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[K-F-C]

My chickens are about 32 weeks old...

 

KiKi laid every day since I got her but stopped last week after going broody for a couple of days

 

CiCi has only ever laid 3 or 4 eggs per week but has also stopped laying for about a week or so.

 

FiFi has only laid a wind egg... about two weeks ago but nothing since.

 

 

They all seem in good health, are lice free, eating well etc... Their poop seems normal. They have all had verm-x etc...

 

 

Any ideas? Is it worth worming them?

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Verm-x is not generally rated as a good wormer . I'd use Flubenvet .

[Jools]

Could they be about to start moulting? I've gone from half a dozen eggs a day down to one in the past two weeks and now the place looks like an explosion in a pillow factory!

 

On the subject of worming, Verm-X works by making the gut inhospitable to worms, which keeps any worm burden down to a level the bird can cope with. Flubenvet kills any worms present at the time of worming and you'll often see them as they are expelled. While that's a good thing, unless you're moving your chickens to clean ground, they will pick up worm eggs pretty quickly and the process starts again. Verm-X needs to be used monthly and the normal recommendation for Flubenvet is six monthly, though some use it three monthly.

[sjp]

I've stopped using verm-x as mt lot just eat round it I just flub. them about every 3 months doing them next week in fact

[Chucky Mama]

and the normal recommendation for Flubenvet is six monthly, though some use it three monthly.

 

Flubenvet should for routine worming be used 3-4 times a year.

[Jools]

Flubenvet should for routine worming be used 3-4 times a year.

 

Depends what you're reading as the general advice has always been twice, in spring and autumn.

[K-F-C]

Thanks for all the advice

[K-F-C]

I had an egg today! Don't know who but it's defo an egg! A good size one too!

 

Fingers crossed for more on their way!

[Jools]

An egg, an egg, a kingdom for my egg!!!

 

I haven't had one today