Worming - what & how?

[icornish]

I've been seeing some slightly runny poo's recently, though chicks are fine.

Suspect they may need worming...so how is this done, and what do folks use/recommend?
I'm presuming it's something we can add to their feed, if so what, and how often?

Ian

[RichmondHens]

Flubenvet is what most people use. It's available in 250 g tubs (for those with lots of birds), or 60 g tubs for those with just a few chickens. It's a white powder you add to the feed. It's very fine so dampening the feed sometimes helps it stick. Some people on here put an individual dose on half a grape and feed directly to the bird but this is only practical when you have a few birds. The medication has to be fed every day for 7 days. You should be able to get it from your feed merchant, or on line.

[RichmondHens]

Sorry forgot to say, worming is generally recommended at least 3 times a year. Moving them onto fresh ground regularly also keeps worm burdens down.

[Squeaky]

worming

hi , another option if you want to go all natural - Verm-x (advert on outside cover of recent mags) is brilliant , its 100% natural internal parasite control and there is no egg withdrawal for your chucks..... it comes in liquid and pellet form and just goes in with their feed.

[Suechooks]

hi , another option if you want to go all natural - Verm-x (advert on outside cover of recent mags) is brilliant , its 100% natural internal parasite control and there is no egg withdrawal for your chucks..... it comes in liquid and pellet form and just goes in with their feed.

Verm-x is a preventative rather than an active wormer.
There is no egg withdrawal with Flubenvet either.
I use both and move the run periodically- belt and braces approach that works for me and my chooks!

[frias]

Don't bother with Verm-X. It's expensive and I used it for months with no effect. Flubenvet works out much cheaper and it works. As Sue says, Verm-X is more a preventative.

[bluemoon]

I bought some Verm-X, but then was told that it was just a preventative, so I then bought the Flubenvet, used that and now use the Verm-X to keep them (hopefully) at bay. I can't really swear to the efficacy of either as I'd never noticed an obvious worm problem, it was just a precautionary measure.

[Lemon]

Oh Rats! Just bought Verm-X last week (as thats all they had at poultry centre!) One of our girls has a poopy bum and I think she's doing the watery and runny ones. It's a bit green at times - I suspect she's eating too many greens. They have had their three day Verm-X course - by adding it to their feed. How do I make sure she eats it? I had some on my palm and she just scratched it off my palm where the other just hoovers it up (she is easily bribed by her stomach - the gannet!).