Though worming chickens has become a simple method nowadays, there’s a need to take precautions when administering medications regularly, given the recent news concerning drug resistance and worries regarding using medications in animals raised for food.
You need an in-depth understanding of how the chickens get these worms just to know when medication is needed and when not needed to prevent the widespread and careless use of worming drugs.
To avoid chemical treatments, good husbandry practices and applying natural methods of worming poultry might interfere with the life cycle of worms and create an environment that is not conducive to their growth.
Good husbandry practices to prevent poultry worms
Following appropriate husbandry practices is necessary to prevent the occurrence and spread of poultry worms because preventive measures are always simpler and cheaper than cure.
- Remove all muddy areas because worms thrive in wet, warm, and muddy areas
- Rotate grazing pastures and expose them to sunlight
- Weed all busy areas and keep grasses short
- Use sand or hardwood chips as runs
- Change litter regularly and keep it fresh
- Always make sure little is dry
- Do not overcrowd chicken coops or mix young birds and old ones.
Organic products for worming chickens
Using several natural or organic items could aid in preventing or lowering the parasite load. The effectiveness of natural worming products for chickens hasn’t been tested in any published studies. Making the intestinal environment unpleasant for parasites and difficult for them to reproduce is how natural remedies work. Also, the birds’ immune systems are strengthened to resist parasites.
- Diatomaceous Earth, apple cider vinegar, and even freshly crushed garlic mixed with feed or water are all organic goods that can be used. Given that they are frequently considered useful as health supplements for chickens, these products can only be beneficial.
- Sanitizing powders on the coop and run floors can capture moisture and oxygen from larvae and feces.
- You can also use herbal intestinal hygiene products.
