Must I keep chickens separate from ducks while deworming chickens?

[Jenbirdee]

I’m going to use valbazen on 2 chickens they have their own coop at night but they hang out with my ducks daytime. Do I need to keep them separate and if so how long? I’m not deworming any ducks. Just 2 chickens.

 

[Jenbirdee]

I mean do they have to be separate during day time too a as well as night . They will be sad if they can’t play with the ducks

 

[Jenbirdee]

I’m answering my own post lol I think if worms are going to come out in their poop it would be horrible if a duck tried to eat that yuck! So I’m thinking keep separate but for how long ???

 

[Wyorp Rock]

You could keep them separated but I don't think it's necessary.

Ducks and chickens both eat bugs, worms and all sorts of things, so there's that too.

 

[HollowOfWisps]

Despite popular belief while ducks are more resistant to certain parasites than chickens they are still able to get them. Ducks are especially susceptible to roundworms.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Despite popular belief while ducks are more resistant to certain parasites than chickens they are still able to get them. Ducks are especially susceptible to roundworms.

I did not know that!

So perhaps it would be better to deworm both chickens as well as the ducks?

 

[HollowOfWisps]

I did not know that!

So perhaps it would be better to deworm both chickens as well as the ducks?

Yes. I will have to look up the study, but they found I believe it was over 60% of ducks selected to have parasites.

 

[HollowOfWisps]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6019593/

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Another source
https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/poultry-and-birds/health-disease/duck-disease

 

[Jenbirdee]

I did not know that!

So perhaps it would be better to deworm both chickens as well as the ducks?

I guess deworm the geese too? Ive had ducks 7 years and geese 3 years and never dewormed anybody. I bought Valbazen and also bought safeguard paste. Now I need to figure out how much everyone weighs? I know my gander was 10 pounds last time he saw the vet and my harlequins were 3.5 pounds, but my orpington chickens? I will try to weigh them on my bathroom scale lol Thank you so much for your help!!!!

 

[Jenbirdee]

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Another source
https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/poultry-and-birds/health-disease/duck-disease

Thank you so much