Worming Chickens?

[P'Fowls]

I appreciate it. Most people just want to bash on others instead of trying to help everyone.

 

[kathyinmo]

Seems to me that if Cayenne pepper worked so well on worms, the manufacturers of our poultry feed would toss some in the mix. Boy, they could even charge more for it! Not only that..... it would put the manufacturers of the wormers we use out of business!

Here is an interesting thread......
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...-not-coryza-or-crd-parasites-are-rampant/0_30


Here is just one sentence of her original post, by the way.....

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[ThePigeonKid]

Seems to me that if Cayenne pepper worked so well on worms, the manufacturers of our poultry feed would toss some in the mix. Boy, they could even charge more for it! Not only that..... it would put the manufacturers of the wormers we use out of business!

Here is an interesting thread......
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...-not-coryza-or-crd-parasites-are-rampant/0_30


Here is just one sentence of her original post, by the way.....

Yes, depending on your location - herbs may not work. But in most places they do.

 

[kathyinmo]

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Why would location have anything to do with Cayenne Pepper working on worms?

I can tell you my experience...... I DO use Cayenne pepper..... alot,, actually. It is a very healthy food product. Last year I had a pen of meaties butchered. Half were butchered at age 10 weeks, the rest at age 12 weeks. The 12 week old birds had worms.

No, cayenne pepper does not work on worms. It is, however, a very good food product.

 

[ThePigeonKid]

Why would location have anything to do with Cayenne Pepper working on worms?

The worm population is very high in places where the weather conditions (among other things) positively affect the life cycle of worms.

 

[kathyinmo]

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Sooooo???? I still don't understand what you are saying. How does the location have an effect on Cayenne Pepper working on worms? It either works, or it doesn't, period.

As much as I endorse the use of Cayenne Pepper, it does not work to kill an infestation of worms. It does not.

 

[ThePigeonKid]

When the worm population is very high it makes it hard for the cayenne pepper to work...

 

[CluckyJay]

Three reasons why people think natural remedies don't work include not using enough, not using it long enough, and not using strong enough plants. Plants vary in strength. You usually need to use much, much more when treating animals with natural remedies. It can be more expensive than synthetic, when you have a lot of animals to treat and you're not growing your own medicines.

 

[Bear Foot Farm]

I too use herbs. My birds free range and are not stuck on dirt all day. If it is nessary to worm chickens 2 times a day why don't they make a wormer for chickens? Why is every one using cattle or goat workers?

No one "worms chickens 2 times a day"

Wormers are wormers, no matter what animal is on the label.

There ARE wormers tested and marketed for chickens, and many can be used on other species as well.

The reason people use " cattle or goat wormers" is because that is how most of them are LABELED,

Safeguard (Panacur, Fenbendazole) is the same chemical, no matter what animal you put on the bottle.

Ivomec can be used on anything from a mouse to an elephant, including humans, but you won't find a bottle at the feed store labeled "ELEPHANT WORMER"

Learn the chemistry and don't worry about a picture on the bottle

 

[Bear Foot Farm]

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Yes, depending on your location - herbs may not work. But in most places they do.

The effectiveness of a substance doesn't change with location

It either works or it doesn't, and most "herbs" simply do not affect parasites at all