How to deworm the coop/run?

[bmaw]

In July, my hens were treated by our vet school: given 2 injections of Fenbendazole and Praziquan for roundworms and tapeworms 10 days apart. Their post fecal came back normal. A couple of my hens have had loose stool since I got them at 2 months old, so when I saw loose stool, days after being given the clear fecal, we continued on. Their combs were bright, healthy appetite, active, etc. until I saw a few worms in one of their stools yesterday. I had a fecal done by another vet who said it was hookworms (I read where chickens don’t get hookworms?) They were treated by our vet with with an injection of Ivermectin and I am to submit another fecal in 3 weeks to determine further treatment. (See photo of what was on the roosting tray this AM.) I am in south Louisiana. After the first infestation, the vet school recommended a controlled burn of our yard and/or relocating the coop to maybe get rid of the eggs. I never looked into the burn and the photos below of Hen Fort Knox would explain why I could not relocate my coop. Instead, I added “natural” dewormers (some with DE) I bought online to their food, garlic to water, ACV, clean out bedding 1/week, clean poop from run several times a day, etc. Questions: 1) Is there any way to de-worm the yard 2) Only 3 hens presented a heavy burden of worms (in the stool today.) What will it mean for my other hens who may tolerate the worms to be dewormed like this. 3) How often is too often to deworm?

 

[Kanekoded]

Rake dolomite lime into the soil, it's very high in magnesium and will kill worms. It's relatively cheap, safe for chickens and keeps the chicken run odor-free.

 

[Eggcessive]

The worms in the poop board pictures are round worms. You cannuse Valbazen suspension or SafeGuard liquid goat wormer or horse paste to treat those. Some worms, as tapeworms, have intermediate hosts, such as snails, slugs, flies, earthworms, grasshoppers, and beetles. General cleaning, preventing those intermediate hosts, keeping bedding clean, stirred, and very dry is a good way of preventing reinfestation.

 

[Eggcessive]

Read post 12 by Casportpony in this thread concerning hookworms:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/treating-hookworms.1048377/page-2

 

[dawg53]

The natural wormers; DE, garlic to water, ACV are a myth. They dont work.
It's the worm eggs in and on the soil that are causing your birds to get re-infected.
Natural wormers and real wormers will not treat nor eliminate worm eggs. Burning the soil is a good idea but might be impractical as well as rotating areas where chickens can forage especially if they are penned like my birds.

The only other way to end the worms lifecycle is to worm your birds monthly. How long? Worm eggs can survive in soil for several years. That means worming monthly for the long haul like I do.
I mostly use Valbazen to worm my birds monthly. You worm them once, given orally to each chicken, then repeat again in 10-14 days. Then 30 days later after the last dosing, start over again. That easy.
Valbazen kills all types of roundworms, including hookworms.

 

[bmaw]

Rake dolomite lime into the soil, it's very high in magnesium and will kill worms. It's relatively cheap, safe for chickens and keeps the chicken run odor-free.

Is this the same as First Saturday Lime?

 

[Kanekoded]

Is this the same as First Saturday Lime?

Only if you want to pay $30+ dollars for a bag of lime - lol!! I just grab a cheap bag of Mayville from Menards, it cost me under $5 for 50 lbs. The Mayville brand lime contains both the calcium and magnesium, that's what you need. Let me know if you need tips on how much to use.

https://www.menards.com/main/outdoo...608034794.htm?tid=-6590002300726776850&ipos=1

 

[sdm111]

Virkon S

 

[Drumstick63]

The natural wormers; DE, garlic to water, ACV are a myth. They dont work.
It's the worm eggs in and on the soil that are causing your birds to get re-infected.
Natural wormers and real wormers will not treat nor eliminate worm eggs. Burning the soil is a good idea but might be impractical as well as rotating areas where chickens can forage especially if they are penned like my birds.

The only other way to end the worms lifecycle is to worm your birds monthly. How long? Worm eggs can survive in soil for several years. That means worming monthly for the long haul like I do.
I mostly use Valbazen to worm my birds monthly. You worm them once, given orally to each chicken, then repeat again in 10-14 days. Then 30 days later after the last dosing, start over again. That easy.
Valbazen kills all types of roundworms, including hookworms.

Can the wormer Valbazen be put in their water ? I can’t do them orally

 

[Eggcessive]

Can the wormer Valbazen be put in their water ? I can’t do them orally

No unfortunately, Valbazen is a supension, and settles out in water. It is not hard to dose chickens orally, and that way they get the right dose for their weight. If you could keep them separated and some way put it on some bread or food you are certain they will take all of, you could do it that way. Otherwise, you may have to use something else, such as levamisole (Prohibit.) But it may be hard to find.