Verm-X

I use Verm-X for Chickens in between my 6 monthly worming using Flubenvet. I have found it to work well. It is a herbal product so as well as offering internal parasite control, it also is providing some useful goodness to keep my girls healthy.

verm-x with eggs

Verm-X herbal parasite control

As a herbal product that provides internal parasite control, the producers of Verm-X  have to follow the rules and regulations which all herbal medicines have to follow: It is called internal parasite control, rather than “anthelmintic” or “wormer” since it is not a licensed medicine (like for example flubenvet). DEFRA agreed the description of “herbal internal parasite control product” however Verm-X would not be allowed to pubish results of tests and trials or describe the properties of the herbs used in the formulation of Verm-X for example.

Verm-X was awarded full Ethical Accreditation which is an independent endorsement awarded by the Ethical Company Organisation (ECO). This rewards corporate social responsibility including ethical diligence towards people, animals, and the environment.

Verm-X spend quite a reasonable amount of money on marketing as they occupy space in many of the poultry magazines and the product is widely available throughout the UK. More recently, they have acquired Organic Certification for their Smallholder Packs.

Verm-X for chickens comes in a number of different sizes for different sized flocks of chickens. It is available in liquid or pellet forms.

The biggest advantage I see with Verm-X is that worm burdens are reduced gradually using the product which reduces the ‘stripping’ of the gut wall that takes place after worming with medicines designed to kill worms.

Verm-X can be purchased online on Amazon

Have you used Verm-X for worming your chickens? Please comment and let me know your experiences!

43 Comments

  1. How do you persuade your bantams to eat or drink Verm-X? When I put it in the water they refused to drink it. Mixed in their food, they did the same. Powdered on their favourite bananas, they turned up their noses… pardon me, beaks. They have the run of the garden on most days so, can of course find alternative food and even water. Is Flubenvet more palatable? P.V.

    • They sound fussy. If you leave it down for a week, after a few days they should start to eat it as they get hungry 😉

      It would probably be the same for Flubenvet.

  2. I could not get my chucks to eat the pellets until my breeder suggested adding them to a few baked beans… they went down a treat 🙂

    • Personally, I would try to get some Flubenvet but please let me know how you get on with the Verm-X. A worm count would help to reassure.

  3. My ladies like their liquid Verm-X in warm milk with some ordinary food pellets in it, they wolf it down!

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