When to start??? Give me your 2 cents!

[Jen F]

When do you start your vaccinations, worming, prevention regimen? What do you use?

What do you use for parasite of all kinds? I'd really like info on prevention, but would gladly like to hear about what you do for infestation of any kind. Fill this full of info

Thanks

 

[Arielle]

I'm new to chickens, so I started with chicks vaccinated for Merecks and those from MM I got them the coccidiosis also.

Still learning about the rest of your great questions. Hope others will chime in.

 

[hbwbk]

Keeping your coup clean is the start of every illness out there. Fresh water and clean food dishes. There are some great books to have around
the house with what or what not to do. Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens. By Gail Damerow. The next Chickens in your Back yard a beginner's guide by Rick and Gail Luttmann
I have been reading these two books for a long time. good info to keep on hand.

 

[Wildflower_VA]

I don't do vaccinations, but I do everything I can from the beginning to have strong, healthy chicks. I put sand in the brooder, which the chicks eat and they dust bathe in it. It acts as fine grit and contains prebiotics, both of which help prevent pasty butt. A chicken takes dust baths to get rid of parasites.

I also bring in a clump of grass with the dirt clod attached to help introduce them to the soil organisms they will be exposed to when they go outside for good.

For worms and parasite control, I use food grade DE (diatomaceous earth) which you can mix with food, sprinkle on bedding and put in the sand for the dust bath. The wormer sold by McMurray Hatchery is DE with flax seed added.