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There's no need to be confused. Your environment plays a big role in how often you should worm. Here where I live, our soil is warm and moist most of the year. It is condusive for worms. I worm every 3 months. If you live in a cold, mountainous, dry place...you might only have to worm once a year (twice if necessary.) The drier the soil the better. Birds that are penned all the time on the same soil require worming more often. Sand in the pen helps keep internal and external parasites at bay, but doesnt completely prevent nor eliminate them. Sand helps keep the pen dry and dries quicker after raining...that's the key. It's up to you to decide when to worm taking in consideration all the environmental factors where you live.
There's no need to be confused. Your environment plays a big role in how often you should worm. Here where I live, our soil is warm and moist most of the year. It is condusive for worms. I worm every 3 months. If you live in a cold, mountainous, dry place...you might only have to worm once a year (twice if necessary.) The drier the soil the better. Birds that are penned all the time on the same soil require worming more often. Sand in the pen helps keep internal and external parasites at bay, but doesnt completely prevent nor eliminate them. Sand helps keep the pen dry and dries quicker after raining...that's the key. It's up to you to decide when to worm taking in consideration all the environmental factors where you live.