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[The_Sharkeys]

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.

[AndreaT]

Hi Teresa, welcome to the forum!

 

There's lots of info on here about worming and most (all!) people would recommend using Flubenvet as the treatment. You can buy it ready mixed in with Marriages feed or as a powder which you have to mix with their feed. http://www.sprcentre.com/Poultry-Wormers

 

By the way, pictures of your girls are compulsary you know!