Naturally Worming Chickens

[india176]

Hi again Candace.One other question.I have 18 chickens.How many of the kroeger wormwood capsules do you think i should mix in their food for that many chickens.
Regards
sue

 

[bullets]

I am planting an herb garden specifically for my chickens this year.

I have already ordered these seeds:
Orange Hawaii Marigold
Gypsy Sunshine Marigold
Calendula
Lavender
Chervil
Oregano
Basil
Mint
Yarrow

I went looking online for Wormwood but found there's many different varieties. Which variety would be best for the chickens?

 

[ChicMagnet33]

DE is hype and wont prevent nor kill worms. VermX, garlic, cayenne pepper and pumpkin seeds might help as preventatives, but wont kill worms. It's unlikely you'll see worms in poop, why should they detach themselves from the host? If you see any, it's because your chicken has an infestation internally and are overloaded, no place to go but out. They will be dieing because they cant survive outside the host.

So what will kill worms, and in your opinion are some of these natural preventatives even sufficient?

 

[mohdhamza]

What are some ways that you can worm chickens and still get eggs to eat from them. I read something about putting dried garlic in thier water. Thanks

Use sugarcane vinegar if available. Here in India it is very cheap. Just put it infront of them like water. They'll drink it.

 

[haejungkim]

Gasping and wheezing can be either gapeworm or a respiratory illness. For the former, use molly's herbals formula #1 at double the dose. For the latter, keep with the garlic and include lots of healthy, easily digestible foods. Also include fermented feed or other ferments such as yogurt for at least one meal/day - for humans, 80% of the immune system is in the gut so I imagine it's the same for animals as well.

A note on molly's: I am right now treating a severe (bright bloody poops) case of coccidiosis in my week-old Cornish x and 2-week-old heritage chicks. Even after just one dose (one tbsp in feed for 37 chicks) ALL were back to normal, healthy poops! I don't know about its effectiveness on gapeworms, but the active compound is delivered through the bloodstream so it will get into those worms as well, but perhaps in lower amounts as compared to intestinal worms.

There are many "weeds" which can treat various other diseases. Dead nettle works on pneumonia and bronchitis, mullein cures mycoplasma... do some researching and see what kind of medicine you have growing in your yard that you can feed to your hen or make tea out of (if she won't eat them).

Thanks Phoenixxx for the Molly's link. I was at a goat farm once as a wwoofer and the woman there used it to de-worm her goats. I didn't realize that you could use it on chickens.

So it's a de-wormer but you're also saying that it cured your chicks of coccidiosis? Wow that's great. Does the website claim that it does that or did you just try it on your own? Oh is cocci a worm? Anyways thanks for the tip. Btw- which formula did you buy? There were so many options.

 

[Phoenixxx]

Thanks Phoenixxx for the Molly's link. I was at a goat farm once as a wwoofer and the woman there used it to de-worm her goats. I didn't realize that you could use it on chickens.

So it's a de-wormer but you're also saying that it cured your chicks of coccidiosis? Wow that's great. Does the website claim that it does that or did you just try it on your own? Oh is cocci a worm? Anyways thanks for the tip. Btw- which formula did you buy? There were so many options.

You need the wormwood formula #1 for active infestation. Coccidiosis is actually a microscopic parasite, probably why it can be treated by both worm meds and antibiotics. Fyi, my chicks that i hatch from my own flock no longer get it - they are born immune!

 

[haejungkim]

Did you buy formula #2 as well- the weekly treatment?

 

[Phoenixxx]

Did you buy formula #2 as well- the weekly treatment?

I did, but i find myself forgetting to use it so i can't make any claims to its efficacy. We live in busy times - i keep winding up in jobs i don't want, working all kinds of ungodly hours... add to that a lazy streak and stuff doesn't get dealt with until it's CLEAR that it needs dealing with, lol

 

[CuzChickens]

How did you feed the natural wormwood stuff to your birds, @Phoenixxx ? Do you make a tincture, or just add to their feed?

 

[backyardmomma3]

my chickens don't have worms and have no signs however ive been putting a clove of garlic in their water(fresh clove each week) since they were chicks,and will be doing the cayenne pepper this week as a preventative measure and will repeat if needed,if not ill do again in the spring...Love this group,so much helpful info especially for us new comers..