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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: chloesgrandad on March 02, 2010, 09:18:36 am

Title: Worming
Post by: chloesgrandad on March 02, 2010, 09:18:36 am

Hi everyone, thank's for all your replie's regarding my last enquiry about pellet's or crumb's for xbat's. My question this time is about worming. Should this be done as a matter of course which I would preferto do, or should I wait to see any symtom's before I start treating, and also what is the best product to use for worming and the prevention of worm's.
              Thanking you all once again.

Title: Re: Worming
Post by: Hermit on March 02, 2010, 09:52:47 am

You must worm as a matter of course as worms can reduce egg production and  condition dramatically. Flubenvet is the best, Vermex is herbal and is ok as an inbetween wormer but use Flubenvet for main wormer. Hermit

Title: Re: Worming
Post by: langdon on March 02, 2010, 10:57:31 am

i use a natural product called verm-x comes in pellet form.
i worm them once a month and put it into their food

Title: Re: Worming
Post by: shetlandpaul on March 02, 2010, 02:21:19 pm

as hermit says hit them hard every now and then. just using one wormer may lead to some escaping.

Title: Re: Worming
Post by: harry on March 02, 2010, 03:04:28 pm

anyone tried garlic powder?

Title: Re: Worming
Post by: Wizard on March 02, 2010, 05:29:23 pm

Harry for what purpose

Title: Re: Worming
Post by: shetlandpaul on March 02, 2010, 05:31:57 pm

garlic flavoured chicken. finger licking good.
its ment to be a wormer but i would not risk the flocks health with it alone.

Title: Re: Worming
Post by: Wizard on March 02, 2010, 05:33:32 pm

Yes I'm fond of garlic in all sorts of things but like you research would have to be done ;D :farmer:

Title: Re: Worming
Post by: harry on March 02, 2010, 08:21:55 pm

its sold as a wormer and pest repellent i started to use it but as a supliment to flubenvet and verm x, you get loads for your money... hope it repells mites. i also chuck a bit in the nest material, plus havent seen any vampires close by.

Title: Re: Worming
Post by: shetlandpaul on March 02, 2010, 09:38:47 pm

not fogetting foxs and vampires.

Title: Re: Worming
Post by: Wizard on March 03, 2010, 08:29:17 am

Paul Mornin ask Karen what she did to one what was going to have one of her turkeys last year Only trouble was the steak wasn't sharp enough.Maybe its a good job it wasn't she would have got into trouble for hurting the poor sod ;D ;D ;D :farmer:

Title: Re: Worming
Post by: shetlandpaul on March 03, 2010, 09:14:43 am

are you talking about the takeaway guy. thats very fast food. nobody could claim iy was not fresh.

Title: Re: Worming
Post by: Hermit on March 03, 2010, 09:25:28 am

Paul knows about it as he is a neighbour! The poor turkey died a few weeks later, if I ever see him again he will be chop suey. But word of mouth is better than most punishments up here. Hermit

Title: Re: Worming
Post by: Wizard on March 03, 2010, 11:42:20 am

Hello Paul I've a good recipe or to Karen but they would call us cannibals if we spit roast him guts left in even if we didn't eat I'm ??? ;D ;D ;D :farmer: