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hexhammeasure

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Re: Herbal wormer
« Reply #15 on: June 04, 2008, 10:46:07 pm »
I don't have any experience of this but did come across it in some journal or other. That comfrey is a natural anthelmentic (wormer) in sheep it may be the same for hens and other livestock. I was planning to try it but haven't got round to planting any. (One of the drawbacks of being employed as a smallholder is I have to get permission for these projects)
Ian

Rosemary

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Re: Herbal wormer
« Reply #16 on: June 05, 2008, 05:28:13 pm »
We've been using VERM-X for sheep and poultry. I've just ahd a faecal worm egg count back for the sheep and it was <50 ie they coudl see no eggs in the faeces at all. This doesn't mean they don't have worms but the levels are low. To be fair, they were wormed traditionally before I got them and they went on to grass that had only been grazed by sheep escaping from the field next door for years, so the grass was pretty clean. I don't intend to worm again but will have regular counts done.

hexhammeasure

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Re: Herbal wormer
« Reply #17 on: June 11, 2008, 08:37:36 am »
I've just re-read the article i saw about natural wormers.....

I MADE A MISTAKE

CHICORY is the stuff not comfrey

my apologies.... I really should check stuff

Ian

 

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