MyCoop wrote:
Does garlic in the water work?
not for worms - it is a natural antibiotic and fly & flea repellant so most beneficial when included in the diet 2-3 times a week - add Marjoram [the herb
NOT the table spread of similar name] = Marjoram is a natural fly repellant and as both secrete an odour via the skin they are beneficial to the birds
dosage =
garlic 1/2 to 1 clove per bird 2-3 times a week
marjoram = a pinch per bird each day
give all this in a mash to ensure it is consumed
#"Ann@Nanango"what the signs of worms are? It's not until they look a bit "down" or not laying well that I think about worming.
Any help in spotting a "wormy" chook would be appreciated.looking 'not quite right' can be a sign but it isnt too hard to see worms in the droppings - you just have to become obsessed with lookng at/thru poop
regards worming - I use Cydectin pour on - it is off label for poultry but very effective - you use it like Frontline for dogs - i have heard of some that use frontline for tapeworms with good effect - others use Ivermectin
all these kill internal and external parasites
Cydectin pour on rate is 0.1ml per kg live weight - or 1ml per 10kg -
it is safe even if you accidentally overdose - trails have shown birds that have received a 1,000 times dose [yes that is one thousand] have shown no ill effects unless intolerant to the active ingredients = 1 in 10,000 is the projected average
I accidentally dropped the bottle once = a bird wore abt half a litre - it took off and hid - I expected it to be dead the next day as it was drenched - but it was just sitting there at the pen gate waiting to be let back in the next morning - so I let it in - caught it and gave it a good bath to get the greasiness off - I still have this old girl - but she avoids the Cydectin bottle like the plague now
I only use it when I get an electricity bill - that way I know it is time to de-parasite the birds
I clean the pens out disinfect and de-parasite them at the same time = no point in putting birds back into a potentially parasite ridden pen