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ty ya i do have what looks like worm eggs in a few droppings not all (tiny rice) not sure but odds are still no worms in droppings, looks like i just need to de worm them with meds to be sure was hoping not to... but do what we have to
For 3 years, I did many of those things (garlic 1x every month, raw ACV in water 1x per week, many cucumbers & zucc in summer, & whole pumpkins every fall) but mine got worms. I never noticed any issues until my favorite hen, Cuddles, got sick. Not sure what the illness was but because she was inside the house, I noticed 1 tiny worm in her watery (just not right) poop. I treated all chickens for worms. Cuddles was very ill & stopped eating & drinking. It was so severe, I had to tube feed her for a few days. Although she never had any blood in stools, I treated her for Cocci as well. (We had a very wet spring & summer)
I was never able to figure out what she had (other than worms), but I am very grateful she made it through. After going through all this, I think those natural methods may keep worms from overproducing, but in my opinion, they will not kill the worms. I still think these things are still very beneficial to the digestive tract even if they don't kill all the worms. I also give probiotics when I think they may need a boost.
Anyway, that's my opinion. I'm not a vet. Perhaps I didn't give pumpkin year round or should have always had ACV in the water. Not sure. In the end, I just want healthy hens, so I plan to use de-wormers in the future. Note: The worst part of de-worming was not eating their eggs for 3 weeks. Now they're molting so production is way down. UGH!!!!
ty ya i do have what looks like worm eggs in a few droppings not all (tiny rice) not sure but odds are still no worms in droppings, looks like i just need to de worm them with meds to be sure was hoping not to... but do what we have to