Silkie thread!

[Fancychooklady]

Today's happy moment: Grace's babies are hatching!

Congrats.

 

[Fancychooklady]

I use panacur goat wormer on my chickens. There are many discussions on this thread about wormers, but when it comes down to it , it's your choice. I don't think ivomectin treats tapeworm.
I dispose of the eggs completely. Won't even feed them to the dogs. @ Dawg53 is the undisputed guru on worms and this is a paper that he posted some time ago.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1439-0450.1989.tb00635.x/abstract

 

[Sylvester017]

do silkies ever really "get big enough to eat"?

Sure! Just prepare them like a Cornish Hen!

Note: I don't think I could eat one of mine and especially not with black meat.

 

[Sylvester017]

I use panacur goat wormer on my chickens. There are many discussions on this thread about wormers, but when it comes down to it , it's your choice. I don't think ivomectin treats tapeworm.
I dispose of the eggs completely. Won't even feed them to the dogs. @ Dawg53 is the undisputed guru on worms and this is a paper that he posted some time ago.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1439-0450.1989.tb00635.x/abstract

Yes, you are correct. Ivermectin does not treat Tapeworm. I just recently researched it more on poultrykeeper.com. Apparently wormers need to be rotated or certain parasites like Roundworms become immune to the treatment. Back to the vet for the rotational wormer. I love Ivermectin so much but will do whatever necessary to keep the flock healthy. Flubenvet is a feed wormer that treats Gapeworm and others but I believe it's only in the U.K.? Anyway back to the vet for input.

 

[Fancychooklady]

Yes, you are correct. Ivermectin does not treat Tapeworm.  I just recently researched it more on poultrykeeper.com.  Apparently wormers need to be rotated or certain parasites like Roundworms become immune to the treatment.  Back to the vet for the rotational wormer.  I love Ivermectin so much but will do whatever necessary to keep the flock healthy.  Flubenvet is a feed wormer that treats Gapeworm and others but I believe it's only in the U.K.?  Anyway back to the vet for input.

But you do have valbazen and safeguard . Both of which cover all chicken worms.

 

[Fancychooklady]

Sure! Just prepare them like a Cornish Hen! 

Note:  I don't think I could eat one of mine and especially not with black meat.

I could never eat one of my silkies. They are the ' teddy bear ' of the chicken world.

 

[CrazyChookLady5]

Today's happy moment: Grace's babies are hatching!

go grace! how many have hatched?

 

[Fancychooklady]

Gingers new chicks.

 

[CrazyChookLady5]

Gingers new chicks.

Awww. they are so cute! will you let her raise them with all your other birds?

 

[randerson846]

Do all silkie chicks have furry feet