worming with NETTEX Natural wormer

[tlck9]

Hi All

I have been using flubenvet for my chucks, however since the new ex batts have come they are so messy food wise and I'm worried that the powder will just get kicked out and they wont get wormed properly

my friend gave me this leaflet about drops. Has anyone used the NETTEX natural wormer?

they also do a sanitising powder, sine my run doesnt move, I thought this was a good idea

Any one with comments?

[OverWyreGrower]

I've seen this stuff, but haven't found anyone that uses it yet... I get the impression (maybe wrongly?) that's its fairly new to the market

[Bramble-Poultry]

It is a brand new product - it works in the same was as vermex as in it doesn't kill the worms just expels them form the bird - i assume that is why you then need the ground sanitising powder to kill them.

I have to say the wormer itself is probably not something I would use but I am intregued by the ground sanitising powder - currently we use ***** fluid!

[tlck9]

I have to say the wormer itself is probably not something I would use but I am intregued by the ground sanitising powder - currently we use ***** fluid!

My run is mostly soil (was grass) and although I poo pick daily, and I've done a top scrape recently, I'm interested in ways people keep there runs free from issues when they are static.

My fencing is security fencing, so cannot be moved, although they do get the run of the grassy area twic a day when we're up there.

How do people sanitise permanent runs if they are not concrete or paving?

[OverWyreGrower]

We're planning to get the rotavator on ours over the BH weekend.... we'll take off the straw/branches/wood chip etc, fork it over to loosen it up, then rotovate the whole thing... and let the hens back on it to level it out/dig it up again!

[tlck9]

We're planning to get the rotavator on ours over the BH weekend.... we'll take off the straw/branches/wood chip etc, fork it over to loosen it up, then rotovate the whole thing... and let the hens back on it to level it out/dig it up again!

our is fairly clay based, do you not find it gets really muddy doing that? or do they flatten it quickly

[OverWyreGrower]

our is fairly clay based, do you not find it gets really muddy doing that? or do they flatten it quickly

We're based on clay too, but it's fairly dry at the moment.... it gets horribly muddy when it rains anyway, so I don't mind!

[di]

I used to dig our runs over but was told that it actually helps the parasites to live...under soil is the perefct environment for eggs to hatch but left on the surface the sunlight will kill them...don't know if this is right?

After I've swept out the run I give it a good sprinkling with bonfire ash,alternating the area that gets the biggest dose.

[RichmondHens]

I used to dig our runs over but was told that it actually helps the parasites to live...under soil is the perefct environment for eggs to hatch but left on the surface the sunlight will kill them...don't know if this is right?
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You are right Di. Sunlight does kill the eggs. The eggs don't hatch underground, but lie dormant, waiting for the next host to gobble them up, usually earthworms. They then develop inside the earthworm which then get eaten by the chicken. Don't let this put you off feeding earthworms to chooks though. They are a valuable source of protein, so as long as you worm regularly they can continue to enjoy these lovely little treats.

Whatever you do with your runs, there is no substitute for resting the ground completely. If you can move chickens onto a fresh area (worming at the same time) the parasite load will be kept down much more.