Do your chickens have worms? Here’s the all natural cure.
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- Опубліковано 18 чер 2016
- How can I tell if my chickens have worms?
• Pale combs
• Weight loss
• Stopped laying eggs
• Poop on the eggs
If your chickens live outside in a coop just assume they have worms, all animals that live outside have worms and need to be wormed on a regular basis.
There are lots of different worms chickens can get. A couple of them are: hair worms, round worms (the easiest ones to see because they look like spaghetti), tape worms (hard to spot because they’re very small), gape worm (looks like a Y).
What is the best treatment for worms?
We want to use a wormer that kills all the worms, and the eggs, and is all natural and chemical free.
What I use is call Diatomaceous Earth. The reason I like it is it’s chemical free, and it kills all the different kinds of worms.
Particular chemical wormers only work on particular worms. That’s the beauty of DE, it kills all the worms.
How much DE should I give and how often?
For babies:
Wait until they’re a month old before you start to worm - because if you de-worm too young it could constipate them - then once a month mix 1/4 cup of DE per 2lbs of non medicated chick starter. Then just feed them as normal.
For adults:
once a month mix 1 cup of DE per 5lbs of whatever you’re feeding them. Then put that in the automatic feeder and once it’s gone fill it back up as normal.
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I don't even have chickens, how did I end up here? 😅 Love this tho!
It means someone up there thinks that you would enjoy having your own chickens
You will have chickens in the future.
Same here!
Have you got chickens yet?
You need some! They are fun!
You saved my chickens life, thank you.
I subscribed
Love using DE! I use it for all my animals here. Horses, dogs and chickens!! Great video :)
I feel happy when I watch your videos!! Your so good with your animals. Your always joyful, and you have a plethora of information.
THANK-YOU !!
Thank you you’re the best homestead channel I go to for my girls. Thank you so much!
God Bless
just wanna say I'm enjoying the extra videos thru out the week. thanks for sharing.
Love your channel. Thanks for all the excellent knowledge you share!
Thank you, Becky. I appreciate you sharing this helpful information and my chickens thank you.
Great video Becky and very informative, I'll be starting this regime today! Blessings...
Omg!!!!! I am so freaking happy I found this video, thank you so much I am definitely stocking up on this stuff
so as i seen this i knew it was food grade De. love this i takes it every day.
watermelon bowl is a great idea!! I love your show Becky! great job!
You are an excellent example of why an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. We learned that lesson dealing with fleas on our cat.
Thanks for sharing! Your videos are so informative! Cheers from an off grid homestead in Canada! 🇨🇦
I absolutely love your page. You've saved me so much money.
you're like a homesteading angel!
I was just looking at chemical dewormers and then you tell me this and I already have diatomaceous earth for my garden so this is awesome and you have to get the correct kind which is food-grade diatomaceous earth!
I am just planning to run coop next year perhaps and to start from buying 6 tiny chicks but I am learning 1st and your channel and energy you have is best source for me. I wanna take care of my chicks as if they were my babies heh I love how much caring you gives to them and respect ♥♥
Great info Becky, thank you for sharing!
thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! this is a great video. Helped answer ALL my questions!!! thank you again!!!
Thank you for this simple explanation!!! This helps!!
thank you so much! I already had DE but didnt know exactly how to use it lol and this worked amazing
I only buy the "food grade" DE. I use it 2-3 times a year in their feed to worm them. I use it 3-4 times per year in their coop, nest boxes, run, roosts and in the area where they give themselves dust baths. It helps to kill mites etc. And its safe to continue eating the eggs because its the food grade type!!
Lol you pups love that chicken feed! So cute thanks for the great info
Great informative
Thank you, Becky for sharing this info! We will be implementing diatomaceous earth to our chicken and cat feed.
I live in NZ and I have been able to get Diatomaceous Earth...can't wait to see results....thank you Becky...love your videos
How was your experience???
Super helpful vid thank you! Also this outfit is on point 🙌🏾
So happy and beautiful all ur babie's,.and Neil in the pool,.So sweet..!
LOL... those dogs crack me up!!!
I love your videos so much becky❤️ So helpful! Thank you.
