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[Kiki]

I wormed them once cycle, two doses 10 days apart, had to discard about a month's eggs from my layer operation which worked out to 117 dozen worth $467. Cheaper to let the birds have worms, for sure, as I could have sold for soup and replaced 2/3 of my flock for that amount. After treatment I did not find visible worms in the droppings nor did the condition of the birds change.

What made you worm them in the first place?

 

[WalnutHill]

After 19 years of raising birds in the same place, figured it might not hurt. It definitely did not help, i.e. egg production did not go up, feed consumption did not go down.

 

[Kiki]

After 19 years of raising birds in the same place, figured it might not hurt. It definitely did not help, i.e. egg production did not go up, feed consumption did not go down.

thanks...Im not a believer in medicine yet.
You just confirmed it for me!

 

[WalnutHill]

thanks...Im not a believer in medicine yet.
You just confirmed it for me!

I was just glad I waited until winter at lowest production. In summer it would have cost me twice as much!

 

[Kiki]

I was just glad I waited until winter at lowest production. In summer it would have cost me twice as much!

LOL. sorry I had to laugh....

Sweet dreams.

Have a great day tomorrow!
My new chicks will be arriving tomorrow so I will be ENJOYING some chick tv with...with garlic and AVC!

 

[WalnutHill]

LOL. sorry I had to laugh....

Sweet dreams.

Have a great day tomorrow!
My new chicks will be arriving tomorrow so I will be injuring some chick tv with...with garlic and AVC!

Have fun!

 

[Ravynscroft]

Many (not all) female dogs have encysted roundworm larvae that are activated by maternal hormones thereby infecting pups.  I am not certain if any other worms are passed in utero.  My dogs are routinely wormed with Ivermectin.  I have not had roundworms or for that matter ANY worms in any pups over the past 25 years.  Good husbandry leads to good results.  I seriously doubt that 75% failure rate on fecal results.

Exactly my point... thanks, Sour...

Safe in the known sludge.

Yup...

So far the known sludge of the Pond Scum is comforting indeed. 

I guess you can call us "cultured". 

After 19 years of raising birds in the same place, figured it might not hurt.  It definitely did not help, i.e. egg production did not go up, feed consumption did not go down.

If they aren't in your environment, then no, you won't have issues... our area is super wet though... and holds water in the ground like nobody's business... I prefer prevention to losing them...

 

[WalnutHill]

If they aren't in your environment, then no, you won't have issues... our area is super wet though... and holds water in the ground like nobody's business... I prefer prevention to losing them...

I have no doubt they are in my environment, but the birds spend most of their time on a wood floor coop and some time on bare topsoil. When it's wet we can't let them out as the soil is clay loam down there.

 

[Ravynscroft]

I have no doubt they are in my environment, but the birds spend most of their time on a wood floor coop and some time on bare topsoil.  When it's wet we can't let them out as the soil is clay loam down there.

I feel your pain on that... ours is a thin layer of old cattle pasture soil over limestone and red clay... :/

 

[sourland]

Good morning, Pond Scum.