How to NATURALLY Deworm and Prevent Parasites in Chickens

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

Who saw the mystery chicken? 😜🤫 Remember, if you believe you have an active infestation in your flock, it's always best to work with a licensed veterinarian (if possible!) so that you can find out exactly what parasite you're dealing with and treat accordingly. If you desire, you can always do a synthetic dewormer and then work on prevention using natural means. Do what works best for YOUR specific situation and follow your heart! No one knows better than you what's best for your flock.

[@darlene5621]

Dalia, I just saw an article on Riverside that had a list of businesses that have sold out, he stated Bragg's was bought out by " Gill Yates" 😉& now apples with "apeel" the chemical preservative we're being used by Bragg's. So not good for human or animal use. This preservative was compared to p-faas a forever chemical. Once it is in us it's there to stay. I don't & won't buy Bragg's any more.

[@ShortbusMooner]

10:42 ! 🤣

[@JustJoyHowdy]

Vets out here don't 'do chickens'.

[@desertdee1]

Unsure where I heard this, but was told we shouldn't use apple cider vinegar in the summer. Is that true?

[@suzannemartin1202]

Yes! Crack up~mystery chicken sightings 😉🤪

[@goodieswithgrace1004]

You have the cutest and sweetest personality ever! Love all the important information you share. I’m raising 10 chickens for the very first time and I’ve learned so much.

[@TheTamrock2007]

Heading to the checkout at my Tractor Supply today, what do I see???? Front and center sat your book!!!! Small Rural town and there you were ❤

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

Yay!!! 🥰🥰🥰

[@FUYTUSA]

Honestly? I have noticed that I am at peace when Im with my babies. I have lots of issues health, mental, as a mother, grandmother, wife… it’s so stressful! But being with my chickens… Like I actually want to be there with them! I pick them up and hug them 🥰!

[@JohnTorres-vd3tz]

Awesome blessing!

[@racheledwards6497]

Me too!!

[@ChristineSoto-ny6ew]

❤😂me too , my family knows they are my emotional support 😊

[@terywetherlow7970]

@MD: I feel the same peace w. mine. Tee

[@taratarentino9628]

Its so therapeutic! I could sit and watch them for hours too 😊

[@theresalawton7749]

Thank you for all your help with chickens Dalia! It's very much appreciated. It's very expensive to send fecal samples to the vet, but there is a lab that you can send fecal samples to test your animals for internal parasites. It's not nearly as expensive as taking samples to the vet. I believe it's called Mid-America Ag Research. I've sent goat, horse, dog and chicken fecal samples there. If you send 10 or more samples, it's only like $7.00 per sample. Hope this helps!

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

That’s an excellent tip!!

[@terywetherlow7970]

@theresalawton: thx I will check this out. Imagine all those envelopes arriving. Actually I did one of these for myself. Lol Rotor Rooter procedure was to gruesome to contemplate. Owww

[@tammys2453]

I LUV ur channel!!!!! Has helped me greatly sincei am a newbie and grow medicinal herbs etc. So spòiled they peck my glass bac door 2 visit with them. U R SO appreciated🥰

[@marywnz2no]

How in the heck do you have grass where the chickens are. Amazing!!!!!!

[@ta8193]

Space!

[@Ms_Jetta]

@@ta8193🙄

[@guruprasadhota6142]

I add turmeric powder to their food and sometimes crushed garlic for worms and parasites infections

[@michellenite5393]

Also onions

[@tracygillon6078]

Does this work.

[@evabetlyon2693]

THANK YOU for taking the time to educate (and re-educate) us chicken people..I just started my flock 4mon ago..they're beauties..haven't had chickens since the 70's..I refer to them as my mini raptors as they remind me of Jurassic Park raptors 😊..mine live in a camper..it was what I could afford..they have a super large fenced in area until next spring when I will let them roam freely..right now they need protection from flying hawks, foxes and other predators..BTW mine are black cochins..large, but, to me they're still babies..they truly do make me happy and calm

[@brendabadih8855]

I love cochins. Good setters. When l was on the farm in Missouri l had many turkeys. When l shook a can w corn and they came running it was the raptor race. Def Lost World event. Love my birds.🐔

