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Point 9 is just advertising a product, there are many other products out there but you dont seem to mention them!

In the UK we have layers feed that has Flubenvet pre mixed in it - makes worming so easy

A 20kg bag will feed 20 chickens for 1 week (the recommend period) here a link for some info https://www.farmandpetplace.co.uk/p...llets-with-flubenvet-chicken-wormer-20kg.html

Good afternoon and sorry for the delay in catching up on your questions/comments!
One of the challenges of backyard poultry raisers who want to raise only natural eggs is finding products that are not medications, not synthetics nor antibiotics to help keep their birds healthy and target issues they may have, in this case worms.

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We are a small company that has been providing all natural health solutions for millions of chicks, pullets and laying hens for over 30 years, including organic certified flocks that cannot use medications, antibiotics nor synthetic wormers that are not labeled for use in layers. And our products are a core part of their Salmonella Control Protocol, which must be in place to sell eggs.

About 5 years ago one of our large customers came to us and asked us to build a product that they could use in their organic flocks that were out on soil to help them target intestinal worms.
We built Zyfend A, which they tested for over 9 months.

They have been using the product since that time and have been informing other organic producers that there is now a product that can be approved for them to use in their organic flocks.

It should be added to every gallon of water 1 week out of every month, year round, according to label directions starting at any time, even when worms are present.

And you do not have to throw away eggs nor wait for a withdrawal on meat birds.

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Thank you for the opportunity to respond.

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do i need to worm my chickens? i have been struggling i f i need to or not. i have 18 chickens. i don't have a chicken vet anywhere near us, if i do worm them, where do i get it? what kind?
 
do i need to worm my chickens? i have been struggling i f i need to or not. i have 18 chickens. i don't have a chicken vet anywhere near us, if i do worm them, where do i get it? what kind?
What you should do is send some poop off for a fecal test:
http://www.midamericaagresearch.net/instructions.php

If they find worms, come back here and let us know what they found and we'll help you choose your wormer.
 
ok. thanks! do you worm your chickens? how do you now if they have worms?

if overloaded they expel them with their poop.

you can mix hot pepper, garlic, black pepper, etc. with their feed for prevention. blue stone can help as well. do some research in byc forums.
 
ok! how do you know if they have worms?
If they poop worms they have worms for sure, but many worms are too small to see.

They can have worms but they might not poop them.

If they look/sick they might have worms.

If they aren't laying properly they might have worms.

If they are losing weight they might have worms.

Best thing to do is figure out how to get their poop tested.

Call around, I'd be willing to bet that you can find a cat/dog vet, or a large animal vet willing to do a test.

It's easy. Collect as fresh poop from a bunch of hens, place in baggy, stir well, take to vet. Should cost $15 to $35.
 

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