[mentalmilly]

I have some turkey poults 8 weeks old and am wondering if l should worm them?   They are free range and with their mum ( an indian game hen) and all seem healthy.  Is it too early to worm or should l do it anyway to be safe?  These are going to be breeding stock for next year.

[Marches Farmer]

How mich space do they have?  I'd be more concerned about them getting blackhead from running on ground that's previously been used by chickens.  It's a disease chickens recover from but usually fatal for turkeys.

[mentalmilly]

They have lots of room about 50meters square and chucks have been kept off this for about 18 months.  The chucks were wormed in April.

[bigchicken]

To answer your question yes you can worm your 8 week old poults and I would recommend that you do it twice more at five week intervals then twice yearly after that.

[mentalmilly]

Thanks bigchicken will do tomorrow.  The little devils went walkabout this afternoon,  worse than sheep to control.

[HesterF]

I believe if you worm them regularly, they are less likely to contract blackhead so I'd say go for it. I've got some turkey growers that I need to do this week so thanks for the reminder!

[mentalmilly]

What is the best stuff to use for worming?  I have flubenvet powder but is this the best?

[bigchicken]

Flubenvet would be fine.