Another worming question

[Lucylou]

Back on that old subject of worming :?

When you give Verm-X on a monthly cycle, if they have worms do they excrete them natrally?

I ask because I saw what I think are eggs in a very conveniently placed 'poo'! I'm not sure what worm eggs look like but these looked like small grains of white rice. Can anyone tell me what worm eggs look like?

 

[podstable]

If your birds have worms then I personally would worm them with an effective wormer. The one you mention I cannot see treating worms at all, I think it is supposed to ' alter the gut environment' to make it more 'hostile' for worms (or something else strange) . If spending money on treatments Id invest in one that has some proven clinical action such as Flubenevet , Ivermectin etc!! Ros

 

[pebojuno]

And Ivermectin has the added bonus of zapping any mites etc too

 

[Lucylou]

Thanks both of you. I'm in the process of getting flubenevet (but like the idea of Ivermectin doing the double wammy!) but was more curious & interested what these things were & wondered if in fact they were anything 'sinister'.

I read a few weeks ago someone (can't remember now who it was ) said something about waiting to see what happened in the 'poo' department after she had given ACV for the week, so was also interested to know if this is what happened to anything undesirable after Verm-X aswell.

 

[Anonymous]

Worms eggs do indeed look exactly like small grains of rice.Yes,definitely treat with a chemical wormer when you spot them in the droppings,flubenevt or ivermectin.

 

[Tim]

Yes, they are worm eggs - flubenvet is the best IMO. Ivermectin does kill some external parasites but not all worms - vets usually carry Ivermectin for other animals which is why it gets prescribed but for chooks, Flubenvet is the best choice IMO.

Flubenvet kills all common worms with no withdrawal period - Tapeworm requires a stronger dose (and then egg withdrawal) but there was another person on the forum that had Tapeworm and a while after worming could still see the eggs in the droppings - eventually after a worm egg count, they diagnosed tape worm..

There is always a background level of worms that chooks can handle. They do build up a certain resistance. I've had some great results with Verm-X, it does seem to help but as Ros says if there's worms or eggs then a chemical wormer is IMO the best route. I have recently heard of people that use Verm-X regularly going to the vets with sick birds to find they were full of worms.

 

[Lucylou]

Thanks everyone, some really helpful info, much appreciated.