When to worm baby chicks.

[bltuers]

I was curious as to how early to worm the baby chicks. Mine are still inside but want to protect them and not worm them too late.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

There's no reason to worm them if they've never been out foraging. Worms don't just appear. They have to have eaten something that has worms like feces of a chicken that has worms or a secondary host that has them like crickets, earthworms, slugs, etc.

I never worm chicks and in fact, I've only wormed one chicken in my life and that was a 3 year old rooster.
I also have a fecal sample read before treating, usually there will be no heavy load indicated.

Wormer meds (anthelmintics) won't do anything if worms aren't already present.