Doris
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Post by Doris on Feb 2, 2005 14:28:50 GMT
Hi Everyone,
Hope someone can help, i have been trying to get some wormers for my hens, my vets dont sell them and other vets in my aera wont even look at them, i was told to try my feed shop but they only sell feed and bedding.. does anyone in the cambs aera know a vet who does sell wormers? or is there another way i can get hold of them??
Thanks
D xxx
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Diane
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Post by Diane on Feb 2, 2005 15:46:02 GMT
You could give Interhatch a ring - 01246 264646 or www.domesticfowltrust.co.uk (tel. 01386 833083). The stuff you want is called Flubenvet - it's safe to use and there is no egg withdrawal time.
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Doris
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Post by Doris on Feb 2, 2005 15:50:53 GMT
Thanks Diane !!!
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Post by Doris on Feb 2, 2005 16:00:12 GMT
Just rung Interhatch, got it from there with no problems, they were really great even giving me other advice..great company !!!!
Thanks again diane !!!
D xxx
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Post by valerie on Feb 9, 2005 22:04:33 GMT
Hi, thanks to everyone for the information about worming medication, but can someone please tell me how often it should be used? And do you have to use it on a regular basis, like you do for cats and dogs, or just when the dreaded things appear? Is it only necessary if you have a large flock, or should I be using it for my four girls? - I never knew chickens could get so many things wrong with them!!!!
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Post by Ash on Feb 9, 2005 22:46:06 GMT
Hiya Val , They need to be done at least twice a year .
Ash
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Post by Doris on Feb 10, 2005 10:57:01 GMT
lol Valerie,
I'm pretty much the same,,,i diddnt know how they could have so much wrong with them..lol, i have only had mine 6 months so far and nothing seriuos as yet , except i took on an ill bird, had the sniffles and was really pale, cost me over £50 at the vets for some special medication, but it was worth it as shes the hight of health now and so wonderful, shes the favourite !!!
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I have just done them and their house for red mite and lice is there anything else i should be thinking about right now???
Doris
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Diane
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Post by Diane on Feb 10, 2005 15:13:11 GMT
Hi - sounds like you are doing all the right things. You could try giving them a little crushed garlic in the water once a month or so - supposed to be good for the immune system - plus a tablesthingy per litre of water of apple cider vinegar in the water helps with their feathering. I've been giving it to them for a couple of years now. Hasn't done any harm. The ACV gets added to the water for 7 days in a row - then back to plain water for a couple of months. In fact you can now get it combined - comes in a plastic bottle from places like Interhatch and other poultry suppliers. Don't use the supermarket stuff as it's too refined.
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Doris
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Post by Doris on Feb 10, 2005 15:42:47 GMT
Hi Diane,
I have been giving them cider vinegar for a couple weeks now, can i continue to give it to them or should i stop?
Doris
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Post by Diane on Feb 11, 2005 13:40:11 GMT
Yes, you can stop for a while. It just needs to be added to the water for 7 days at a time and then just give plain water for a month - and then back to ACV for another seven days, etc. etc. They don't really need it all the time. That seems to be the recommended way to use it.
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Post by onymee on Feb 11, 2005 15:36:58 GMT
I'm sorry but I have never heard anything like this. I have used cider vinegar for the last 30 years for all of my animals. Cider vinegar is cider vinegar whether you get it from a supermarket or feed merchant. It is all the same. Similarly what is this 'apple cider vinegar'? Just out of interest. Seeing as cider can only be made from appple. You might as well say apple cider vinegar vinegar Worming your poultry will make no difference to the vinegar doris, there is no need to stop. I put it in the water every single day for the parrots, ferrets, cats, dogs, poultry,rats. Humans can have it too. It is supposed to make your body resistant to bacteria which do not like a slightly acid environment. I never use garlic as this can be bad for some animals and birds. Parrots musn't have it apparently so if my parrots musn't, I won't give it to any birds, especially as the worming properties are an old wives tale. Yes it is a good antibacterial but if you are adding the cider vinegar every day, the garlic may be overkill and if you use enough for it to become effective, you will be tainting the eggs. In summertime I would not put it in the water as crushed garlic, like any vegetable matter will start to decompose from the moment you crush it, faster in warm weather. Do you really want decomposing vegetable matter floating in the water attracting bacteria? Diane I would be most interested to hear where you got your information about the quantities of cider vinegar to use, also where it says that shop vinegar is too refined and where you read that you should give for a week, then stop for several months. It does not harm at all to be given daily and I have done for 30 years, but there really is a lot of misinformation on the internet and I am very interested to see where you got the info from. Incidentally, for the poultry drinking water, I fill a large water butt up down near the poultry pens. I add the cider vinegar to this. Again, it helps fight bacteria from forming, thus keeping the water sweet.
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Post by Doris on Feb 11, 2005 16:20:56 GMT
Phew ........ im glad you said that onymee, as i have been giving them supermarket cider vinegar, and for the past two weeks now also, it's a bit more pricey that the other srufff that you can buy but it was the only way i could get my hands on sopme at the time .
Doris
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Post by Diane on Feb 12, 2005 15:42:12 GMT
Hi Onymee,
The reason I don't use cider vinegar all the time is that, after questioning all the chicken folk that I know (and I know a lot who have also kept chickens for 30 odd years! ) is that whilst some folks give it all the time there are others who feel that by doing so the system becomes immune to the benefits and adjusts accordingly. I have gone by the latter way of thinking, that's all. The beauty of these forums is that we will all become aware that there are many and varied ways of looking after our animals and I generally go with what has worked in my experience and the experience of the chicken breeders that I know. I have been a member of the local poultry club for many years and have learnt to listen to everyone and form my opinion from the folk who have been successful over many years.
As for garlic - I give it to my aviary birds as well as the poultry. Most members of my Bird Club add it to their birds' water too. I use the dried shredded garlic from my local animal feedstore. It is mentioned in the Poultry Club of Great Britain website that it may have benefits as a worm repellent. You don't just leave it to go mouldy in the water - a crushed clove will last several days if, when you replace the water with fresh every day, you just pop it back in. No way would I EVER suggest leaving mouldy garlic cloves in the water. That would be detrimental. Also it doesn't leave a garlic taste in the eggs either.
I hope this clears things up.
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