Hi thanks again for replies. now I hadn't wormed these hens until today. But i had wormed the previous hens. my friend gave me something called fenbendazole.
thinking about it more and more, it is weird that Ive never seen any worms in their poos or on their bums. What else could cause them to...
Thanks for replies! The only suggestions we’ve ever been given is perhaps a chronic worm problem, given the weight loss and that it has led to the death of several hens who should have been healthy. And no other obvious issue. But thinking about it now, i have never seen a worm! Our previous...
Hi all,
I hope ye can help! We had a lovely small flock of hens (blackrocks and rhode island hybrids). One by one they all got very dirty bums and passed away despite my very best efforts to treat them and resolve the problem. I washed a lot of chicken bums!
We have had no chickens in over 6...
Thanks so much for your replies! Hmmm I’d say the egg is in the bin or else the dog has eaten it by now. She asked me if I wanted it back to dissect it and I wasn’t even vaguely tempted to be very honest!😂 ye don’t think it’s a bug of some kind? What could it be? Does it indicate anything wrong...
Hi there! I’m new to this forum because I am desperately seeking advice. We have 6 lovely hens, they are about 15 months old. We regularly give our neighbour some of our hen eggs but today she sent me a photo of an egg she broke open. I have attached it. Does anyone know what the worm/maggot is...