[@joyadams507]

I use Oregano essential oil in my chickens water, two drops per gallon

[@pinschrunner]

Again, oregano is a natural antibiotic. Would u take low level antibiotics all the time? Nope, perhaps best left for treatment

[@CharZzar]

I use oregano oil and switch to ACV from time to time 🎉

[@ta8193]

@@honeyb867 Apple Cider Vinegar

[@anitabutler3468]

yes i grow it and dry it and throw it in the feed of all my animals. best stuff ever

[@Riverside_Homestead_Off_Grid]

Thank you very much for your tips! I have ordered Verm-Ex to promote the health of my chickens. I cook for my chickens every day because I can't let them run free. We have too many predators, including the neighbours' dogs. I cook rice, oatmeal, beans, sometimes with scrambled eggs or meat, and I add cottage cheese, honey, vegetables, etc. because they wouldn't find enough food in the chicken enclosure. I got some older chickens from a friend, they were my first chickens ever. My friends had to go away for a few months. They had mites and bald bums. We built a new chicken coop out of a special material that I can clean with hot soapy water and vinegar. After the floor dried, I sprinkled diatomaceous earth and then coarse pine shavings on it, and their skin is finally healing. I also sprayed the perches with a natural oily spray from the vet.

[@villagesteader3552]

Our chicken are on Poulin Layer Pellets and they are doing awesome! Last Fall we made the change and we’re so happy. 12 hens = 7 eggs daily(average). They are 5 and 4 years old. Thanks for the info, our feed has herbs in it!

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

That is awesome!

[@HelmetVanga]

Who is the manufacturer ? Thanks

[@villagesteader3552]

@@HelmetVanga Poulin they’re in the New England Area.

[@hummingwind8869]

You are amazing and wonderful. I have used. VermX it is a great product. I have gotten a few great products while in England that I was not able to get in the US. So glad VermX is available more readily in the US now. Thanks again Madame President. 💕

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

You’re so welcome!

[@ashleyporter9330]

We do apple cider vinegar once a week in their water!

[@naomi2646]

Love the visit with you, I appreciate your time work on all our flocks.

[@potato6658]

Black walnut powder works too.

[@pinschrunner]

This is a strong herb best used for treatment not ongoing. Would you take antibiotics all the time? No

[@potato6658]

@@pinschrunner did I say all the time? Try not to read things into what’s not there.

[@katharinecox5200]

I heard my husband (also my personal chef) talking to himself whilst neck deep in his spice etc. cabinet, "where's that thyme and oregano....honey have you seen the...". I didnt hear the rest cuz i was sneaking out the back door with saesoned scambled eggs for my babies. 😁

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

😂😂😂

[@terywetherlow7970]

@katharinecox5200: seasoned scrambled eggs to share with my 3 chixies. Great idea, and hilarious mental picture of your World. Thx for idea. Tee in N.M.🐣

[@lindavasa7519]

I also heard that DE food grade as well as cayenne pepper

[@kenoguy10]

I saw the mystery chicken at the 4:23 mark, but I'd have to go through a bunch of videos and pay particular attention to see if it was named to make a positive ID. Anthelmintic is pronounced like "ant hell mint ick" but just with all those words uttered one right up against the other in one fluid vocalization. 100 % friendly... yep! ---- Backyard chicken education... brilliant!!! and intertainment... Fun indeed! And rest assured WE LOVE IT!!! 😍💗

[@pinschrunner]

Wormwood is a great antiparasitic but it is a treatment herb, not for ongoing use. Try DE for regular use

[@randomjoe9400]

DE doesn't do anything for parasites. It's a common myth. DE kills bugs because it's microscopically sharp. It cuts and dehydrates them to death. If DE gets wet, it doesn't work. When chickens eat it, it immediately becomes wet. Studies have shown that the silica in DE helps chickens build stronger bones though, so it's still good to add a small amount to their feed.

