advice on worming

[laura&co]

Hey Alan,
I use verm-x, where would I find ivomectin, and would you recommend i try emptying the crop if it is impacted in the morn?
Cheers.

[iloveexbats]

Dear Laura,

Thank you for your reply. The article you recommened had some good ideas and I will try the massage and olive oil. I don't think I could possibly operate on Dora myself. I think an operation would be a last resort but the vet assured me that she would feel much more comfortable afterwards. Anyway, I will see what her crop feels like in the morning.

Thanks for your concern.

I hope your girl feels better soon!

kind regards
iloveexbats

[joplinlally]

Hi
verm x only stuns worms and they are still alive on the ground in the poo, get some flubenvet this will KILL them, repeat in a month, if you need help with dosing just ask, Ivomectin is available online here is a link, shop around google it get best price http://shop.robharvey.com/ivermectin...vo08-944-p.asp. dont forget 2 weeks egg withdrawell for the ivomectin
kindest regards
alan

[BlackRocksRock]

Originally Posted by joplinlally

Hi
Chickens do eat meat, slugs, snails, earthworms, centipeades, woodlice, spiders, the list goes on.
kindest regards
alan

Tuna, favourite with mine after a fresh worm! Oh and sorry to joplinally for the spelling mistake in my repsonse to my own post.

[iloveexbats]

Does tuna make the eggs taste fishy?

Felt Dora's crop this morning and it is down, so I don't think the problem is in the crop. Has anyone else any ideas as to why she is thin, her legs lacking in colour, reduced appetite and energy? Her comb is still a good colour. I am going to pick up all the windfall apples today - maybe she has been gorging on them.

[derekpayne]

Originally Posted by iloveexbats

I have two beloved ex-bat hens. One of them (Dora) has a dirty vent area but otherwise seems well. I thought that worming her might help, so I gave them Verm-x but Dora won't eat it. Is it likely that she has worms or could she just be eating too many fallen apples in our orchard? We have had Dora for over a year.

Hi, I treat mine as I do my cats , they are essentialy pets to me. So although I worm mine roughly every 2-3 months (the Hens with Flubenvet) , I find most home use wormers work best as a prevenative measure when the animal is not already infected with worms. If any of my animals look like they are infected with worms ( and a dirty vent area is usually a very good sign of this on Hens) I take them straight to the Vets and get them to give a womer injection. As an injection is very quick acting, the turn around in a Hen in just 24 hours is amazing, which to me is worth the cost. I only have four hens though, I might feel different if I had many more.

[iloveexbats]

Hi Derek,

Thank you for your advice. I had no idea that you could get a worming injection. I only have two very tame, pet hens so for me that would be well worth it, as to fiddle around with scales and powders etc.. is quite a palava and then the hens know something is up and don't eat it! Great advice, thank you.

kind regards
Katherine