BastyPutt]

I would use DE as a natural and gentle dewormer. I use it for my silkies and it works great.

No, won't work.

Food grade DE is good for a lot of things, but worming or treating anything for that matter isn't one of them.

 

[Loving my girls]

If you have found a worm that big you, in my opinion, will need to complete a worming treatment for all your flock. Then wait a couple of weeks and repeat. .
Unless the treatment you use also kills the eggs of the worm.
Hugz

 

[Loving my girls]

No it doesn't work. It's impossible for it to kill intestines parasites inside a moist intestine

 

[Loving my girls]

In my understanding you are correct that when dry it will dry out anything, and therefore kill, with an external exoskeleton.
However, I believe that when taken internally it acts differentry. The silica in the de cleanses or detoxes the body thus removing the worms.

 

[dawg53]

In my understanding you are correct that when dry it will dry out anything, and therefore kill, with an external exoskeleton.
However, I believe that when taken internally it acts differentry. The silica in the de cleanses or detoxes the body thus removing the worms.

That's misinformation. DE doesnt cleanse nor detox anything internally. It is snake oil.
https://www.webmd.com/diet/health-benefits-diatomaceous-earth

 

[Loving my girls]

That's misinformation. DE doesnt cleanse nor detox anything internally. It is snake oil.
https://www.webmd.com/diet/health-benefits-diatomaceous-earth

I think there are as many websites showing that worming using de works as doesn’t work so perhaps we should compromise and say that the jury is out on this one

 

[dawg53]

I think there are as many websites showing that worming using de works as doesn’t work so perhaps we should compromise and say that the jury is out on this one

I'm talking from personal experience. I used DE when I first started out with chickens. It simply doesnt prevent nor eliminate worms, period. It is ineffective when wet. The innards inside a chicken are wet.

 

[Loving my girls]

I'm talking from personal experience. I used DE when I first started out with chickens. It simply doesnt prevent nor eliminate worms, period. It is ineffective when wet. The innards inside a chicken are wet.

Let’s agree to disagree eh dawg53