Thin worms in chick poop?

[ckor]

I discovered what look like inch-long thin worms where we're keeping our chicks, which are less than a week old. They're brown and immobile and I suspect one or more of them is pooping them but I'm at a loss for what do to. A friend loaned us some Wazine but I've seen mixed feedback on chicken forums — are they too young to tolerate it? Do they even need to be de-wormed? Thanks for any feedback. This is our fourth round with chicks and this has never happened before.

 

[ckor]

Here is a picture of one I just took out of their box.

 

[donrae]

It just looks like a red wiggler worm to me. Are your chicks on dirt? I can't imagine what could lead week old chicks to have an infestation of worms like this.

If they're in a brooder, do you possibly have "helpers" who are trying to feed the baby chicks worms?

 

[ckor]

We've confirmed that the chicks are pooping what look like worms. They're currently in a tub in our house -- away from our hens outside -- but we layered the base with some hay from outside. Could that be it? Any idea how to treat them? The good news is they're otherwise acting normally.

 

[dawg53]

Chicks that young dont get worms. Do NOT give them a wormer. The poop in the pic is normal. If you happen to see abit of red (blood) in poop, it is shed intestinal lining and is normal on occasion.

 

[ckor]

Thanks, both. Their stools don't resemble worms anymore.