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Been looking at various remedies and preventions for worms in chickens, just wondered what people thought which was the best product or natural remedy for prevention and cure???

HI
Flubenvet is the best thing for worming poultry you can get it off the net you mix it with their food.I suggest you add a spot of olive oil or vegetable oil first so the Flubenvet can stick to the pellets as it is very light and can be blown away.There is also Apple cider vinager (ACV) it does not cure them if they have worms but helps prevent them , as ACV raises acid in their gut to help prevent worms.You still have to worm them periodically, but time scale will be on any instructions supplied on the product you use.

Thanks!, theres just so many products on the market, i give the girls ACV but will get some Flubenvet ordered ASAP, last meds i had off the vets which cost a packet (plus not sure if my vet knows to much about chickens!!)

Diatom powder (food grade) will help keep the birds free of worms. I give my chickens a pinch (depending on number) once a week, mixed in with their food or just placed on top. They seem to love it and will take it out of my hand - ouch! It can also be used for horses, cats, dogs or other livestock for worming. It's relatively inexpensive compared to wormers and can also be used to control red mite and other parasites.

I use the Marriages Feed with Flubenvet already in it, so easy to use, chickens love it and the hard work is done for you. Feed them it for 7 days every six months

Where did you get your diatom from?

SPR Centre -www.sprcentre.co.uk tel 01243 542815. You can get it in different sizes - 500gm shaker, 2kg, 5kg and 10kg. I usually get the biggest tub as I've g0t 2 24ft sheds and 27 coops and runs. I've started seeing traces of red mite after the winter - 3 days dusting of the perches and corners has virtually cleared them, but I shall continue once a week til autumn. You can also get a small plastic bellows from them which is great for puffing the powder into all the cracks and crevices.

wow thats alot of chickens.....i have ordered some from ebay, 100% feed back of the seller, so should be ok, think i have nearly cleared them in the infected coop but dont want to risk my bigger coop getting any, so prevention is better than cure as the saying goes...lol

I have also used flubenvet for my chickens, comes in powdered form which you mix in there food for 7 days. not seen any sign of red mite yet but also begining to think that prevention is better than cure.