[@janeywelch9983]

I always use apple cider vinegar with the mother for my babies but must confess that I don’t for the grown ups. That’s gonna change! 😇

[@arcobalenonellorto8994]

I have all this natural remedies, I use also fire cider and tanacetum ( this is well known as a dewormer plant). Chicks hatched in the incubator have a low hymmune system and can get easier coccidiosis. If you have already coccidiosis it's really hard to save your flock, you have to give a specific remedy prescribed from your vet and to get it your coop must be registered; I was able to save just two of 9 chicks from coccidiosis thanks to my vet. So my suggestion is to start the natural prevention from the beginning and at least until they are two months old, the risk starts mostly wen you put them on grass ( this is what happened to me).

[@tfcig2019]

Mine bypassed the Oregano garden and went straight to my blueberry bushes (1st yr producing). Broke and/or dug up all plants surrounding, to get to blueberries. I no longer have any blueberries. 🙃 Will be more prepared next yr! 😎

[@marciabosteder9781]

Hi, I just bought the mixed Herbs from Scratch and peck. I absolutely love it. The birds seem to enjoy the small bits and it sure smells good.

[@SequoiaRaven]

Lol 😆 third comment. Wormwood is a great herb that usually doesn't get any attention. It is great for deworming people and most animals. 😂❤ Great video Dalia 😆

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

Thank you!

[@kelleyleblanc5025]

How do you give your chickens wormwood? I’m growing a few plants and wanted to dry them for the chickens but I’m not sure how much to give.

[@SequoiaRaven]

@@kelleyleblanc5025 My chickens eat it fresh, but if it's dried you could mix in it with their food, especially if it's Fermented food. Lol I've tried to find seeds for it this year, but no luck. Where did you find yours if I may ask?

[@SequoiaRaven]

@@kelleyleblanc5025 I would give them a few inches of stem fresh (with leaves) but dried you only need a bit. I don't know the exact measurements. I recommend trusting what feels right.

[@kelleyleblanc5025]

@@SequoiaRaven thanks. I don’t give my girls fermented feed however I soak a few cups of feed with some homemade kefir 2-3 times a week. I’m also growing sweet Annie for them. From my research the plants are pretty much the same however wormwood is perennial and sweet Annie is annual. At least where I live. I’m in northern Ontario. The seeds for those I ordered from Annapolis seeds. It’s a Canadian company.

[@deborahtorp6936]

How do we prevent them living in mud (and their waste) during spring rainy season?

[@maren807]

I hear ya! I live in the Pacific Northwest ☔️☔️☔️😅.

[@debraowen6723]

❤Deborahtorp, I've always used wood chips out in the chicken yard. Not fine ones. Like chips from a wood chipper. The fine ones break down too fast. Use a really thick layer, about 6-10 inches to start. As the years go by, the constant rototilling by your chickens will stir into the chips all the poop and you won't have flies or smell. After a year, rake back a spot and dig with a shovel. It should be compost and soft as potting soil! Use it everywhere! It takes a few years for the soil, wood chips and poop to blend and compost, but it WILL and it's wonderful! As the chips get shallower and shallower, add another 3-4 inches of chips and or all your fall LEAVES! The girls LOVE LEAVES! Just keep topping off the materials and your girls will till it in for you. That will keep them out of the mud and make the best potting soil you've ever seen! All the time I have people ask me for buckets of chicken dirt. I tell them bring a bucket(s) and I hand them a rake and shovel. It's composting w/o all the work. 😂

[@nancyunderwood6776]

Do you buy the wood chips or do your own chips? Is there a certain wood type?

[@debraowen6723]

@@nancyunderwood6776 hey Nancy! I've used our tree wood, chipped by my husband or a couple times by the power company. One time the power company was across the street and I asked them to dump on our property. We have an acre and one side is open with no obstacles like fences, power lines, gardens, so they could get in and turn around easily. They took me up on that and dumped about 10-12 yards! It was all elm and willow. Only once when we first moved here did I pay and had 18 yards delivered. That was 17 years ago! On our property we have willow and elm also. The willow breaks down pretty fast but the elm really lasts. We have lots of leaves and we use about 12 inches in the 15x30 ft yard. Whenever we trim trees we chip them for the chicken yard.