CHICKEN, CHICKEN SALT :D
thank you for all the great & necessary information. I love your videos , you have a great farm and love for your animals.
Thank you so much blessings and more blessings to you and your family
Thank you for your advise helps. I have always used DE but saw articles against it for chickens so thank you for the reassurance.
Super video - Love them and always feel de- stressed after watching. Becky do you raise turkeys ? If you do would you share please ? Muriel
Great video ! I appreciate the detail on how much and how often to give them of the DE . I had been confused about that before I watched. Your video
Thank you Becky. The tips are awesome. I want a few hens for eggs. Cackle hatchery has “chocolate eggers” they have bred. I plan having a few and keeping them on our flower farm.
You are amazing! I love your videos
Thankyou Becky, you are a wealth of information 😃
First video of yours I've watched and this is exactly what I was looking for in a video. I even have the same bag of DE xD thank you 😊 subscribing
Ditto! I already have this same DE so this is great to know for a preventative!
Wow, wished I had found you years back. Have had chickens for little over a year, just been winging it. Seriously. My farmer grandparents didn't find it necessary to teach us these things. We were city dwellers tho and only had cat and a dog. Grateful for this most helpful information and education. ❤❤❤
Can also make DE dust bath with wood ash.
OMG Thank you Becky!! that is awesome
Nice video and love to see your chicken 🐔, stay blessed and keep it up
I love your shows!
Thank you my chickens got tape worm yesterday I was DISGUSTING glad to know it’s curable
Thanks Becky! God bless you.
Thank you so much...
I don't like to see my poor chicken sick..
And feel like I can't help my beautiful chicken...because where I live there is no vet to treat chickens..
So I'm very glad you share this tip..
I have used DE with my dogs and cat but it also works amazing as a flea treatment on carpets.
Great
for GI? I thought it had to be dry to work? I'm doubtful the gi tract is dry
Lol. So funny. I love you. Your so great. I am just like you. When I find something that benefits and works great I share with everyone. Because I feel like they should know. If we all know everything is better. Your dog is so cute and funny. Take care. And thank you for all of your help.
Thank you, you have a good heart, I will be doing this for my girls. Stay safe, have a good day.
Lots of good info. I have two hens that have stopped laying and I don't know if it is because it is hot or what but I will give them more protein and I have to get some grit tomorrow.
Bloody fantastic video Becky! Thank you for the great advice! One of my chooks was sick and i mixed some DE in with her food and the next day she bounced back! I even put some under her feathers for mites etc. Thanks so much for sharing! Regards from Australia. Subbed.
Jimbo, how did it go? from Sth Burnet QLD ;)
@@alexandramcleod2079 hi Alexandra! Yeah it went great! My chooks haven't been healthier!
I knew it!! Organic farm here we use it for all kinds of things we ingest it for gut health as well very uselful vid thanks
Love D E! Thanks for sharing!
You are an amazing chicken lady!! thank youuuuuuuuu
Informative nice.. you are great about giving information
do you use the same DE as the lice and mites for worms???? And love your videos
I use DE on my dogs for ticks and fleas (said to be good for worms as well) but its a special mix for dogs only, not food grade and it gets kind of rough on my hands as well as their coats. Will try out the food grade variety next time. Also, I'm learning from you about chickens getting these vectors as well and am now a little worried about it since keeping my dogs clean is a tough task in itself. During the tick season my house gets infested and I've even lost a couple of puppies because of tick fever.
I love your videos!
I don't know why I watch your videos, but I absolutely love them. :D
Hehe she is very relaxing to watch :) I love her vids as well
It's because she talks to her viewers in a tone intended for a child, so she appeals to one's inner kid ;)
Because she's hot. ;)
Me too.
@@danielletracyann me too
Make sure that you get food grade DE. I think you forgot to mention that part of it.
I think my chickens may have worms.First timer here,thanks Becky.
How can you suggest "dosing" regardless of flock size? Would this work as well for 2 hens as 200? Thanks!
I just got four beautiful golden hens. They are so neat. I just love them.
Buff orpingtons? I have three and they are lovely.
Thank you for this as I suspected one of my girls has worms.
