do you worm your hens

whelan1

tbh i never heard of it before but as a farmer some one asked me today what to give their hens to worm them so does any one know ?

jap gt

i do often enough as i keep and sell a lot of hens, verm x is great stuff, put a small drop in the water 3 days of every month

EGAR

I worm mine too, with Flubenvet but only every 4 months. If they show symptoms of gapeworm then I worm with Chanevet in their water for 5 days.

jap gt

EGAR wrote: »

I worm mine too, with Flubenvet but only every 4 months. If they show symptoms of gapeworm then I worm with Chanevet in their water for 5 days.

is there an egg withdrawl with any of them, i found it hard to get a good product that allowed the eggs to be eaten, vet said verm x is great stuff for them

EGAR

No withdrawl with Chanevet and Flubenvet which is why I use them.

nate_doggg

Apparently garlic can be used as a natural method of worming.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1806628/worming_chickens_naturally.html?cat=5

Ado86

I wouldn't recommend using garlic as a wormer. There is likely not to be any scientific evidence to prove that it works. Worm burdens are considerable animal welfare issues, and personally I dont fancy tucking into an egg and having worms floating about in it - yes ! Worms can definitely get into the eggs!! Fact!

buckshotbrolan

EGAR wrote: »

I worm mine too, with Flubenvet but only every 4 months. If they show symptoms of gapeworm then I worm with Chanevet in their water for 5 days.

Hi lads, first year keeping hens and really enjoying it but the past few weeks one hen sounds kinda snotty and keeps opening its mouth like its clearing its throat. Is this gapeworm? Im in the Cork area and finding wormer is proving to be tough, or shall i take the hen to the vets. Cheers

EGAR

With gapeworm they usually shake their heads rapidly and then stretch their necks whilst opening their beaks. They are trying to get rid of the obstruction. If you open her beak you should be able to see the worm.

If she *rattles* when she breathes than it's more likely an upper respiratory problem and you should take her to the vet.

m8

I'm new to keeping hens...do I need to worm them and if so where can I get it from?

Does everyone worm theirs?

buckshotbrolan

EGAR wrote: »

With gapeworm they usually shake their heads rapidly and then stretch their necks whilst opening their beaks. They are trying to get rid of the obstruction. If you open her beak you should be able to see the worm.

If she *rattles* when she breathes than it's more likely an upper respiratory problem and you should take her to the vet.

Thanks for your help and was going to take her to the vets today but found her dead in her nest box this morning:(

buckshotbrolan

m8 wrote: »

I'm new to keeping hens...do I need to worm them and if so where can I get it from?

Does everyone worm theirs?

Where are ye? found a great place in middleton/cork.

m8

buckshotbrolan wrote: »

Where are ye? found a great place in middleton/cork.

I'm in Clonmel