Jenthelibrarian Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 I have had my two hens for six months now, and planned a 'proper' worming having used the Verm-X pellets before. One of the girls has just finished a course of antibiotics for some sort of chest infection and although she is much better she looks as if she feels like I do after an illness and antibiotics, ie a wee bit 'low' and not quite as greedy as usual, although she is enjoying being spoiled with little snacks and treats! My question: would it be OK to go ahead with worming [assuming we can get hold of some pellets + Flubenvet] or should we wait until she is clear of the antibiotics. We have been told not to eat her eggs for 28 days, but she hasn't laid for a few days anyway, no doubt because she's been poorly. We were thinking we'd get all this medication done and dusted, but I don't want to risk her being made ill again, also not sure that she'd eat her full ration of pellets at the moment... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 I wouldn't worm her just yet, give them a couple of weeks to build up her strength - Life-Guard tonic is good for this and it contains probiotics which will help her gut after the antibs. See how she is in a fortnight and decide then whether to worm them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
