I talk about this in that longer video that is just about the medication, but basically it is personal choice… If you were as a human to get infested with worms, you would be given the human version of this same medication. So technically it is not dangerous. The difference in philosophy is that if you were to eat the eggs, we have to assume that there is a minute amount of the medication… Which long-term might make you slightly more resistant to this medication ever helping you if you are to get worms in the future. Does that make sense? So really your options are to not eat the eggs during a two week period, in which case I would recommend cooking them and feeding them back to your chickens, or you can continue to eat the eggs as normal but just know that if you ever get worms yourself that the medication might not be as effective. Spoiler alert, we eat the eggs :-)
Hi! I’m only allowed 8 in my city. I think if you have the roost bars amended by putting a bigger flat board over them and screwing it down (you can see it in my coop hacks/coop tips videos) it should be fine. My 8 look like they barely take up half of the roost space and I have some big girls. This coop is really designed well inside but remember they need a big yard to hang out in during the day!
Can you use this on chickens that are not full grown? I’m a new chicken mom and I have 10 standard size 10 week old chickens and 6 silkie 4 week olds. I have not seen any worms yet but wondering if I should do this or wait until winter.
I would wait until they’re fully grown. There is medicated chick feed you can buy, and there are vaccinations you can do on chicks. But I wouldn’t worry about worms until they’re adults and remember it’s like an antibiotic in that you don’t want to use it too often, as the parasites will become resistant. Super worms are bad. ✌🏼❤️🐓
Yes and no - it is thought that there is a chemical in the pumpkins, particularly in the seeds, that can help prevent worms. But nothing definitive has ever been proven that I have found, and also it will not help eradicate worms if you have a confirmed case. So it’s potentially a nice little boost to help keep him away, but if you do find that your flock has worms you do need to use an actual medication!
That was funny...Get 'em when they are asleep when they are likeeee Whaaaaaut? Chickens remind me of fish when they are sleeping...they are just in kind of a Daze with their eyes open.
I’ll have to do this! I’ve never wormed them or seen worms. We sadly found our road island red dead today. I hope it wasn’t worm related. The weather has been weird in WI. Warm cold warm cold.🤦🏽♀️
Oh my gosh! Honey that’s terrible. (This sounds super weird and morbid but if you have photos, or would want to describe to me what happened, email me - depending on how they attacked your hen, you can determine what kind of animal it was. TheMama@realsimplemama.com )
@@realsimplemama I don’t have photos but we have seen a mink in our yard a few times. Her body was in tack just her stomach and breast was missing. Whatever it was got her from the coop and ate her in the pen. Now we lock them up again at night. I feel bad because we let things slide
This is helpful. We've never had worms or seen them int he droppings. Maybe we're lucky. We'll keep watching. Thanks for a great video!
Thank you. This was so helpful.
Thanks xmillion
Do we have to pull eggs with this treatment?
I talk about this in that longer video that is just about the medication, but basically it is personal choice… If you were as a human to get infested with worms, you would be given the human version of this same medication. So technically it is not dangerous. The difference in philosophy is that if you were to eat the eggs, we have to assume that there is a minute amount of the medication… Which long-term might make you slightly more resistant to this medication ever helping you if you are to get worms in the future. Does that make sense? So really your options are to not eat the eggs during a two week period, in which case I would recommend cooking them and feeding them back to your chickens, or you can continue to eat the eggs as normal but just know that if you ever get worms yourself that the medication might not be as effective. Spoiler alert, we eat the eggs :-)
@@realsimplemama thank you.
I have this same coop. How many chickens do you have in there? I have 9 and I am thinking of getting 3 more. Do you think it will hold 12?
Hi! I’m only allowed 8 in my city. I think if you have the roost bars amended by putting a bigger flat board over them and screwing it down (you can see it in my coop hacks/coop tips videos) it should be fine. My 8 look like they barely take up half of the roost space and I have some big girls. This coop is really designed well inside but remember they need a big yard to hang out in during the day!
Can you use this on chickens that are not full grown? I’m a new chicken mom and I have 10 standard size 10 week old chickens and 6 silkie 4 week olds. I have not seen any worms yet but wondering if I should do this or wait until winter.
I would wait until they’re fully grown. There is medicated chick feed you can buy, and there are vaccinations you can do on chicks. But I wouldn’t worry about worms until they’re adults and remember it’s like an antibiotic in that you don’t want to use it too often, as the parasites will become resistant. Super worms are bad. ✌🏼❤️🐓
Where did you buy it?
Tractor Supply but I would call first and be sure they have it 👍🏼
I’ve seen it at Rural King.
Another tip, pumpkin is a natural dewomer for chickens and they love it.
Yes and no - it is thought that there is a chemical in the pumpkins, particularly in the seeds, that can help prevent worms. But nothing definitive has ever been proven that I have found, and also it will not help eradicate worms if you have a confirmed case. So it’s potentially a nice little boost to help keep him away, but if you do find that your flock has worms you do need to use an actual medication!
That was funny...Get 'em when they are asleep when they are likeeee Whaaaaaut? Chickens remind me of fish when they are sleeping...they are just in kind of a Daze with their eyes open.
Exactly!
I’ll have to do this! I’ve never wormed them or seen worms. We sadly found our road island red dead today. I hope it wasn’t worm related. The weather has been weird in WI. Warm cold warm cold.🤦🏽♀️
Oh no! I’m so sorry. Stay vigilant with the others just in case 🤞🏼
@@realsimplemama I think something ate her.😭
Oh my gosh! Honey that’s terrible. (This sounds super weird and morbid but if you have photos, or would want to describe to me what happened, email me - depending on how they attacked your hen, you can determine what kind of animal it was. TheMama@realsimplemama.com )
@@realsimplemama I don’t have photos but we have seen a mink in our yard a few times. Her body was in tack just her stomach and breast was missing. Whatever it was got her from the coop and ate her in the pen. Now we lock them up again at night. I feel bad because we let things slide