Worms

[dawg53]

Ok. They all got their first dose. Holy crap they were hard to catch. I have 24 and the last 7 gave me a good workout. I checked their poop from last night and a few poops had worms so I'm just treating them all. Will repeat in 10-14days.

You ought to go out in the coop(s) early in the morning before sunrise with your flashlight and snatch them off the roost and worm them one by one. It's much easier because they cant see in the dark.
More importantly, they will have an empty gut because they havnt eaten yet and will be hungry, so will the worms. The wormer will be more effective eliminating the weakened worms. You might even see pieces of the actual tapeworms excreted within an hour after worming. Otherwise it'll be digested as protein.

 

[Mamatomany123]

You ought to go out in the coop(s) early in the morning before sunrise with your flashlight and snatch them off the roost and worm them one by one. It's much easier because they cant see in the dark.
More importantly, they will have an empty gut because they havnt eaten yet and will be hungry, so will the worms. The wormer will be more effective eliminating the weakened worms. You might even see pieces of the actual tapeworms excreted within an hour after worming. Otherwise it'll be digested as protein.

Oh,good idea. I'm not a morning person but 1 morning won't kill me.

 

[Mamatomany123]

You ought to go out in the coop(s) early in the morning before sunrise with your flashlight and snatch them off the roost and worm them one by one. It's much easier because they cant see in the dark.
More importantly, they will have an empty gut because they havnt eaten yet and will be hungry, so will the worms. The wormer will be more effective eliminating the weakened worms. You might even see pieces of the actual tapeworms excreted within an hour after worming. Otherwise it'll be digested as protein.

Since I've already treated them then I should still wait the 10-14 days before treating again, correct?

 

[dawg53]

Yes, 10-14 days is fine.

 

[Mamatomany123]

Well,it's been 4 days since the first treatment. Haven't seen anymore worms thankfully. But before I noticed the worms we were getting around 5-6 eggs a day from 16 laying hens. I didn't think too much of it, some of the girls are getting older, some are molting, and we are getting into shorter days but I guess it was the worms. We got 16 eggs today. Oh my goodness. I hate having to toss them but I do what I have to do. Just glad they're feeling better.