Very informative and well presented video especially for new chicken owners. I’ve had hens for years and never knew all this. I do feed them Pumpkin seeds. Also a few drops of Ivermectin on the back of their necks kills the worms and mites. Most feed stores sell liquid injectable IVM.

Thank you for this! Truly helpful

Thank you for the info…very helpful 🤘

Thank you so much sharing 😊

Dont know if its best practice or not but I put my chickens all out and dust the whole coop at once with a leaf blower after cleaning. Alos i made whitewash and did the floor and walls etc before putting down new bedding

Thanks for the video.

I use waxing pumpkin seeds d.e powder. I didn’t know you couldn’t eat the eggs after worming for three weeks. New sub here!

@cottagefarmstead

2 жыл бұрын

Just with conventional/pharmaceutical wormers! That's why we love going natural when we can! 🙂

Hi love your video! I have only 2 buff orpingtons. Have had them for 3 yrs, and now I notice they both have a messy behind. What causes that?

@cottagefarmstead

2 жыл бұрын

Chickens can get loose stool for a plethora of reasons. From as simple as drinking too much during the heat of summer, eating something they shouldn't have, internal parasites, etc. I highly recommend the two books below as they are what I use to diagnose our flock (along with googling). Fresh Eggs Daily: amzn.to/3oxDsZv A Chicken in Every Yard: amzn.to/34HI0p1

I sprinkle some DE in my chicken feed and mix it up real good. I also spread DE around the area where chicken feeders and water is. I also put DE in the coop on the roosting bars and the floor. About four times a year I spread DE in the run . I even thought about sprinkling DE in the bottom of the nesting box. I then put nesting box materials on top. I want to keep my BIG BOYS and MY GIRLS as healthy as possible. Someone let me know what you think.

@cottagefarmstead

Жыл бұрын

Too much DE can be detrimental to both human and chicken respiratory health. So long as it doesn’t get too dusty, you can use it most places. I put some in my nesting boxes.

@woodsie5796

Жыл бұрын

I do the same. Not too much. Never in nesting boxes; there I use natural herbs and flowers 💐🌿

@dragutak

11 ай бұрын

@@cottagefarmstead Does the DE has to be food grade for chicken runs?

@cottagefarmstead

11 ай бұрын

@@dragutak Food-grade means the heavy metals have been filtered out, so it makes it safer to be around.

@baderalhabbad

10 ай бұрын

DE will never help to deworm you chickens nor killing mites

whats the name of the product with the herbs???

Mix there food with choped Warmwood ( artemisia ) plant and also boil some warmwood leaves and add to their drink it water Warmwood (Artemisia) it’s natural dewormer and also help your chickens to have more eggs because it’s full of vitamins ( in some parts of the Middle East they use it for the chickens to keep them internal parasite free )

@brewsterly2927

2 ай бұрын

Wormwood.

@venus9930

2 ай бұрын

@@brewsterly2927 thank you for the correction 👍🏼( you see English is not my first language 😊)

@brewsterly2927

2 ай бұрын

@@venus9930 Sorry, very good video! Congratulations.

I know what I will be checking tomorrow! All of our hens have not been laying good lately. Do you find that their egg production is down when they have worms?

@cottagefarmstead

2 жыл бұрын

If they are really sick, egg production may drop. But the biggest reason hens won't lay this time of year is the daylight. Hens need about 12 hours of daylight minimum to lay and their peak production is 14-16 hours of daylight. We currently have only about 10 hours of daylight right now, so our flock is on winter vacation right now too. Not a single egg since November 12th! We allow our ladies to take a break, but you can add artificial lighting in the coop to make up the extra hours needed. The only exception to this daylight rule is first-time layers. They seem to not care about the daylight their first year, but every year after will take a winter break.

@GreenhavenFarmandHomestead

2 жыл бұрын

@@cottagefarmstead Thank you! We have 10,5 hours of daylight right now so I bet that is what it is. Our Rhode Island Red has never really cared and she usually lays most of the winter. But her last egg was about 2 weeks ago. Thank goddess we have a farmer close by that has 350 hens so we can buy eggs from him.

@cottagefarmstead

2 жыл бұрын

@@GreenhavenFarmandHomestead Yes! Some of the in-laws have like 50 pullets starting to lay right now, so they will be our winter egg source. :-) glad you have a good local source as well!