[@pennysingleton7736]

Mulch

[@user-wq3jp3qg1o]

Has anyone ever tried nematodes? They kill parasites. In my hen houses stall I use a saline solution to help keep down the build up. Parasites can not live in a salt environment .Vinegar keeps the body acidic therefore keeps out parasites. Nice video and thanks

[@michellenite5393]

Great information! Thank you Our parents and grandparents used these spaces on their food all the time. They were healthy than us today. Mine live over 100 years old

[@2shay337]

I grew up on farms/ranches and had friends who raised goats. There was one mountainside that mixed in with the mesquite brush a lot of rosemary, thyme, other herbal plants growing wild up there. I would see not only the goats, deer, wild boar eat on those bushes but wild turkey, quail, pheasants also eating seeds from those shrubs, herb plants. I figure if most wild animals know how to find and eat plants, seeds etc. that are helping to keep them healthy why wouldn't it work for domestic chickens, ducks, etc. ?

[@denisefignar6995]

I use hot pepper seeds a few times a week

[@divainthedirt]

Great video Dalia, thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge!

[@ThirtyOddOne]

You can never have too many Pickles! Great info, thank you for all you do!

[@garyhempel6316]

we used to deworm dogs with Days Work chewing tobacco...

[@terywetherlow7970]

I bought galvanized waterer. Label said not to put vinegar in galvan. waterers, may switch to plastic one . Mistakes will be made,as I navigate Chic herding.

[@judywilshusen3150]

I buy ceramic casserole bowl at goodwill.

[@ds755]

This is a timely episode. Love the information and the music.

[@Tappedline]

me too

[@SequoiaRaven]

Thank you very much Dalia! 😊 I just bought your book and I'm so exited to learn about Natural medicine on chickens. ❤🎉

[@hattiedraper1061]

It’s a fantastic book. I regularly refer to it.

[@SequoiaRaven]

@@hattiedraper1061 I've started reading it and I agree!

[@sunniemontana]

How often do you use these supplements? Like the garlic in water and the vinegar in water.

[@DebraMorris-q6r]

DE,Apple cider vinegar, pumpkins, Squash, no problem so far😊

[@PattySatterfield9823]

I use everything here she talks about plus Diatomaceous food grade for outer dirt baths and put in food on occasion for worms ❤

[@WNCPrepper-rc9ix]

I love your channel so much. Your awesome. Much respect and thank you so much for all of the great info.

[@lauraruess8555]

I was told by the feed store that using a product called Pig Swig works for deworming and you can still eat the eggs.

[@Ellies-craftsandmore]

I use Bragg's in water and sprinkle dry herbs in their feed three times a week. Thank you for the tips 🥚🐔🥚

[@juliawingfield9963]

Hi! Great video! I grow Wormwood and I wonder if you know anything about if I can just periodically sprinkle dried or fresh wormwood in their run like with the scratch. Thoughts?

[@natasciadonolato1444]

Ciao Aiutami Piccola Miss, la mia bellissima rossa ha la pancia gonfia e cerca e ricerca sembra abbia l ascete Ho perso tutto per drenare Pomeriggio lo facciamo 😱 La paura è bucarla nel punto sbagliato Hai disegno o video dove mostra il punto specifico Grazie 🙏

[@rachelehsanipoor8056]

We love, love, love, your videos. My kids actually ask for "chicken-linda" instead of Bluey!! Wow, that's high praise. I just wanted to ask how often you put apple cider vinegar in the water. Is it every time, or just periodically? Does the taste ever bother your chickens? Thanks for all your amazing info. and wonderful attitude.

[@SequoiaRaven]

I can't speak for Dalia, but if I had ACV water next to water without it the ducks will choose the ACV and the chickens will go for the water without it. If I put it in all their waterers then they have no choice lol so they drink it. Very cute story 😍

[@Ilovejim7]

What about diatomaceous earth for deworming? Or First Saturday Lime?

[@calex8807]

Ive used DE for deworming but never first saturday lime. i do use it in their dirt baths and roosting areas.

[@hoosierpioneer]

Lovin today's music! Gonna check the products you've linked.

[@SequoiaRaven]

So good, it made me want to go and dance :)

[@katherinestobbe5556]

I grew up with chickens and we never did see any evidence of worms or parasites in their poo or in their bodies when butchered for meat to eat… I have never even thought that there could be such an issue with chickens…pigs, yes…but never chickens… Has this concern always been in poultry?

