What does everyone do re worming their ducks ?

[NettyM]

My 2 Runner ducks are now 5 years old , very spoiled and having the time of their lives but I was reading an article about geese ( my neighbours have 2 Pilgrims ) and worming and it got me thinking about my own ducks . Should I be worming them ? What does everyone else do ? I’ve read a lot on the subject and it seems to be a bit of a grey area , no one quite knows what to use or a dosage . Any advice would be appreciated

 

[Poultry man123]

Well you should be able to buy a liquid wormer which will have the dosage on it, Poultry, Chicken or Pig wormer works for me. The brand I use makes a few different kinds of wormer its called "kilverm".

 

[Poultry man123]

@casportpony Do you worm your ducks and if so how do you do it?

 

[Callender Girl]

Although I've clearly had worms in some of my chickens, my runner ducks have never shown any evidence of worms. Still, when I deworm the others, I deworm them, too, just to be safe. But, I only do it when necessary, not as a preventative. Less medicine is better in my book -- for people, too.

I've both individually dosed everybody -- with a liquid, premeasured and loaded into syringes by my vet as well as with a a powder that I had to sprinkle on their food -- and by mixing a dewormer into everyone's waterers. The latter is much easier, as long as you remove all other sources of water so everyone has to drink their meds.

 

[NettyM]

@casportpony Do you worm your ducks and if so how do you do it?

I’ve not wormed them , so am interested to see how and what everyone does

 

[NettyM]

Well you should be able to buy a liquid wormer which will have the dosage on it, Poultry, Chicken or Pig wormer works for me. The brand I use makes a few different kinds of wormer its called "kilverm".

I’ve found something in the UK called VermX saying 1.5 ml in with their water for 3 consecutive days . Does that sound right as I’m wary of things I’ve not given them before .