Organic vs. Non-Organic worming?

[TK Poultry]

im looking into new and more effective wormers for spring and i was wanting to know the pros and cons of both i used a garlic solution last spring but i dont know how effective that was

 

[AHappychick]

I have only used organic methods and occasionally stare at a fresh poop. I have never seen anything in any of my birds nor seen signs of worms. I do use amprol for cocci in addition to organic methods.

for worming I blend raw pumpkin seeds, de, buttermilk all together. I make them fast for a day then feed them just the mix for 1 day. I follow up the next day with oatmeal and some garlic. the tird day its back to regular feed. I do this once a year and am very generous with ACV in their water and the use od DE the rest of the year. I also move around pens as much as I can to avoid chooks living in the same areas although some runs are unmovable.

 

[JimWWhite]

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Now that, Ladies and Gentlemen, is a Freudian slip if'n I never hear'd one afore!!!

 

[AHappychick]

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Now that, Ladies and Gentlemen, is a Freudian slip if'n I never hear'd one afore!!!

 

[briteday]

There is no scientific evidence that "organic" methods work on chickens that are carrying a significant parasite load. I believe that "organic" methods might make it more difficult for a few rare parasites to take hold. But I have my vet do a fecal float twice per year. And if it ever came back positive I would be using a broad spectrum de-wormer such as fenbendazole.

 

[TK Poultry]

see i cant find a vet in my area to take poultry so im taking more of an aggressive approach to it because i cant find a vet i have one more vets office to call and then im out of options

 

[millie481]

Try Diatomaceous Earth

I did this with my girls. Some of them were looking kind of skinny, and they have now gained their weight back and it is all natural, so I was able to keep eating my fresh delicious eggs!

 

[chookchick]

Unfortunately there is no such thing as an "organic wormer". There are organic PREVENTATIVES such as garlic, pumpkin seeds, ACV, DE, Verm-ex, etc...These MAY help your chickens avoid worms, but if you have an infestation, they are not going to remove them. I'll get a link to a thread with much more info on this. IF you see worms, or suspect worms and have a positive fecal float, then you need to treat with a dewormer such as Wazine or Ivermectin. Treating them with anything else is just going to allow them to have worms longer--get it over with and then go back to organic methods. If anything "organic" worked I would be all over it.

Here's an excellent thread on worming and organics:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=222384

 

[TK Poultry]

i seen wazine, but i didnt know much about either the organic stuff or wazine well now i know.... i have another question say i give them wazine twice a year to kill any worms they might have will this hurt them even if they dont and i give it to them to make sure? and can wazine be used on ducks?