Found worms yesterday

[chickenchick99]

Yesterday I found two worms in one chicken poop. They were twice the length of a grain of rice but definitely moving (I have only read about tapeworm egg sacks looking like grains of rice but cannot find any info on worms matching this description). I did a thorough search off all the poop I scooped and found nothing else. Do I need to deworm my whole flock? I have never dewormed and live in Canada so am not sure if I have access to all of the meds you guys use. Will go to the farm store later and see what they have.
Any clue what I might be dealing with? Will go to the same perch now and see if I can see anything again and perhaps snap a photo.
I don't even vaccinate or use meds on my children so I am one of those people who would hate to give meds to chickens

 

[lazy gardener]

Is it above freezing there? No, I didn't think so. Tape worm segments are what you're probably seeing. I think that you'll need a specific med to get rid of them. From my foggy memory, common round worm meds don't usually work on tape worms, but the literature with the med should tell you.

 

[matt44644]

Without the meds it might result in unwanted circumstances.

 

[chickenchick99]

Lazy gardener, it is currently t-shirt weather. Has not been below freezing since the beginning of December

Oh and I thoroughly went through every poop out there today (25 chickens and 3 turkeys) not a thing in any poop other than pulpy half digested grass

 

[lazy gardener]

Any chance they might be fly maggots??

 

[azahn]

Can you take a poop sample to a nearby vet for them to look at under microscope? If it was perhaps a fly maggot, then you have no worries at all. If it's not a fly maggot, then the vet will identify exactly what parasite and what treatment, if any, to consider. Dying from a worm infestation would be a pretty sad way to go.

 

[chickenchick99]

That's a great idea. If I find it again (I've looked closely everyday) I will look. There were a few flies around and we have cows, sometimes they go into their stall and peck around.
There's definitely not an "infestation" here and I always keep a watchful eye on poop