The Middle Tennessee Thread

[COLOR=333333]I have am part of a chicken train on the Alabama site. It will happen Feb. 20. It begins at Dothan, Alabama (near the Fla. line), goes through Tuscaloosa (Wisher1000 country) and we are meeting in Huntsville, AL. (I-65) to swap eggs/chickens. I will be returning to near Lebanon, Tennessee on (I-40) if anybody wants to jump on. Just let me know![/COLOR]

Would love some white Plymouth rocks if you know anybody on the train that has nice ones. Need a new rooster especially.
 
All my chickens were laying and the snow storm stopped them all. I'm thinking of de-worming because I haven't seen eggs in 9 days. That would put me out of production for 6 weeks. My girls never got de-wormed this winter due to one continuously laying through and we needed to eat her eggs. What so y'all think? Do it? Or skip this year?

I've been doing the all natural thing with cayenne pepper, diatomaceous earth, and pumpkin seeds all winter
 
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New here so am curious, de-worming is an annual affair? Is it necessary with first year chickens (if I start my 'farm' this spring)? Lots to learn.... Thank you!
 
All my chickens were laying and the snow storm stopped them all. I'm thinking of de-worming because I haven't seen eggs in 9 days. That would put me out of production for 6 weeks. My girls never got de-wormed this winter due to one continuously laying through and we needed to eat her eggs. What so y'all think? Do it? Or skip this year?

I've been doing the all natural thing with cayenne pepper, diatomaceous earth, and pumpkin seeds all winter

Are you seeing any evidence of worms? How do your chickens look?

My thinking is that less is best. If they seem to be wormy, I worm them. Most critters live very well with a low parasite load. If your chickens are ever on the ground, they probably have some amount of worms. It sounds like you are doing all the right, natural things to keep them healthy and the parasite load to not overwhelm them. There are times the treatment is worse than letting nature balance it out. Other times intervention is the correct way to go. I know of people who have never wormed their chickens and they seem fine. I know of others that worm 3 times a year with different wormers. Their chickens seem no better or worse than the non-wormers. Personal preference and observation of the birds (and their poop).
 
I would not worm unless I saw worms. I do sometime worm if I am moving birds but don't do it as much as I used to. I hatch most of my eggs so no reason to withdraw.
 

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