Woooorm?

[GlitterKitty]

I'm not sure if this is in the right section but here goes nothin!

I was cleaning out the coop yesterday, and my chickens roost on the nest box, so while I was cleaning out the nest box (Warning! Disgusting fact!) I found like a pink long thing in the pile of poo. I don't know what it was... it wasn't moving. It honestly looked like an intestine! It was NASTY! I'm wondering if its a worm or what. I wormed the big chickens in June. And the pullets/cockeral are now 19 weeks old and haven't been wormed yet. Plus the little 9 week olds haven't either. How old do they have to be to be able to be wormed? I heard that you can feed them pumpkins and it acts as a natural dewormer. Is that true?

Thanks!

 

[Cat Water]

I'm not sure about pumpkins, but my grandparent's neigbors said that pokeberries are unbeatable. Hope that helps! Gross.

 

[PepsNick]

What's a pokeberry? Lol sorry...

 

[GlitterKitty]

Quote:
Ditto..

and where could we find one?

 

[PepsNick]

Coretta are u staying on byc??????? Oh and here LOL http://www.google.com/search?q=pokeberry&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari

 

[The Tinman]

I`ve seen those befor growing wild in the woods. Never knew what they were. Learn something new everyday.

 

[sgtmom52]

I don't know about pokeberries as a wormer ~ however be aware that Pokeberries are very poisonous to mammals however they can be eaten by birds.

 

[Cat Water]

They also make a great purple DYE! Those stains never come out.

 

[dgh]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=401475

 

[bock]

Are you supposed to worm your chickens? I have never wormed mine.