4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[fluffyknickers]

When I receive the cube and the three chickens in two weeks time they will not be wormed.

 

Do I worm them just in case or is it better to wait and then when/if they get worms then worm them?

 

thanks for all your wonderful help and knowledge.

Michelle

[Guest]

we worm ours every 3 months with flubenvet. definitely don't wait until they have worms, worms are something that must be prevented rather than cured.

 

maybe someone else can advise if you should worm them when they arrive as I've never had chickens from omlet.

[Egluntyne]

When I enqured about the worming issue and Omlet Hens, I was give to understand that litter and faecal samples were examined for evidence of worms, and treatment is given accordingly. They are not, however, wormed as a matter of routine.

 

On that basis, one can reasonably safely assume that when the Omlet hens first come to you, they are likely to be worm free.

 

There are several 'preventative' products out on the market. Vermex being one of them I found it didn't work, but many swear by it.

 

As a 'preventative' I like to use Apple Cider Vinegar in their drinking water, as it has other beneficial effects too. Whether it is effective as a preventative, I couldn't say, but I think it must help as when I used Vermex and then treated the hens with Flubenvet, they had a good clear out, and there was obvious evidence of worms. There never is now when I worm them.

 

I worm my hens every 3-4 months routinely with Flubenvet as they range on the same area of ground and therefore have an increased risk of reinfestiation.

 

If I were you I would worm your hens in a couple of months time if they have been free ranging.

 

For clarification Flubenvet isn't a preventative, it is a treatment.

[fluffyknickers]

Thank you - I will let them settle in then in a couple of months I will treat.

 

Can you tell me please what cider vinegar to use and in what quanities in the water - is it normal shop bought or something special?

 

Sorry if they are really obvious questions I am a total newbie.

x

[Hen Watch]

Go to a horse supplies shop (look up Tack Shop or Equestrian in yellow pages) and buy the ACV - Apple Cider Vinegar they give to horses. I buy the NAF brand but there are lots of others on the market. The one in the picture below costs me £6.25 for 2 Litres and lasts 6 months or more.

 

IGNORE the dosage in this link as that is for horses, I'm not sure of the correct dose for chickens but personally I give about a capfull per water glug.

 

This is the stuff

http://www.naf-uk.com/products/detail.php?id=45

[Egluntyne]

That's right...you want the rough cloudy variety.

 

I get mine form an equestrian supplier. The supermarket sort for culinary use is overrefined and not the right sort.

[Purplemaniacs]

Hi

 

I wormed our two omlet girls with Flubenvet a couple of months after we got them, I do it every 3 to 4 months, that reminds me it must be time to do again

 

Chrissie

[chelsea]

I am a big believer in worming, I flubenvet mine every 3-4 months. If ever there was a staple product I'd recommend to a newbie chicken keeper it would be a good wormer.

[Stewartg1]

I have never wormed mine and they have never got worms, maybe I am just lucky.

[fluffyknickers]

Thanks everyone.

 

I think I will let them settle in then get some wormer (flubenvet) and do them then ensure they are done every 3-4 months.

 

I have no idea the best way to do it but have been reading the info about how to give it (on grapes/ in their pellets etcetc!!!) so will have a read when its time.

 

Wouldnt like them to get worms poor girls!

 

x

[ails]

When we wormed our new chooks I just scattered the Vermex (that's what the breeder solde us) on top of the layers pellets in the Grub feeder. Is that the corect thing to do as I am not sure how you ensure they all get an equal dose?

 

Re the Apple Cider Vinegar - Is it something you ad each time you fill up their Glug or just something you give them once a month and does this replace the need for a vitamin tonic or supplement it?

 

Always more to learn.............