HELP!!!!!

[dewdropsinwv]

Oh Marshall, I know how you feel with thyroid troubles!!!!! I dont have one and it's terrible at times. Get too cold, then too hot.... you know the drill :/

I did hose down the chicken run earlier, should have hosed off the roof of the coop too

 

[dewdropsinwv]

I need some advice from all you chicken loving people like me!
I have an amber link named Goldilox. I think she might have worms. Her poo is on the runny side and getting thin and sticking to feathers. We are going to give them worm medication to be safe, but I have a question about the eggs. Since I use the eggs here at home and am planning on selling them, will the medication affect the eggs for human consumption and how long will I have to wait to use and sell the eggs.

 

[thistlebloom]

Yes, the dewormer will affect the eggs. Just take away the eggs for 10 days following the dewormer. I feed them to my dogs, but some people may have an objection to that. After the 10 days they will be safe for human consumption.

 

[dewdropsinwv]

Ok.... the dosage on the bottle says 2oz to a gallon of water, we are using wazine first.... does that sound right for 12 pullets? and do the symptoms match our thinking it's worms?

 

[so lucky]

Do you see any worms in her poo? Or stuck in her fluffy butt feathers? Regardless, lots of people worm their chickens once a year or so, whether they see any evidence of worms or not. I haven't wormed mine yet; haven't thought too much about it, I guess.

 

[thistlebloom]

Chickens can carry a significant worm load before it shows up in their poo. In fact, I'd say if you wait to see obvious evidence of worms you may be letting a lot of damage go on internally.

You probably already know this, but when you use a water based dewormer, you'll need to take away all their other drinking water.
I'd say that dosage is fine for 12 hens.

I worm all my chickens once a year.

 

[dewdropsinwv]

No I haven't seen any worms in her poo yet. We don't want to let it get too bad. Thank you Thistlebloom.... We haven't had any trouble out of our chickens so I figure it's about time we start having some kind of problem. We have been fortunate with this being our first half a year with them.
I will take away the water canister in the run that way I know they are getting the medication from the one in the coop and it stays a lot cleaner

 

[so lucky]

I guess the thing to do is time your worming with their molt or at least in the dead of winter when they aren't laying much anyway. That way, you wouldn't have to dispose of eggs.

 

[bj taylor]

looks like my chickens will make It through this heat. it's the nights that are so hard. I've got fans in there, but it's still tough. they free range during the day & I keep a mister going in one spot. it keeps the ground moist there & they all stand around in the mist in the late afternoon when it's the worst, then they go back to foraging until time for bed.

I haven't wormed my chickens. I've had some of them 1 1/2 yrs. they always carry a worm load - it's whether that load gets the best of them or not is how I look at it. I do need to thin my numbers down. i'm having to clean the coop too often because my numbers are too high right now.

my younger girls have just started laying. those little eggs are so cute, and they are so proud of themselves. when they come out of the coop and start singing the "I Did It!" song, it gets pretty noisy when there are several getting it done at the same time.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Youd think that would be the time, wouldnt you, during the molt. But not if you use fenbendazole, commonly sold as Safeguard. If you give them this stuff during the molt their feathers can grow back all curly and weird.

Some people would think it neat and cool for their chickens to look like they had a bad perm, but some people might be upset, especially if they didnt know what caused it.

Since Dews are pullets, theres a pretty good chance they wont molt this fall or winter anyway. A lot of times pullets dont molt their first year.