Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Herbs for Chickens

If you are Raising Chickens and you are interested in having ultra healthy chickens without the use of chemicals and pesticides, you may want to read this article on herbs. It tells you what herbs you can feed your chickens safely and what herbs will treat pests such as lice, parasitic worms and mites.

There are a number of common herbs we can grow for chickens for general health. Herbs can also be used to treat chooks for infestations of worms, lice and mites.

Herbs for general health

General poultry tonics and laying stimulants include, garlic, onion, chickweed dandelion, fennel, wormwood, rue, cleavers, cress, marigold, mint, vervain, comfrey, mullein roots, thyme, marjoram, sage, nasturtium, mugwort, goats rue, gotu kola and parsley.

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