On another thread, someone suggested worming chickens three times a year. Is this normal practice? I thought you would see the worms in their feces, and then treated. I'm fairly new to chickens, so I am pretty clueless, and had put worming in the catagory of "as needed". So, do you worm regardless of symptoms or lack thereof?
I am really big on preventative medicine so as not to stress the birds. I take a fresh flock fecal to the avian veterinarian ( we have a specialist who treats chickens ) and if its negative then do nothing. The veterinarian recommends to do this in spring and fall in my area (Oregon).
I live in northern NV, very dry here, so I only do it if I suspect, then take a suspicious sample to the vet, and receive a positive ID of a parasite.
