[karlooben]

whats stronger an better to use  ?? verm-x { which i have }  or flubenvet . i am confused as i have been told to use flubenvet as its a lot stronger then verm-x , what do u guys suggest .

[too many girls]

i think verm x is a treatment more to prevent worms than treat existing ones, although i'm not sure, i use Flubenvet.

[karlooben]

thanks tmg , i was going to get some but seeing i already had verm-x i figured i mite be able to carry on using it .

[Vember]

Agree with TMG's

Also I dont think Vermx treats Gape worm


Sarah

[karlooben]

what would i do without u guys 

[wafflycat]

I use VermEx pellets on my girls every month - no worm problems with either of them. I'm very happy using it, it simply gets put in their food and they eat it. Job done. No hassle.

[Foxy]

Some chickens are more prone than others due to how they are kept. Free-ranging birds with access to grass and bugs are more susceptible, particulary if they are on "sour" ground and drinkers aren't moved frequently. Other wild birds also carry worms. It is very hard to know if a bird is carrying a high wormload or not as they droppings wont necessarily give you any clues despite close scrutinisation! 

[karlooben]

my girls are in a large run with only a fruit netting roofing over it so its very likely that wild birds droppings do get in there , i have suddenly had a drop in number of eggs today but that could mean anything really { 12 down to 7 } but i will get the flubenvet just in case them could have worms an the verm-x hasnt done its job.

[Kate and her Ducks]

There's lots of useful advice in the Poultry pages section.

this is the bit on worms.

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=4348.0

[smiler43]

I use Flubenvet, my girls free range and have definitely had worms as I've seen them!!
I used Spring and Autumn last year and think will use twice a year.  Could tell they had worms as had watery poo and very dirty bums!