Is the DE that you sprinkle in the yard food grade(edible)? We put DE in our coffee every morning and we put it in our cat's food. Is it possible to put it in the feed or water of the chickens? I've never raised chickens or any farm animals so I don't know if they can tolerate it.

@cottagefarmstead

8 ай бұрын

We do use food grade as that is what is available at our local feed store. DE disappears in water, so that wouldn't work. Some folk do put it in their food. But some people say DE can mess with their respiratory system. We personally just keep in in their bedding/nesting boxes

I heard that hot water kills the eggs and a blow torch because the eggs can live for urs and in any climate also most chemicals dont kill them.

Really surprised to hear that cucubits help deworming chicken, but for what its worth mine have self limiting supply of melons all yearlong

Use a container to feed out of. It saves you feed and your birds aren't eating food whith poop on it. I use safe guard wormer, its great.

can you write down the yogurt mix recipe for the worms

@cottagefarmstead

Жыл бұрын

The recipe came from the book Fresh Eggs Daily Book: amzn.to/3ElQmjt It may be on the author's blog too, but it's not mine to share for copyright reasons!

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How long does it take for the yogurt mix to start working and get rid of the worms?

@cottagefarmstead

Жыл бұрын

We usually keep up the protocol of fresh cucurbit seeds, DE, and yogurt mixture for about 3 weeks as that is about the length of a worms life cycle. Yogurt part is weekly or more often if it looks like there are many worms. Sprinkle DE on wormy poo in coop frequently, and toss a cucumber/melon/squash in the run daily. Hope your flock is worm-free soon!

@gregorykadok3356

Жыл бұрын

Ok, thanks

Not sure why people talk about a pecking order. I have never seen this with my chickens and I hatch chicks all the time. If you keep them busy and happy they don’t care about the other birds, they all hang out as friends even the little ones.

I bought raw pumpkin seeds from Amazon. Will those work? Pumpkins are out of season right now where we are.

@cottagefarmstead

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately the seeds have to be fresh. It's the slimy coating on the seeds that helps kill off the worms. I've bought grocery store imported cucumbers, melons, and other squashes out-of-season before just to help my flock out when pumpkins aren't in season.

@krystlenicole9268

Жыл бұрын

@@cottagefarmstead Well...that was a waste of money.

@cottagefarmstead

Жыл бұрын

@@krystlenicole9268 tasty treat for the chickens and humans though!

subbed!

@cottagefarmstead

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the Cottage! :)

funny. My wife had the same boots and our rooster attacked the boots whenever she wore them in the run

@cottagefarmstead

9 ай бұрын

😂 maybe it is the boots!

@AfricanBliss254

2 ай бұрын

😂😂❤

Is there anythinf you can spray in your yard to kill worm eggs?

@cottagefarmstead

11 ай бұрын

Not that I know of, we give our dog a dewormer each month as parasites are unfortunately normal in outside.

How often am I supposed to give the wormer recipe to my chickens?, also would like to know if this is safe for chicks, how much would I give to a chick, and how often would I give them it. would be very helpful if someone answers this!

@cottagefarmstead

9 ай бұрын

As a preventative (haven't seen any worms), we usually feed them a bowl of this in the spring and again in the fall. If we saw worms in their feces, we'd repeat it again once a week for a couple of weeks. We've never fed it to chicks, but the only thing I think would need to be decreased is the yogurt as too much isn't good for their digestion, the other ingredients I think would be fine for a chick since they are just herbs and seeds.

One of my girls was acting strange and tired all the time. She had a poopy butt. I thought she might be egg bound but couldn’t feel an egg in her tummy which was bloated. I took a poop sample in to our vet and they found whip worms. Eww! I’m a bit stressed because I just cleaned out the coop and spread the natural bedding with dried poop around our fruit trees as fertilizer. Now I’m afraid I spread the whip worm around as I just learned they will live in soil and hatch! Our area rains a lot so DE may not work in the yard. Ahh what to do with the yard? The hen got prescribed Panacur. I also added garlic cloves in one waterer and drop of oregano oil in our other (gallon) waterer, and few drops ACV in a bowl with water. I will try your yogurt recipe. Thank you for sharing about cucumbers and melons. I’ll try that too!

