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[hillbilly91]

If you have no issues with your birds anything more than once a year would be overkill as a preventative.
If doing more with the bird then yes.
You can check the crap yourself.

What would I notice is different other then consistency?

 

[roosterhavoc]

What would I notice is different other then consistency?

Google al the different kinds of worms that chickens can get. You can find a bunch of pics. Some are too small to see but if you think a bird is sick or
Something it won’t hurt to worm them aside from a yearly worming.
Are any of your birds acting sick?

 

[B123]

What would I notice is different other then consistency?

I agree with Havoc. Look at your birds and handle them, if they feel right and look good, then worming probably isn't necessary. They are many types of worms. Some are visible to the naked eye, others are more challenging to spot. Also watch feed consumption. If infested, your birds may consume more feed but lose weight because of a high infestation rate consuming the nutrients.

 

[centrarchid]

Get some pooped checked. That will tell you if you even need to waste the money on the wormer.

If you need to waste money on bird to deworm, then cull the bird. My broodfowl have never been dewormed, nor are they descended from those that needed such treatment.

 

[roosterhavoc]

I agree with Havoc. Look at your birds and handle them, if they feel right and look good, then worming probably isn't necessary. They are many types of worms. Some are visible to the naked eye, others are more challenging to spot. Also watch feed consumption. If infested, your birds may consume more feed but lose weight because of a high infestation rate consuming the nutrients.

I have never had a problem with worms and I rarely worm at all. If anything my birds are a tiny bit on the heavy side.

 

[roosterhavoc]

I play with chicken sh*t all the time poking and prodding and I’ve never seen a worm or eggs. I’ve wormed birds and then wormed again and constantly checking crap and still I’ve never seen a worm out of my chickens.
I’m sure some areas of the country might be worse than others for worms.
It really all comes down to heathy birds. If they’re not healthy they’ll have all kinds of issues. The only thing I’ve ever had to treat a bird for is “greens” enteritis. Even then I’m not happy about it and it may be my fault anyway.

 

[hillbilly91]

Google al the different kinds of worms that chickens can get. You can find a bunch of pics. Some are too small to see but if you think a bird is sick or
Something it won’t hurt to worm them aside from a yearly worming.
Are any of your birds acting sick?

No everyone is happy and healthy other then chief had worms about a week ago. Don't know what kind of worms as I treated him at home with Ivermectin. Gave him 1cc as he is only about 15lbs. He had loose mucusy stools for 4days in a row. And still having all this rain makes me worrie with winter coming and them needing to be at there best

 

[B123]

Strong healthy fowl can withstand a lot and come through with shinning colors. My birds look a little droopy when the sun is coming up right now and the mornings are colder, but once they get moving in the morning they perk right up.

 

[hillbilly91]

This is my brown red x red quill. I gave him 14drops of Ivermectin aug.11th because he wasnt as active as normal and just seemed a little off. This was 30min later.

 

[hillbilly91]

No everyone is happy and healthy other then chief had worms about a week ago. Don't know what kind of worms as I treated him at home with Ivermectin. Gave him 1cc as he is only about 15lbs. He had loose mucusy stools for 4days in a row. And still having all this rain makes me worrie with winter coming and them needing to be at there best

Chief is my red heeler puppy