The_Sharkeys Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Hi, we've kept chickens on and off over the years and have had our eldest ones for nearly three years now. We recently decided to get some more as two chickens for a family of seven wasn't proving enough. We adopted six ex-battery hens last night and while sat watching them potter around the garden this morning, we noticed a load of worms in one of the droppings from one. I let the people who initially rescued them know and she stressed I should clean it up from the garden when she heard my baby sat on my knee - are their droppings likely to be harmful to my children? My youngest is only four months old. Trouble is, their droppings are watery and not really pick-up-able like our other two chickens. Also, are the eggs safe to eat? We'll be treating them with Verm X. We've never experienced worms in our chickens so this is all new to us. Any advice would be great. Thanx in advance. Teresa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Sharkeys Posted August 18, 2012 Author Share Posted August 18, 2012 Just realised this is probably in the wrong place, sorry. Will go and repost in the chicken health section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohcarolina Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 I found that Verm X didn't work as a wormer. However Marriages pellets with Flubenvet certainly do! I use them on mine regularly and used them on the new ex-batts I got earlier in the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
good_egg Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 She was probably concerned your kids might pick up the worm eggs. Wouldn't imaging the droppings are that harmful, put wouldn't encourage active playing! If they are watery why not sprinkle some nettex or stalosan f on them and this will kill the worm eggs. Flubenvet ASAP I say and repeat in a few months to ensure you have broken the cycle. Marriages per medicated pellets are fab! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 I'd dose them with Flubenvet ASAP. If you have small children them it's probbaly best to restrict the chickens to a part of the garden not used by the kiddies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daxigirl Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 That's the wrong way round, surely it should read, restrict the children to a part of the garden not used by the chickens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heth1986 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Just a ditto of the above really, get some flubenvet, either the powder or marriages pellets with it already milled in. I used to use Verm X, as a preventative it's fine but if your girls are already wormy then it wont do a thing... I realised this too late and lost one of my girls this year I THINK the worms die fairly swiftly once they are out of the body, especially once they're wormed, but i would still try to keep the chooks an kids play areas seperate if I was you. Good luck with the new girls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