[@anne501s66]

Question 👋🏽 I helped my adult chicken recover from coccidiosis at Christmas (it took 2 full months to get her back to her sisters) but she's never quite been the same since. She won't/cant eat treats from the ground, won't fly only walk up to her perch, she's not a fan of her usual feed of layer pellets. She prefers mash. She seems like she's reverted to being a chick. She's otherwise healthy. Any ideas ANYONE? Thanks❤

[@tabp8448]

Did you treat her with antibiotics? If so, she may need some probiotics to get her gut health back to normal.

[@anne501s66]

@@tabp8448 not antibiotics, we treated her with Amprolium which blocks the parasites ability to uptake and multiply. Once she finished that treatment we gave probiotics to get her gut health back on track. She was really poorly. I think many would have put her down but she's my 10 year olds pet and is very loved so we knew we had to at least try. because she was handled so much by me as I brought her back to health it seems as if she's reverted back to acting like a chick. I also think she may have lost some vision in one eye

[@Mattoutdoors.]

One of my chickens is acting Strang she eat and drink perfectly fine yesterday I checked her vent because she had a little poop on her feathers and saw what looks like fly larva so I sprayed some homemade chicken bug spray and I checked today and I don't see any of those bugs that looks like fly larva. She is also acting weak just curious to what that could be and how to prevent it.

[@rebeccakrause7057]

Sounds like fly strike. One of my chickens had it.

[@maren807]

I agree. It sounds like fly strike. Dalia has a video on fly strike. It is very serious. I would do some fast research so you can help your chicken.

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

That does sound like Flystrike. It must be treated very quickly: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYK5nomQarenoJIsi=_qtiJxPd2k3k9voc

[@SaltyFlatEarth]

I use papaya and pumpkin.

[@Shananana99]

How do you manage to still keep grass growing in your run? My girls destroy it. Is there anything you do specifically? Thanks 😊

[@allouttabubblegum1984]

I get Durvet Strike 2 natural dewormer pellets (they have wormwood in them), but they're spendy.

[@judywilshusen3150]

Powered cloves in feed(not garlic) I put a few drops of GSE in my ACV.

[@GodsJoya]

I have a huge plant. Will it be just effective if If freeze 1 inch pieces to thaw and use daily?

[@iwona4685]

Very touchy subject on chicken groups 🙃 Oh, the arguments I had on diatomaceous earth, pumpkin seeds and toxic chemicals...

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

People go crazy and act insane about DE and pumpkin seeds! I say use what you feel is best for your flock. No judgement from me. My job is to give information. :-)

[@baddogcustoms7496]

@@WelcometoChickenlandiawhy do people go insane about DE?

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

@@baddogcustoms7496 There's a lot of info about it online that isn't correct. It leads people to falsely believe it's going to kill their chickens.

[@terywetherlow7970]

@iwona: DME a plus or minus iyo? I use it for various things. Tee in N.M.

[@terywetherlow7970]

Are parasites visible?

[@veronicaavsec6808]

Can you grow the oregano and thyme around the chicken coup so they could have access to it

[@angietorok8389]

So what's enough room? How do you determine that? Can you give us some idea of space per chicken?

[@sabinemustermann8307]

I have been using Verm-X for years. It is very good.

[@ralsharp6013]

Lovely advice! 😊 Artemisia annua, or 'sweet' wormwood is the best variety for malaria and parasites. 👣🙏✔️

[@kelleyleblanc5025]

I learned this too! That variety is an annual. I can’t remember the correct name but you can get a wormwood plant that is perennial I planted both this year!

[@ralsharp6013]

@kelleyleblanc5025 🗝 I'm so glad that you've heard of it and growing it. The plant genus for malaria cure is Artemesia Annua. It's a Mugwort, like the Artemesia vulgaris! 💧🌳

[@BirdhouseOz]

Wonderful advice thank you. People have parasites on skin, in skin and body at all times too. It is always about balance.

[@IvanEarache]

I've been using vermex, garlic and apple cider vinegar.

[@janetspiritofthelivinggod6328]

I thought the jazzy music was very sophisticatedly appropriate for our feathered babies. ❤

[@shannonsweeley237]

My hens always chest bump with the ruffle feathers. I never see them pecking at eachother in a mean way or anything. Is this bullying or just normal pecking order stuff?

