Worming Chickens

[Chicks Galore3]

I have a cattle pour-on Ivermectin dewormer that I am going to use on my chickens. You put some on the base of the neck and tail, on the skin. Do you think I will need to not eat their eggs for awhile after worming, or not?

 

[wcfujita]

Do u really have to worm chickens? I am a little new to this and didn't even think about that.

 

[Zaxby's2]

I've never wormed my chickens and honestly (though i'm sure some people might disagree) unless you start to have a problem I wouldn't worry about it. As for the first question see if there is some kind of withdrawal date for the meat and then maybe you could just wait a little bit longer than that but just to be sure I would wait for someone else's advice

 

[Chicks Galore3]

I've never wormed my chickens and honestly (though i'm sure some people might disagree) unless you start to have a problem I wouldn't worry about it. As for the first question see if there is some kind of withdrawal date for the meat and then maybe you could just wait a little bit longer than that but just to be sure I would wait for someone else's advice

The bottle says, "Do not use on cows used for meat within 48 days of human consumption." It also says, "There is not a clarified time for milk withdrawal." So I don't know.

 

[Zaxby's2]

Maybe someone else will have some experience regarding that product

 

[Fancychooklady]

When using any wormer you should ditch the eggs for at least 7 days. But for the best effect you will need to reworm them in 10 days. So I always do them when egg production is low, or at point of lay. You will be without eggs for 17 days.

 

[Chicks Galore3]

When using any wormer you should ditch the eggs for at least 7 days. But for the best effect you will need to reworm them in 10 days. So I always do them when egg production is low, or at point of lay. You will be without eggs for 17 days.

Whoops....Oh well, thank you for telling me!