@cottagefarmstead

Ай бұрын

So sorry to hear about your hen! Glad the vet was able to help her. The soil is loaded with parasites of all sorts, and a healthy flock with a good gut can usually handle them. So prevention and keeping the ladies healthy is usually the best bet! If you can spread DE on the poopy areas in your coop, that will kill off the parasites in their poop before your spread them around the yard or put in compost. If you're concerned you might have an imbalance of microbes in your soil, you could look into beneficial nematodes for your area/crops/trees to see if you can introduce more of the "good guys" :-) Hope this helps!

@cottagefarmstead

Ай бұрын

Beneficial Nematodes source: www.arbico-organics.com/category/beneficial-nematodes?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwu8uyBhC6ARIsAKwBGpSVBzJmf2dcdd37bDrYrk9sn_j0xTMcykBvT2wvzpK_IEAVRWS1uiYaAhSZEALw_wcB

Does anyone know how long pasture should be fallow to ensure the worms have died?

@cottagefarmstead

2 жыл бұрын

At a minimum, it is usually recommended about 3 weeks. But it would really depend on the lifecycle of the particular parasitic worms you're trying to allow to die off.

@christineloz1686

2 жыл бұрын

@@cottagefarmstead thank you

@cottagefarmstead

2 жыл бұрын

@@christineloz1686 you’re most welcome!

The best y is try buying deworming treat ment from the pet shop

Hi! Does this work for ducks as well?

@cottagefarmstead

Жыл бұрын

I'm unsure. The author that wrote the book I took this recipe from also has a book on raising ducks as well. I'd recommend checking it out! 🙂 amzn.to/43mzeqg

I was once told it’s the flies

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What are specific herbs used in the recipe? I will make the girls a batch of this, thanks! Also with dewormer medicine that states: Eggs for human consumption: Do not use in chickens producing eggs for human consumption, is that why you wait 3 weeks before you can consume their eggs again?

@cottagefarmstead

Жыл бұрын

I use whatever herbs I have on hand that are listed as “dewormer” in the book Fresh Eggs Daily. She has a blog post on it too: www.fresheggsdaily.blog/2012/04/pumpkin-soup-nasturtiums-natural.html?m=1 The biggest help is fresh cucurbit family seeds, especially cucumbers. We throw as many squash, melons, and cucumbers in to the chickens as we can for a few weeks when we have worms. Yes, that’s why we wait. My very old bottle had a withdrawal time listed on it. I haven’t bought any since then though. Hope your ladies feel better soon!

The wormer wazin does not exist they dont sell it anymore. Please update your records or supply another.

@cottagefarmstead

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately they removed it from the market and now the only way to get a poultry wormer (at least in our area) is to go through a vet. We have not needed to go that route in 7+ years, so I’d recommend reaching out to a local vet if stronger medication is needed as I don’t know what is available these days.

Have you ever used red pepper flakes??

@cottagefarmstead

23 күн бұрын

We have not! But I’ve heard others have used them

What about diatomaceous earth? It’s natural

@cottagefarmstead

Жыл бұрын

We spread DE all over the coop in the spring and fall. I think I mentioned it at the beginning of the video. DE does not work once it gets wet though, but it is a great way to prevent the worms from spreading amongst others in the coop. :-)

DE is diatomaceous earth?

@tenhebrewexecutioners341

9 ай бұрын

This question should have been answered out of almost all of them

How do you get geese to eat this ?

@cottagefarmstead

8 ай бұрын

This is my first year keeping a goose and I haven't had to worry about worms yet, so I'm not sure! The same lady that created the recipe for chickens also has a book for ducks and it might have a more goose-friendly recipe in it: amzn.to/3S8JiQz

Can you still eat their eggs if we found some white long worms in their poop?

@cottagefarmstead

Жыл бұрын

Egg withdrawal is required if you give them a medical/Chemical dewormer. Hope you’re flock is able to kick the worms soon!

@Ayoventures

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your response. I’ve been doing what you mentioned. Also, I meant just giving them the natural remedies. Can we still eat their eggs? Can the worm be in their eggs?

@cottagefarmstead

Жыл бұрын

@@Ayoventures No need to avoid eating their eggs using natural remedies, just the strong pharmaceutical stuff. As far as I know the worms are just in their digestive tract and not a problem with the eggs. We still eat them, but we don't usually eat our eggs raw.

@kirstenweissert

Жыл бұрын

Hi! Worms CAN get in the oviduct and into the eggs if the chicken has a high volume of worms inside. Yuck.

