Maybe Life is always like being on a trapeze or a tightrope at the circus...
I don't own the plants, they own me.
“The beautiful thing about learning is that nobody can take it away from you.” – B.B. King
"Even after all this time, the sun never says to the earth, "You owe me." Look what happens with a love like that. It lights the whole sky."
When in doubt, doubt the doubt.
Melonie Corder wrote:I've had chickens for 5 years without worming them but I do give raw pumpkin seeds regularly, though opinions are mixed on that being enough. As stated before research is a nightmare. I don't like the idea of medications in my compost or yard, if evidence of worms ever appear I'll be trying any natural means.
Just realized I do add DE to their food blend, that may help?
Maybe Life is always like being on a trapeze or a tightrope at the circus...
Heather Sharpe wrote:How about Black Walnut hull? Like pumpkin seed, it's an antihelminthic. I've heard of folks giving it as a tincture, some as a powder. I wonder about the alcohol in the tincture though...I've generally understood it to be unsafe for birds.
Perhaps you could just feed black walnuts to them, if they're available to you? I know where I live, people often give away massive quantities of them on the Craigslist and the like. Or they're easy enough to collect.
Mugwort or possibly wormwood could be worth considering, though the latter is a powerful plant, so some research would be needed.
Maybe Life is always like being on a trapeze or a tightrope at the circus...
Brody Ekberg wrote:
Melonie Corder wrote:I've had chickens for 5 years without worming them but I do give raw pumpkin seeds regularly, though opinions are mixed on that being enough. As stated before research is a nightmare. I don't like the idea of medications in my compost or yard, if evidence of worms ever appear I'll be trying any natural means.
Just realized I do add DE to their food blend, that may help?
I feel the same way about the medications in my yard, soil and birds.
I’ve heard that diatomaceous earth is only effective dry and so it’s immediately useless when ingested, but I dont know how true that is. A lot of people swear by it.
“The beautiful thing about learning is that nobody can take it away from you.” – B.B. King
With appropriate microbes, minerals and organic matter, there is no need for pesticides or herbicides.
Faye Streiff wrote:You can grow oregano for your chickens. I used to plant outside the run, so it grew into the run or they could stick their heads through the fencing and eat it without destroying all of it. Or just pick it, chop and mix into feed for them. Gets rid of most parasites and also keeps their immune system strong.
“The beautiful thing about learning is that nobody can take it away from you.” – B.B. King
Faye Streiff wrote:You can grow oregano for your chickens. I used to plant outside the run, so it grew into the run or they could stick their heads through the fencing and eat it without destroying all of it. Or just pick it, chop and mix into feed for them. Gets rid of most parasites and also keeps their immune system strong.
Maybe Life is always like being on a trapeze or a tightrope at the circus...
Whip out those weird instruments of science and probe away! I think it's a tiny ad:
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