Worming birds with young.
- collector_and_buyer
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I need to worm my birds,but I have young Plumheads and Orange breasts in the nest and Pictorellas sitting.Is it safe to worm them along with the rest?Thanks.
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I could,but by then I will hopefully have tiny Pictorellas.2-3 weeks then becomes 6 or so if I wait for them to fledge.
- Jimenezl
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I don't understand Arthur's comments. Craig, what experiment are you referring to?
I'm assuming collector has a schedule where he worms his birds and needs to know if worming will affect the young ones. I'm also interested to know.
I'm assuming collector has a schedule where he worms his birds and needs to know if worming will affect the young ones. I'm also interested to know.
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My comments mean:Jimenezl wrote:I don't understand Arthur's comments. Craig, what experiment are you referring to?
I'm assuming collector has a schedule where he worms his birds and needs to know if worming will affect the young ones. I'm also interested to know.
(1) That I don't know if worming will have an effect
(2) That if you have to prioritise, skipping the worming would be the way to go
Craig can speak for himself, but his meaning is crystal clear to me
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Arthur, it seems Queenslander logic doesn't translate into the good ol US of A.
who would have thought that....
collecter....my 2 cents worth is it wont hurt to miss a worming in my opinion, if you are concerned about your youngens. Mid-winter should be a low risk period for worms anyway with sub-zero temps spoiling their party I would have thought.
As you get more birds this is going to occur more often also so waiting for spring to treat may throw up the same dilemma.
we probably need an opinion from myzo/Danny(vets) but they may just scare us with their reply too.
if its any help I flock-treat via the water with each change of season and so far I have noticed no downside....
who would have thought that....
collecter....my 2 cents worth is it wont hurt to miss a worming in my opinion, if you are concerned about your youngens. Mid-winter should be a low risk period for worms anyway with sub-zero temps spoiling their party I would have thought.
As you get more birds this is going to occur more often also so waiting for spring to treat may throw up the same dilemma.
we probably need an opinion from myzo/Danny(vets) but they may just scare us with their reply too.
if its any help I flock-treat via the water with each change of season and so far I have noticed no downside....
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It may be silly to ask but who said your birds need worming at all.
Have you tested for them or just worming because other people do it.
Your area is less likely to have a worm problem than those living north of Sydney
Have you tested for them or just worming because other people do it.
Your area is less likely to have a worm problem than those living north of Sydney