Working effectively and naturally without throwing out eggs

[Lochloosachicks]

I found worms(round worms I think) in the poop deck.

I'm not positive who they belong to. Either way would I need to work everyone (21 in all)?

I have read of a few natural remedies such as cayenne pepper, but want to know if they are extremely effective.

I have safeguard but really don't want to throw out 150 eggs after dosing them.

If I'm pretty sure which hen it is can I give that one the dose and still put cayenne and garlic in the feed for the others?

Any advice?

 

[I Love Layers]

I think I would seperate the hen you think it is and treat her with Safeguard. And keep her seperated until the time slot in which you cannot consume her eggs is through. While doing that I would treat the others with Cayenne just in case.
Good luck!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I found worms(round worms I think) in the poop deck.

I'm not positive who they belong to. Either way would I need to work everyone (21 in all)?

I have read of a few natural remedies such as cayenne pepper, but want to know if they are extremely effective.

I have safeguard but really don't want to throw out 150 eggs after dosing them.

If I'm pretty sure which hen it is can I give that one the dose and still put cayenne and garlic in the feed for the others?

Any advice?

Can you post some photos of the worms?

The only way to really know if a natural de-wormer (and conventional de-wormers) works for you is to have a fecal float before you begin treatment and again after treatment. You would need confirmation beforehand of the amount and type of worms you have, then a follow-up to see if treatment was effective.

I agree with you - that is a LOT of eggs to throw away, so as suggested, if you suspect one hen, then you may want to treat just her - but....if she has worms, then likely all your chickens have them.

I don't really see anything wrong with adding cayenne and/or garlic to the food/water. A lot of people do for various reasons, but as to whether or not it will control or take care of worms - I don't know.

Hopefully someone else will chime in, but imho, if you have a large infestation, sometimes it's best (after getting confirmation of worms) to treat with a proven medication and get them under control.

 

[Folly's place]

x2. Having fecals run will identify issues, and especially run something from the hen you suspect. Actually seeing a roundworm may mean a large infection, at least in that bird. Find out!
Piperazine treats roundworms, but nothing else. Fenbendazole covers more parasites, but may not be necessary. Neither are currently approved in the USA for hens, so it's even more important to know what's happening first.
Mary