what do you use to worm chickens

[miron28]

rimshoes that is exactly what they looked like. i also use de all the time but i just throw it in the coop and on there nest box.

 

[Scrambled Egg]

As a preventative (need to get rid of what you have first with one of the above choices) you can put apple cider vinegar in their water every few weeks, seems to work great for mine.

 

[GrowingonFaithFarm]

I have been using an herbal wormer for nearly a year and have not seen anymore worms in our flock. We add 1 cup to a 50lb bag of feed and it last us quite a long time. We also add Organic Unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar at the rate of 1 tbsp per gallon to their water as well.

We purchased it at www.theholistichorse.com.

We have friends who also highly recommend Molly's Herbal at http://fiascofarm.com/herbs/wormer.htm

Good luck!

 

[Guinea Goonie]

Alot of people on here speaking up about the ACV (apple cider vinegar). With this many people saying it has positive results I would say go for it.

I will also try this out. I plan on getting ACV and DE and putting them both in the barn to work.

LICE, MITES and WORMS are a part of the chicken world and there is nothing to be embarrassed about.

People on here are so very informative and helpful. They present thier findings and you can pick and choose how you want to treat your flock.

When you find a winner always post your experience.

What a great forum.

 

[Reinbeau]

Can you put ACV in a galvanized waterer? If so, how much for a five gallon waterer (I usually only put about four gallons in it, it's too heavy for me otherwise!)?

 

[miron28]

well i got some Wazine. this is what the feed store sold me but how much do i put in there water?

 

[Guinea Goonie]

K, the bottle states this:

30 ml of wazine to one gallon of water. for chicks up to 6 weeks of age.

Edited for correction:

60 ml of wazine to TWO gallon of water for chicks over 6 weeks of age.

I use the 30m/gallon and I put in enough water that the chicken I have will FINISH the water off in a 24 hour period.


I then give them regular water with a bit of vitamines and minerals in it.

I do this for a few days and WATCH for worms in the poop.

You can fee yogurt at this time too to get the gut back in order.

Then after a few days of regular water I repeat the process, VERY important to repeat.

Reinbeau, do you have one of those little cihck galvanized waterers that use the one pint plastic screw on ?

I use these to test out my question like you have. I have ruined a few, but hey they are cheap.

 

[miron28]

do i put a cap full a gallon or ? i don't have any way to measure this stuff!

can i eat the eggs?

 

[Guinea Goonie]

can you do oz to ml's ?

1.014420676767 once is 30 mls.

I put one once per one gallon for chicks less than 6 weeks (this is what I was treating)

2 onces per one gallon for birds over 6 weeks of age.

 

[marie1]

I use garlic flakes, lots of them and mix up a garlic mash in warm bread. That seems to work well and is a good immune booster apparently.