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

It’s normal! I wouldn’t worry unless they were drawing blood and keeping each other from food and water.

[@ShortbusMooner]

I saw your book at TSC the other day! I said, Hey- I know her! LOL! 🥰🐔🥰

[@terywetherlow7970]

TSC is on my list of errands.

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

Aww thank you!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@jenblindert9093]

QUESTION: Not exactly related, but is it safe to feed your chickens sourdough discard? I’ve seen a lot of things saying it’s good for them since there is beneficial bacteria and enzymes but I was curious your thoughts.

[@kelleyleblanc5025]

I don’t the scientific facts about this but once a week I take whatever discard I haven’t used and dump it on a log for my girls to peck at. They absolutely love it. I’ve been doing this for at least 3 years.

[@janetbenoy6504]

How do you keep grass inside run?

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

Haha I just did a video about that! kzbin.info/www/bejne/laislnule9Kbl8k

[@FrTheodoreObraztsov]

I adore your music selection for theme music. It’s the added touch that caused me to subscribe. 😆

[@ToilaCarissa]

Someone said ACV should be avoided in warmer temps - is this a thing?

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

If it's really hot I would stop the ACV and switch to electolytes during that time. It's not like it's super dangerous for them but it's thought to affect their calcium absorption.

[@ToilaCarissa]

@WelcometoChickenlandia great to know - thank you!!!

[@janetspiritofthelivinggod6328]

​@WelcometoChickenlandia hmm that may answer a mystery I've had as my shells have been very thin and I was doing a tablespoon acv in their water. I thought maybe it was the sprouted sunflower seeds. So interesting. Thank you for sharing all you know!

[@ronis8129]

Thank you for the great information. And I really like what I am calling your engagement ring glasses ❤

[@monaschmidt2042]

Does red pepper flaked work?

[@SIWCO98]

I don’t know what benefits if any they get from red pepper flakes but my chickens love them.

[@KamKannershomestead]

Do you do the garlic+acv once a day, for a certain amount of days?

[@AngieParker-qr5lv]

Can you still eat the egg if they're on verm x ?

[@nikkireigns]

Would a mixture of oregano, thyme and garlic be too much at once? I’ve got tons from my garden to use up, maybe I could dry it and make a mix for winter?

[@slaytonmarks7537]

Wormwood liquid is good for human parasites too. Always consult professional before use concerning dosage.

[@nancyg1786]

Great video, thank you. I see if I use Verm-X I can still eat the eggs. If I use the Molly's Herbals formulas on my chickens, can I still eat the eggs?

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

Yes! 😃

[@vandamedeiros1101]

Will garlic keep mites off them?

[@TerryKirkland-u2y]

I wondered the same thing. I think I will try it.

[@TheScintillady]

I heard that pumpkin seeds help as a dewormer.

[@brittanyragon6033]

Is it safe to eat the eggs if they have worms...??? Should they be thrown out or ???

[@treemastura697]

Can I mix garlic powder into their feed instead of giving them fresh garlic? Thanks 😊

[@katharinecox5200]

Just fresh garlic or is g. powder ok?

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

Fresh is best but if all you can do is the powder that’s good as well!

[@brendapowell5511]

Suggestions on treating gape worms if chickens have them. Seems this isn't really talked about.

[@clockonawall]

I'm not the author and just tossing my two cents in. I love using natural methods to care for my chickens. However, when it comes to gapeworm, it's usually at crisis level before it's noticed. My vet's office recommends Valbazen. Wild birds visiting and soiling waterers, earth worms, and slugs can carry them. With the best efforts, sometimes these things can happen.

[@anitablair6396]

So many people are talking about using Red pepper flakes in their food and pumpkin???? What do you think???

[@stephanieluther3136]

Good compliment 🎉😊

[@lindawhite6271]

You are sooooooooooooooooo damned CUTE! I love your enthusiasm! Thank you for sharing your joy of chickens!

[@SueBall-vl8ou]

How do you keep chicken water clean with ducks?....Sue from Arizona

[@janetspiritofthelivinggod6328]

Love your music and info. You SHOULD be sponsored by these good products you can vouch for.