Hello! Is that australorp at 2:05?

@cottagefarmstead

2 жыл бұрын

Elsie is an olive egger, which is usually a Maran cross with a blue egg layer. :-) She's 6 years old and still lays eggs for me!

@Abdulwahab-bc2xl

2 жыл бұрын

@@cottagefarmstead Nice. She looks beautiful and healthy. I was searching deworming stuff so I came across your video.

@cottagefarmstead

2 жыл бұрын

@@Abdulwahab-bc2xl the best natural method for our girls is tons of fresh cucubrit seeds (squashes, melons, etc.) for a few weeks. In the absence of that we make the yogurt herb mix. Hope your flock gets healthy again soon!

@Abdulwahab-bc2xl

2 жыл бұрын

@@cottagefarmstead You give them fresh seeds or the dried ones? I started farming with 100 chicks of australorp. Left with 80 now and they are 2 months old now. My first experience :)

@cottagefarmstead

2 жыл бұрын

@@Abdulwahab-bc2xl so sorry to hear about your chicks! Do you happen to have access to medicated chick feed? We’ve had issues with coccidia with chicks and that feed usually clears it up. For the cucubrits, we do fresh, we get overgrown/overripe for humans zucchini, cucumbers, squash, melons, from a local farm and just cut them in half and let the chickens chow down. There’s a coating on the fresh seeds that is anti-parasitic.

Hello, what's DE?

@cottagefarmstead

2 жыл бұрын

It's short for diatomaceous earth as that word is quite the mouthful! 🙂

@Thingys-Jill

Жыл бұрын

And it should be food grade NOT pool grade.

"Fresh Eggs Daily" Betsy Ross 1 review October 19, 2020 "I found this book to be insipid."

where can we by the wazine17

@cottagefarmstead

Жыл бұрын

Great question, I used to be able to get it at Tractor Supply, but it looks like it is something a vet has to prescribe now. :-/

@cottagefarmstead

Жыл бұрын

We tried the Durvet Strike III poultry wormer pellets last time we needed a stronger wormer and it worked for us. I think we got them from Amazon.

Everyone talk DE.!!!!!!!!!!! What is DE short for?

@cottagefarmstead

Жыл бұрын

Diatomaceous earth. It’s a mouthful, so most everyone refers to it shorthand! :-) Link in description for food-grade DE.

What is DE

@cottagefarmstead

7 ай бұрын

It stands for Diatomaceous earth which is quite the mouthful!

When worming chickens please do not eat eggs for about two to three weeks thean can eat eggs

The music is a major distraction. I tried closed captioning but I would rather hear what you are saying instead of inaccuracies. I will search elsewhere for this information.

@primitivedaisy

7 ай бұрын

I heard you just fine.

@Chickenmom777

6 ай бұрын

I had no problem hearing great video thank you🥰

@christynm.8933

3 ай бұрын

EHHH..the music is way too loud in the first 2/3rds of the video. I could still hear BUT for future reference I hope she does turn the music volume down a bit.

@nikkilott6467

2 ай бұрын

It is slightly annoying.. 😮

@tevansrn1

14 күн бұрын

How about…Thank you for the video…however it was difficult to hear the narration… Geeze…we aren’t owed anything I was able to hear fine. Good luck on your search!.

Try apple cider vinegar

What is DE.? Would be nice if talk more clear and not so fast. It would be great if you put the name of that natural powder "DE" as a power point.

@cottagefarmstead

Жыл бұрын

Diatomaceous earth. It’s a mouthful, so most everyone refers to it shorthand! :-) Link in description for food-grade DE.

More videos showing up recently all of a sudden trying to scare folks away from having chickens..... WHY IS THAT ???? I had chickens for over 20 years and never had a sick one.

@cottagefarmstead

Жыл бұрын

Algorithms are weird things as this video is approaching 2 years old. It’s a blessing that you have never had a sick one. Some of us are not so lucky.

People that constantly smile as they speak look like psychos to me

There is no such thing as a natural dewormer. Period.

FRESH SEEDS FROM PUMPKIN - GRINDED

@cottagefarmstead

Жыл бұрын

If we have access to pumpkins, we let them go for it, but any cucurbit seed has the same anti-worm coating. :-) we usually have more access to cucumbers and squash