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RE: Homestead Happenings: Horror Edition!

Hmm, I have no insight on that one. Never heard of pumpkin for deworming chickens, either--maybe @goldenoakfarm or @walkerland might have ideas. I've heard of periodically giving chickens a little apple cider vinegar in their water, and sprinkling diatomaceous earth on their food, to basically make their gut more inhospitable to worms, but whether it actually works or not seems to be disputed.

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I have read from veterinarians that annual medicated de-worming is no is not longer recommended. Much like antibiotics they now say to only use it to treat a known case and not for preventative measures. A lot of people are ignoring this ...

When I remember to, I give the chickens ACV in their water and I give it to myself as well (lol). Pumpkins, ACV and all the natural remedies are of course heavily debated. None of it is BAD for a chicken and can only benefit their health so why not?