Worming and Mites

[kabaluch76]

It's been a while since I asked for help but I could really use some good information.
I had a young EE die recently. Only a few months old. I bought new chicks this spring at Rural King and after a few weeks a couple of them started to sound croupy. I did the Vet RX, and on one of them that really sounded bad I put Vicks under her wings and around her beak. The next day she sounded great. I still have a few that sound hoarse. They are not showing any signs of runny noses, eat and play well. When the EE died I found mites on her. So I have ordered Elector PSP Premise spray to do my birds and the coop. The coop is kept clean but it has been a damp summer here. I have never wormed my birds and I have bought Wazine to do a first worming. Some do have the "runs" and smell really bad. My question is, for the next worming cycle what do I buy and how much do I give them? Also details on what I'm looking for..lol It's easy to get confused in the store and the people working there I do not trust at all! I have a mixed flock of old and young ones. I was also told that my putting DE around may have given them breathing problems, thought it was safe to use. My hubby is talking about getting rid of my girls and I love them very much so I could really use some advice.

 

[Eggcessive]

Chickens usually get respiratory diseases from viruses or bacteria spread by carriers--either other birds or by wild birds. Once in the flock, most respiratory diseases will make carriers of a whole flock. Most people either cull sick birds, or close their flock to new birds, and consider them carriers for life. After all birds have gone, most of these diseases die in the environment within a few days or weeks. Viruses, such as infectious bronchitis, ILT, and others will have to run their course over several weeks. Bacterial and mycoplasmas, such as MG, coryza, and secondary infections with E.coli, may respond to antibiotics. Tylan 50 injectable is one most feed stores still sell, and may help symptoms of MG or coryza. If there is a bad odor around the beak, it might be coryza, but that usually causes swelling around an eye with pus, wheezing or coughing. As far as wormers, Wazine only treats round worms. Other, such as Valbazen or SafeGuard Liquid Goat Wormer, will treat more types of worms, and are given directly by mouth. Here is a good link about symptoms of many common respiratory and other diseases:
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps044

 

[Little Chicken Girl]

Here is a helpful article on internal parasites in chickens.
In the middle of the article, you'll find some effective products (and the dosages for those products) for a variety of different types of worms that chickens can get. http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2015/11/control-treatment-of-worms-in-chickens.html

Hope that this was helpful!

 

[kabaluch76]

Thank you both very much.