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Digging deeper into the worm issue . . .

A COMMON questions I get asked is:“How often should I worm my chooks? How do I know if they have worms? Do I need to worm them at all? Can I prevent my chooks from getting worms in the first place?”

If this sounds like a familiar conversation or thoughts that you’ve had about your chooks and worms, then read on. Believe it or not chickens can quite happily and healthily live on with a certain amount of intestinal worms without showing any ill signs or symptoms.

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