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Man every body is ripping me on this.
The vet that I have discussed this issue with and in speaking with one of the breeders on this suggest worming and antibiotics at the same time. If you feel this is not nessescary then don't do it but like I said this suggestion came from a vet and a breeder.
On Solubenol I think you might be right on that. I got mine from the vet. It might not be available over the counter. Wazine would be another good choice.
Please perform your own research on these products and medicate accordingly.
here are some links to review:
http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/natural_flea_killer.html
http://www.chickensbydesign.co.nz/care.html
There are no scientific studies showing that DE kills worms. There are plenty of BYC'ers that have used it as such only to find out they had to use "real" wormers to get rid of worms. There are many sales sites that will tell that DE is a wormer when in fact it isnt. Wazine only gets rid of large roundworms. There are many other types of worms that chickens get, as in the link I provided above...valbazen kills them all.
You've no doubt heard of certain antibiotics that arnt effective in humans anymore because of bacterial resistance....same with chickens. When you really need to use an antibiotic on a chicken, it might not work due to bacterial resistance....then you gotta use a stronger antibiotic which causes more stress on the chicken, not to mention possibly a longer withdrawal time.
Here:
http://www.mtsylviadiatomite.com.au/mod/files/research/DE_Natural_Dewormer_Study.pdf
Man every body is ripping me on this.
The vet that I have discussed this issue with and in speaking with one of the breeders on this suggest worming and antibiotics at the same time. If you feel this is not nessescary then don't do it but like I said this suggestion came from a vet and a breeder.
On Solubenol I think you might be right on that. I got mine from the vet. It might not be available over the counter. Wazine would be another good choice.
Please perform your own research on these products and medicate accordingly.
here are some links to review:
http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/natural_flea_killer.html
http://www.chickensbydesign.co.nz/care.html
There are no scientific studies showing that DE kills worms. There are plenty of BYC'ers that have used it as such only to find out they had to use "real" wormers to get rid of worms. There are many sales sites that will tell that DE is a wormer when in fact it isnt. Wazine only gets rid of large roundworms. There are many other types of worms that chickens get, as in the link I provided above...valbazen kills them all.
You've no doubt heard of certain antibiotics that arnt effective in humans anymore because of bacterial resistance....same with chickens. When you really need to use an antibiotic on a chicken, it might not work due to bacterial resistance....then you gotta use a stronger antibiotic which causes more stress on the chicken, not to mention possibly a longer withdrawal time.
Here:
http://www.mtsylviadiatomite.com.au/mod/files/research/DE_Natural_Dewormer_Study.pdf
