Yes, the immunity I read about as wel, but forgot to mention. Like we had with anti-flee drops. All of a sudden the flees didn't respond to the treatment any more.
Can you tell me Aidy, what your improvement is since you worm preventive?
Did they actually become ill? Was it really hard to get rid of them?
My silkies turn 4 in may and I haven't had a spot on them, until last week one of them had a dirty bum, but not structural. I now think it is a combination of lettuce and free ranging on the compost heap, which I close of now every other day. Her bum now is bright white like it used to be.
So no lice, mites, diarrhea, lack of energie.. feather loss, you name it. Together they lay about 14 eggs a week, become broody every 6 to 8 weeks and have been going like that since 'adulthood' on a batch of fermented grains, pellets, water and free ranging. In the coop I use hemp cuts.
I had droppings checked once after about 2 years because I thought it a bit watery and it turned out to be healthy. It was due to the warm weather; they were drinking more
They came to me when they were 3 days old.
Could be I am just lucky with a very stable little flock..
We have 3 newbies: and they are a bit of a different story, but after their start here and some treatment (blood lice and .. I forgot how you call it: the mites on the feet) they seem healthy. I am not totally convinced. The 2 hens we got as adults and the cockerel was just a little one when we found him in the woods last september.
I hope to find the added value of worming preventive or maybe end up deciding I agree with the vets here..