Okay, I wormed them ... now what?

[Zonoma]

Because there are worms EVERYWHERE in the run!

Do I till them under? I mean, what do I do? It's nasty!

 

[Judy]

If you're sure they came out of the chickens, I would get the chickens out of there and let them die, on top of the soil. At least I'm guessing they would. I know with dogs they can get reinfested from worms on the gorund.

 

[Zonoma]

I was afraid you were going to say that but removing the chickens from the run simply isn't an option. Is there another way?

 

[Wynette]

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Leave them in the coop for a day.

 

[mrslb333]

I'd take the chickens out, remove all visible signs and treat with diatomaceous earth or some other worm killer. If you don't treat the source they will keep getting re-infested

 

[Zonoma]

I can probably do that.

Will it be okay if they stay in starting tomorrow? I don't think I can even catch them to put them in there at this point. I CAN work on cleaning out all the poo from the coop today, though (just in case there were worms expelled in there this morning).

 

[SilkieBantams]

Are the worms maggots from flies?

 

[Zonoma]

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No. I'm fairly certain they're common round worms. They look similar to what I used to see after helping friends worm puppies.

 

[Zonoma]

Okay! One more question: Now that I've wormed with Wazine 17 and we're not using eggs..... What do I do with the withdrawal eggs? Can I feed them back to the chickens scrambled?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I think that would cause a longer withdrawal. Feeding the eggs back would give them another dose albeit smaller.
I would compost the eggs or dispose of them.
I'd also rake, sweep shovel as many worms out of the run as you can. Can you free range them while you do it?