They have worms

[Sequel]

Am I going to get my question answered or should I just give it to the ducks and find out if it kills them??

 

[Sequel]

Oops! It’s after midnight on the East coast where Wyorp lives. They will most likely be back on in the morning. I don’t know about ducks sorry I wish I could help you!

 

[EggWalrus]

Can I give it to the ducks as well??

I've given SafeGuard to my chickens, ducks and even turkeys. It hadn't killed them yet.

 

[KikiDeAnime]

I've given SafeGuard to my chickens, ducks and even turkeys. It hadn't killed them yet.

Okay, thank you!
I was worried because I don't want exclude them from getting treatment

 

[EggWalrus]

Okay, thank you!
I was worried because I don't want exclude them from getting treatment

Best to treat them all at the same time. I try to treat them all once in the fall after egg production falls off , and if I see any signs of The Worms in spring, I'll treat them again. Even if you don't see the worms in their poop, if they are losing weight or just feeling skinny, do a float test, then go from there.

 

[Uncle Rhino]

Is Pumpkin really a natural reformer? I just bought 20 pumpkins from Costco. They quite large figure I can store them in my root cellar to hold them over until next year at this time. Works with my winter and summer squash.

 

[Pennys Mama]

Is Pumpkin really a natural reformer? I just bought 20 pumpkins from Costco. They quite large figure I can store them in my root cellar to hold them over until next year at this time. Works with my winter and summer squash.

My chickens hated the pumpkins, wouldn't eat the huge seeds. But the ducks loved the pumpkins!!! I don't know if it did anything for worms but they liked it.

 

[Uncle Rhino]

My chickens hated the pumpkins, wouldn't eat the huge seeds. But the ducks loved the pumpkins!!! I don't know if it did anything for worms but they liked it.

Started giving them pumpkins when my oldest were 8 weeks old, the flock new and old love them seeds and all. Thank you for your answer.

 

[Eggcessive]

@Uncle Rhino Pumpkin seeds will not worm your chickens. I used to believe that tale when I first got chickens 9 years ago. I bought raw seeds online in bulk and they would not touch them, whole chopped or ground. They would eat them inside a raw pumpkin in the first year or two, but there is no proof or studies done that pumpkin seeds do much of anything. There is a paragraph about the pumpkin seed myth near the bottom of this article:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/control-treatment-of-worms-in-chickens/

 

[dawg53]

Best to treat them all at the same time. I try to treat them all once in the fall after egg production falls off , and if I see any signs of The Worms in spring, I'll treat them again. Even if you don't see the worms in their poop, if they are losing weight or just feeling skinny, do a float test, then go from there.

Dont wait for "signs" of worms in the spring. By then birds will have internal damage, weakened immune system, off lay, and becoming lethargic, not to mention dropping thousands of eggs onto the soil via feces. Look where we live. Our soil is warm and moist or wet most of the time, worm soup. Spring is time for the 'birds' and 'bees', same for worms...and they'll be hungry and producing eggs inside birds.
I worm monthly.