TREAT THEM FOR WORMS NOW -Molting - short days - few or no eggs anyway

[cutechick2010]

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Er, actually some of us don't know what could happen, LOL. Would you mind explaining to the clueless one? Thanks!

 

[bock]

I have owned chickens for 7 years, and I have never wormed them. I am getting 25 more this Spring to start a small egg business, and I am wondering if I should worm them.......

 

[joebryant]

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It's possible that the only way that you could be 100% sure that you need to worm them is to take some fresh poo to a vet and have him/her test it for you. I would not have known had my rooster not gotten sick and vet did a fecal test while she had him for a week.
It's a pretty safe bet though that they do have worms if they get out and scratch in the dirt.

 

[dawg53]

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Er, actually some of us don't know what could happen, LOL. Would you mind explaining to the clueless one? Thanks!

There are many different types of worms that chickens can get. Certain types of wormers kill or paralyze certain types of worms. If a broad spectrum wormer is used for the first time on chickens that have never been wormed, it's possible that the overload of dead worms in the chickens system could cause toxicity and possibly kill the chicken. For the very first time worming, I always recommend using wazine first to expel large roundworms, then follow up 10-14 days later with a broad spectrum wormer such as valbazen, safeguard or ivermectin, to kill the roundworm larva and other worms. Then the next time when worming, I recommend using valbazen first, then 10-14 days later use safeguard or ivermectin as the second wormer.

 

[technodoll]

I have to worm my free-ranging flock every 3 months from spring to autumn...

This month I wormed them end of September but saw a (dead) round worm on the poop board 2 weeks ago so out came the piperazine again...

Then!

They all got lice the past week so out came the Ivermectin, which is ok since it also acts as a 2nd wormer as well as a lice-killer...

So gross. Yet my birds are all in superb health and look great... they just pick up everything the other animals leave laying around on the ground

Ya gotta do what ya gotta do.

 

[Aria]

What does anyone know about Diatomaceous Earth. I know it helps with internal worms.

 

[dawg53]

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It helps internal worms stay alive because it doesnt do anything, it is not a treatment for worms.

 

[kathyinmo]

I just always giggle when I read Joe's posts.

 

[AndreaS]

Hey Joe,

I was wondering what your vet recommended for the respiratory symptoms. Were they severe?

When the weather changes, my girls get some sneezes and raspy voices. I treat them with nutritional and supplemental methods for a few weeks and it goes away (cod liver oil, extra protein, poly-vi-sol and nutri-drench, and vet rx applied in the evenings). I haven't had to medicate yet, but I understand that my girls may actually be carriers of whatever this respiratory bug is and that it will likely reoccurring. If their symptoms increase, I will medicate. I have tylan, ls-50, and of course the now all but defunct duramycin.

What did your vet recommend?

Thanks for sharing the worming info with us. I'm planning on worming as soon as my girls get past this bug.

Thanks!
Andrea

 

[joebryant]

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Andrea, I just checked the original post, https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=389330 and nowhere did I name the two pills mentioned in #27 reply. Sorry, but neither Anne nor I remember what the pills were (if we ever knew) of which the vet gave us a ten-day supply.