Plz share information with me about how to deworming of hens.
@@syedtahirshah9925 Charitable Miracle Beekeepers taught me to feed them pumpkin seeds to get rid of worms naturally. Check them out on YT and FB
love the hat!
I don't know what it is about chicken feed and dogs, but they love it, LOL. My neighbor's lab came over and just started gobbling right out of the bucket as I tried to feed, LOL.
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It’s good for people too. Make sure it’s food grade and not the kind for pools. Is this good for the garden too?
Thanks for the info:')
Thank you Becky
All you have to do is put Epsom Salts in their water. About a teaspoonful to a gallon/5 litres of water is sufficient.
Thankyou soo much for this!🤗
I love using DE and we don't have a homestead yet. Good in the garden too. Can you do a video addressing helping your animals deal with heat. I'm in Central Florida. Hot and humid.
+Martha Michloney make sure they have plenty of shade and water and don't let them get over weight.
Wow, the dogs really like it, no need to buy dog food, lol. Thanks for sharing.
3rd time haveing to watch this glad it still exsists.
thank you for video Becky
My mom was saying I should also powder spray this on the grass to prevent unwanted bugs and it's 100% safe for animals instead of using chemicals to treat the same grass that the chickens and my pets are using. Thanks!
Hello becky!!!
can you make a video of DIY automatic chicken feeder
Lol...Woody @ the End 😉thanx Becky!!
thankyou what good advise i use diamaceous earth to dust the hen house each clean out no sign of red mite but will now follow your worming advise dave from uk
I just gave a bunch of that stuff away! Good to know :).
How long have you been using DE and have you had any ill effects from using it. Also, do you take it yourself?
How many chickens do you have? 5 lbs of DE feed may be too much or not enough depending on the size of the flock.
Useful information
Hi Becky! I was wanting to know - you said don’t do this until they are 2 months old- but what do you do during that 8 week period to keep them worn free?
Thank you for the video, and info. What about baby chicks under a month old ? I’m pretty sure I have a chick with gape worms.
P.s. I love your videos
Please keep your fingers crossed this helps my sweet hen 😭
Hey I know it's been a couple months but I hope your hen is OK I too have a pet hen I've raised her since she was just a little egg She means a lot to me so I understand how you feel Hope all is well.
You can also use two tablets of ecto endo.
@@vickiwojtowicz7391 can you please explain more about the ecto endo tablets and how they work? my hen is sick with worms :(
@@doodmaam7962 my poor rooster is getting ill with I think worms because his comb is going pale and he’s becoming more aggressive towards my family probably because of the stress
@@doodmaam7962 ecto endo is a chemical dewormer made using ivermectin and something else. I wouldn’t use it unless you have to.
Thanks use this all the time!!
Becky, how do you use the DE to worm your horses? Thanks! Laura
i love your videos. I am in Pakistan and DE is not available here as i believe ppl even do not know abt it. What is alternative of DE.
can you please do a video on how much to give your horse and dogs and other animals
thanks i love your channel
+Scarlett Toohey-Crock go to my website and click on topics then click on horses, scroll through and you will see the video.
I love u, Becky!
I had not idea you could use DE in the feed! I use it in the coop against mites. I did not know I had to worm chickens - they look good but are not laying. I will chick it's the best food grade type; thank you for this Becky!
Love the doggie
Its also good to use food grade in their dust bath since they peck at it. Since i have spread a little around the dry ground. I never see mites anymore.
What kind of dog is woody. He so cute!!!
يا سلام عليك.. جاري التجربة ان شاء الله .. شكرا لك❤
Great show
Hi, I was wondering do you give horses the diatamacious earth also, if so how do you administer it to horses, in there water?, thanks for your help, love your site, I always learn something new🤗
I’m pretty sure it’d just sink to the bottom of the watering bucket ( because it says on the package you have to reapply to PLANTS/foliage after rainfall) so...I’d do like Becky does and find a way to incorporate the de into the horse feed :)
I do have a question at what age can chickens start being dewormed with the food grade diatomaceous Earth?
I purchased your book and the ratio of DE to food is very different here v the book. Please LMK if this is the most up to date.