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

[Pedro1962]

Just wondering if omlet hens are wormed before delivery. If not, at what point would I need to worm them?

 

I assume this is an important question to ask any supplier, as I am intending to get 3 hens from Thornes as well as the 2 omlet girls.

 

Thornes give a detailed run-down of their vaccination procedure HERE but there's no mention of worming.

[Redwing]

I would wait a few weeks for them to settle down and then worm them, it won't do any harm if they had been wormed before you got them, I don't believe they can overdose on wormer but a few weeks might be prudent so that you have got to know them and their tummies have settled down (they get the runs a bit after they arrive its enough to put you off but bear with it!)

[Pedro1962]

Many thanks.

 

At least I can now cross flubenvet off my ever-lengthening list of things to get (for the time being).