My youngest childhood poultry memory  was chasing flying termites during a warm summer evening and then flinging them into our eagerly awaiting pen of Rhode Island Reds.  I've still been known to fling my poultry variety a bug treat on occassion (more to remove the pest from my garden rather than to nourish them).  Whether they are chickens, ducks, geese, ratites or exotics  here though are some nice very nourishing Master of Herbology products for your birds and they don't require you to grab something that squirms!  Our products are whole herb, no filler, incredibly high quality, and formulated by a life long animal lover / owner with a Master's degree in herbology along with other alternative international degrees and certifications.

To feed any of these total up your flock weight per pen and use that weight for your dosage weight.  The first dose or doses can be double dosed if you determine your birds have a greater than average need.  If you are dealing with an emergency you may want to dose every two hours.   After that  most people dose about twice per week unless they have a higher risk flock / situation in which case they can dose up to every day.   For every day dosing an herb holiday of once per week can be given.  Often the body will utilize herbs even better if a holiday is given.     

The herbs can then be mixed into a wet feed (or even into raw goat milk).  This is the easiest way to serve them.   Also a tea can be made with the same dose of herbs and put in the amount of water they will drink that day.   There is the risk that not all birds will drink enough when there are herbs in their water so I prefer feeding in wet feed.

​All of these products can be used with your poultry, exotics, ratites, canine, camelid, caprine, equine, feline, ovine,  porcine etc families. There are no meat or milk withdrawals and all of them can be used with chicks / ducklings, etc.  For pregnancy notes see each product.  

DWorm A™ herb mix contains herbs traditionally used as an anthelmintic, anthelcide and taeneacide.  It is frequently the first product customers start using from our product line up.   At least twice per week during humid months.  It can be fed daily (give an herb sabbath once a week for the body to utilize them better).  Can be fed during pregnancy at normal dose up to once per day.  After first trimester can be used heavier if needed.  

GI Soother™ herb mix herb mix contains herbs traditionally used during coccidia and / or barberpole worm invasions or other GI issues/distresses.   I also consider this with unthrify or failure to thrive animals of any age.  Can be used during pregnancy.

BetterDaze™ herb mix is popularly used with all types of creatures as a wide encompassing natural nutrient supplement containing herbs traditinally used for high vitamin, mineral and nutrient components in a whole herb easily assimilable form.  Can (and should be) used during pregnancy.

LayNLayer™ herb mix gives traditional support for female birds during egg laying season.  Ideally start them on this a month before laying commences.

HerBiotic™ herb mix is a traditional blend used to offer body support during viral, bacterial, microbial and fungal challenges.  It can be used during pregnancy.

BreatheDeeplee™ herb mix is a wonderful traditional support to give the body what it needs to support the lungs.  It can be used during pregnancy.

Fresh Start™ herb mix is a traditional herb blend to give support to the body for liver and kidney cleaning and given those vital organs nourishment to enable them to repair themselves. In poultry I would ideally dispose of eggs the first 14 days as they may have a higher accumulation of toxins from the early organ releases or start when they are not laying. Ideally not for first trimester pregnancy unless the animal has already been on the product for at least a month before breeding.   If starting during pregnancy avoid first trimester and start at reduced dosage after that.  Consult with a Master Herbalist if a tailored program is wanted for your creature.

Kelp- is a great natural source of minerals.   Other herb products can be mixed with kelp and it can be fed free choice or it can be added to feed.  Can (and should be) be used during pregnancy.

​Wounderful!™ Salve is a wonderful support in burns and injuries from mild to severe in skin, bones, tendons & other tissue.   In 2017 a chiropracter used it to enable his children's chicken's toes to heal after being partially eaten off by a raccoon.  The chicken didn't experience infection and walks & scratches with the flock to her heart's content.  Can be used during pregnancy.

Happy Flocks make Happy Farmers!

Katherine Drovdahl MH CA CR DipHIr CEIT QPT has a Master's Degree in Herbology and a lifelong love of plants & animals.  It is her joy to grant hope to people and animals stuggling with wellness challenges with alternative, do no harm, cause oriented consulting and products.  Consultations for human or creature conditions and all natural herb products for humans and creatures are available at www.firmeadowllc.com   

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