[Womble]

FEWC aren't infallible, there are reasons for both false negatives and false positives. If anyone's birds free range and come into contact with wild birds its worth worming regardless.

For sure. I'll admit, we just got lax with the worming, so I thought I'd get an FEC done for the hens at the same time as I had the sheep done. I was fully expecting it to come back high though, so was surprised when it didn't.
 

just buy the proper stuff (and there's little recorded resistance in poultry as yet) and get the job done.

Fair enough! It's the requirement to have it as their only feed for however many days that's the biggest problem. Ours all free range and suppliment their pellets with grass and bugs, not to mention mugging the cats and stealing their breakfast if we're not careful! 
 

[lord flynn]

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Fair enough! It's the requirement to have it as their only feed for however many days that's the biggest problem. Ours all free range and suppliment their pellets with grass and bugs, not to mention mugging the cats and stealing their breakfast if we're not careful! 

its a pain, and the ducks aren't thanking me for it atm but they'll live.I got a bit lax with the worming earlier this year-lost a few to gapeworm and believe me, thats a horrible one.

[nutterly_uts]

Chickens are fairly easy to dose with doctored grapes

[F.CUTHBERT]

What wormers are approved for use on ducks and is there any opportunity to rotate the active ingredients?
 

[HesterF]

I think Flubenvet is the only one approved for use on any poultry but the vet has given me Panacur for various birds before on the understanding that it's not approved and therefore at my own risk but he's been happy to advise on dosages (and because it's a direct dose, if you're just doing a single bird, it's probably more effective but would be hellish to do a big flock).

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[waterbuffalofarmer]

Products that can be given regularly to help reduce worms

Diatom (in feed), Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) and fresh crushed Garlic (both usually given in water). These are believed to make the gut an unpleasant place for worms. Before wormers were invented, garlic cloves crushed into water was often the remedy given in the old poultry books.

[wayfarer]

Nutterly_uts - I like the sound of the doctored grapes as that will make sure that they will get doesed despite free ranging but what is the dose in a grape per chicken (large fowl & bantam) please.

[nutterly_uts]

I do a pinch (is about 0.1- 0.2g) of flubenvet 2.5% per bird per day for 7 days - I kinda slit/squish the grape and put it in