[@marymarseglia4536]

Food grade DE deworm naturally as well I'm sure you can add some to their food

[@kennethmoles4643]

Pickles is a beautiful Girl!❤❤❤

[@piperberry1922]

So helpful,

[@giovannialders]

What is a quuart of water"???"

[@karennewberry4694]

1 quart ( common American and Canadian measurement). Equivalent to 0.945 litres or 32 ounces, or 4 cups.

[@nogames8982]

I’ve never given my chickens anything except diatomaceous earth.

[@pdnarus1]

Dosage how much?

[@nogames8982]

@@pdnarus1 I don’t measure it. I either sprinkle it on top of their food, I feed fermented food usually. Or I’d dump a scoop full of it in a bucket, full of meal, worms, and coat the meal worms with it really well. They love that. I don’t worry about dosage at all. I usually do it two or three days in a row. Skip a week then do another two or three days. A couple times randomly through the year. I will just do one dose. If the eggs start getting a little poopy if I put diatomaceous earth in the food, it will clear up in 24 hours and there won’t be any more poopy eggs. so you could do it once a year, two or three times a year. Whatever works. also, twice a year I clean out the coop really really well and I’ll sprinkle food grade DE all over the place before I put in new bedding. It’s a good all around item to use.

[@pdnarus1]

@@nogames8982 thankyou

[@lola8590]

Me too!

[@TheRealMonnie]

Same

[@Herbhead369]

I would also like to mention red onion you chop it up real small and sprinkle in their feed.

[@patriciajohnsonson8639]

Dahlia, maybe you can help me. I have three 4 1/2 month old chickens. They just started laying eggs. The eggs are very small and I am guessing the eggs will get bigger over time. My chickens are Easter Eggers. Two of my young chickens seem to be laying just fine. One is laying eggs with jelly like shells and I find them all over the chicken run. She doesn’t lay those eggs in the nesting box like the other two hens do. My chickens get Kalmback Henhouse Reserve and I put oyster shells in their feed. Why would two chickens be laying perfectly good eggs while an other one is laying jelly eggs. The yolk looks good but the white is clear and the shell is jelly? What can I do about it to help my poor hen lay strong shelled eggs?

[@lizzitremayneauthorandequi6127]

an-thel-min-tic. :) xx from a vet who's becoming a crazy chicken lady in NZ. ;)

[@HelmetVanga]

I have 4 Rhode Island Whites. One of them died, in the morning I found her dead and lying on the coop, next to her there was yellowish discharge and also like placenta liquid. 2 Days before she died, she did not look good, all she wanted to do was sit. Do you have any thoughts and ideas on what she might have died from? Thank you. I am just trying to be alert, so the other 3 chickens do not die on me suddenly.

[@SessionOneLive]

Diatomaceous Earth.. thoughts on using?

[@Shelbz71]

I have some hens that have dirty butts, what could cause this? I have washed them, trimmed poopy feathers, some clean themselves. I do give acv in their water. What else can I do?

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

I would check them really well for mites. Sometimes they are hard to see but you can see the eggs collected on the feather shaft.

[@donutdan1508]

Have you considered a chicken bidet? 😁✌️🍩

[@PatrickDenehy-f4k]

Wet droppings means??

[@MsJillypie]

Could it be vent gleet?

[@mayhembeading3737]

The jokes are writing themselves here. I like to use wormwood for de-parasiting my husband periodically.

[@ta8193]

@@twopeasinapod7554 LOL! have to try this, thanks hahaha

[@nancyhinds3821]

Can you use the Apple Cider Vinegar and garlic in the same waterer? Also, can I use jarred chopped garlic or just use fresh?

[@janetspiritofthelivinggod6328]

Following

[@sillygoose2570]

Omg.... i love what you do!! ❤🥰 Animals are just FABULOUS!!

[@Uniguesser]

So what im getting from this video is to have healthy chickens...marinate them from the inside out with giving them garlic and herbs 😂

[@Trifoliumpratense1]

😂😂😂

[@sarahholly5088]

😂😂😂 that's exactly what my cousin always says to me about my chickie's.