Internal worms affects the daily production of eggs in layers.Some other signs that the bird is infected can be as loss of weight,diarrhoea,stunted growth and irregular egg laying.In order to eliminate this problem,below are some of the feeds given to chickens in order to deworm them naturally without involving any drugs.
(1)Apple cider vinegar
Put about four litres of water in a clean container and then add tablespoon of vinegar.This is an effective anti-parasitic option for chicken deworming.Thereafter,pour the resultant solution into the chicken drinkers for the chicken to take.
(2)Pepper
Pepper can be pounded and mixed with chicken feeds.It is good for eliminating intestinal worms in the body of the chickens.Addition of pepper on a daily basis to chickens feeds may have some changes to chicken products as the eggs laid by the chickens end up having a different taste.
(3)Pumpkin seeds
As a result of seeds having anti-parasitic property known as cucurbitacin which kills parasites by incapacitating them,they are thus effective at eliminating worms and other parasitic infections from the bodies of the chickens.For every bird that weighs 1kg,give it 3 grams of powdered pumpkin seeds.
(4)Garlic
Garlic also has anti-parasitic property which eliminates worms in poultry birds.Do not overfeed chickens with garlic as it may affect the taste of eggs they are laying.Just buy powdered garlic and then pour in the chicken drinkers.
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