Guest Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 started worming them last Thursday so can't let them out again till this Thursday and I believe the weather is going to be really yucky towards the end of the week, so they may not get out for another few days after that Still, I can spoil them with some meal worms soon It's horrible having them confined to the run, they give you that look, you know the one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clur Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 I didn't realise you couldn't let them out if you are worming them, poor you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Licken Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 it depends how you give them the wormer. I use grapes with flubenvet in so I know for sure that each chook has had her dose for the day. That way they can roam as much or as little as you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 I've never kept mine confined to barracks when worming them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 I've never kept mine confined to barracks when worming them. how do you make sure they've all had their dose of medicated feed if you don't keep them in? I'd just be worried of overdosing by not following the manufacturer's guidelines and thus tainting the eggs or do you not eat the eggs while you worm them? Likewise, I'd be worried I perhaps hadn't given them enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 I don't think you need to fret too much about it. The amounts required are so minute that I'm sure they get enough. None of them have ever shown symptoms of having worms so that is good enough for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Go on Poet...sounds like it would be ok to let them free and it's going to get really cold tomorrow, they won't like that better to let them out today Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 DH is working in the garden today, he's building a proper fence around his veg patch and making a path; so there's sawing, nailing, screwing and banging going on. The girls are best out of the way for now. He's building it out of pallets. He works for a furniture company and he got the pallets for about 50p each! He's dismantled them and re-built them into a fence and some edging for a path and stained them. Looks really good. Trouble is, he's done more damage to the lawn than the chickens ever did! Gonna give them a special meal worm feast t'row night and then hopefully we can let them out on Thursday. If we didn't do it 'by the book' and they got ill, I'd never forgive myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
