Im freaking out WORMS ???

[NewbieLewis]

Ok...This is making me paranoid about eating eggs thinking that my chicken has worms. So i bought Wazine 17 because that's the only thing i could find at the feed store my chickens are in an enclosed grassy area i haven't seen worms in there droppings and i know there other ways to tell can someone give me some not so confusing info. Can we get worms from eating cooked eggs ? and how often and what to use in the deworming schedule and will beable to eat the eggs sometime this year LOL

 

[Reurra]

Usually Wazine has a 2 week no eating egg schedule.

Treat as the instructions suggest. If you are worried about the current eggs, hard boil them and feed them back to the birds. Eggs usually wont have any type of worm in it....usually. Its rare when they come through. The worms would have to leave the intestinal tract and head up the uterus to reach the egg making factory.

During the Wazine 2 week waiting period, feed your birds the eggs scrambled or hard boiled and crushed. It wont hurt them.

There is a ton of info here on the forums about worming schedules. Try a search on Wazine. Some people suggest using Ivermectin (spelling?) as a secondary just to make sure to get any remaining worms left that Wazine might not get. Using a secondary wormer Ive read should be administered 2-4 weeks after the Wazine is given.

 

[dawg53]

I dont recommend feeding the eggs back to the chickens. The residue in the eggs can help worms build resistance to the wormer and might not be effective the next time it's used. Give the eggs to dogs, wazine has no effect on them.

 

[NewbieLewis]

see people make it confusing how in the world do you determine what is right and what is wrong? and i prolly cant feed the eggs raw to the dog can i ??

 

[dawg53]

see people make it confusing how in the world do you determine what is right and what is wrong? and i prolly cant feed the eggs raw to the dog can i ??

You can boil the eggs for your dogs, scramble them, whatever you want......

 

[Reurra]

Trust Dawg on this one, his info is pretty good.

 

[NewbieLewis]

kk..I'm new to chickens and everyone has different opinions. Its funny because if someone gives me advice on chickens that's not on BYC i come strait to the computer and post my question and i always seem to find the right answer you guys are AWESOME

 

[NewbieLewis]

another question is how can you tell if a chicken has worms? I started out with 7 chicks now they are about 6 month's (buffs, rocks, new Hampshire) there all big nice and fat there feathers are shiney and not out of place !!. Just recently someone gave me six more they were free the lady had stopped feeding them two had died from what I'm guessing lack of food and water she said they were 2 years old now i like my animals fat lol so they look thin to me there feathers don't look good at all they don't act sick but she said that she thought they had worms I'm feeding them chick starter and layer feed with scratch grains and oyster shells one of them has a little runny poo but its a dark brown doesn't look to alarming.

 

[Christie Rhae]

If your birds come into contact with dirt and bugs they probably have some worms. This is a normal part of life. If they seem unhealthy then they may have more worms than they can handle. If their combs are dull pink instead of nice healthy red it could be a sign that they are not feeling great or not getting much of the nutrition they are eating because of the worms. You probably will not see worms in their poo unless they have tons.
As mentioned above the only way a worm can get in the egg is if it crawls up the egg chute. And that probably will only happen if they have tons of worms. You will see the worm if there is a worm in the eggs. If you don't see one, you are probably safe.

I think a lot of people worm their chickens once a year. Usually in the winter when the hens are not laying much anyway. So then it is not too much of a loss that you cannot eat the eggs.
That is just my two cents. There are millions of different opinions on the subject.

 

[Judy]

Agree with Christy Rhae. I know I live in a "wormy area" so I try to worm mine once a year with Valbazen. Safeguard is also good. And, Dawg53 is also very informative on worming. You might do a search or check out some of his posts.