Author Topic: verm-x (Read 3597 times)

langdon · « **on:** January 26, 2010, 08:51:31 pm »

does anyone use the herbal stuff- verm x for worming and how often do you
use it. ours is on a large closed run, but come spring, summer we want to let
our

have run of all the land.
any advice will be app

doganjo · « **Reply #1 on:** January 26, 2010, 09:23:16 pm »

I have used it in the past, but my chooks have been under pen arrest for such a long time (weather related!) and with the ducks, that I'm giving them flubinvet this time - it's a scutter though - mix the measured amount in with a little food, then mix that in with more, then in with the whole amount, and every day for a week - last day tomorrow thank goodness! No worms seen at any time but better safe etc.

langdon · « **Reply #2 on:** January 26, 2010, 09:25:58 pm »

what is pen arrest? it sounds serious.
so you think that other stuff is better than verm x?

doganjo · « **Reply #3 on:** January 26, 2010, 09:29:26 pm »

Shut in their run because I couldn't get the gate de-iced - hence pen arrest

I think Verm-x is good as a general wormer, Rosemary is a fan of it I believe. I just felt that they might be more prone being incarcerated so long and went for the strong stuff this time - oh, and I had totally run out so had to decide which - flubinvet was a wee tad cheaper.

little blue · « **Reply #4 on:** January 26, 2010, 09:31:01 pm »

We use verm-x.... but the chooks don't seem very keen and drink noticably less when its in the water!
maybe need a change...

langdon · « **Reply #5 on:** January 27, 2010, 07:12:16 pm »

thanks for replying, pen arrest thats funny, there is me thinking it was a deadly virus or disease or
something!!!!!!!!!.

langdon · « **Reply #6 on:** January 27, 2010, 07:14:20 pm »

do you need to put it into water?
ive been using it for a long time now and have allways added it to their food

Daisys Mum · « **Reply #7 on:** January 27, 2010, 07:43:29 pm »

The verm-x that I gave to chooks came in a pellet form which I mixed in with their feed. Was certainly easy to do it just needs to be done very regularly, I know that you have to worm regularly anyway but with chemical wormers it is not quite so often. I think with the verm-x it had to be given every month

langdon · « **Reply #8 on:** January 27, 2010, 08:15:30 pm »

did you or your freind use it every month?
i guess i do mine 2mths or so

little blue · « **Reply #9 on:** January 27, 2010, 09:15:04 pm »

Quote from: langdon on January 27, 2010, 07:14:20 pm

do you need to put it into water?
ive been using it for a long time now and have allways added it to their food

We have a liquid, I'm sure its given every 2 - 3 months... I'll check when I go in the kitchen!

doganjo · « **Reply #10 on:** January 27, 2010, 10:55:01 pm »

It was pellets I had and I mixed it in with their layers pellets, trouble is you don't know for sure they are all getting enough - same goes for flubinvet though. I suppose the only way is liquid form and syringe down the throat - provided you can catch them of course!

Rosemary · « **Reply #11 on:** January 28, 2010, 08:59:49 am »

I use liquid Verm X every month. I soak cubes of bread in the liquid and scatter that - the hens eat it quite happily. It's bit hot or miss but then so is Flubenvet. The hens seem fine.