I picked up my year-old RIR hen 10 minutes ago only to find a very small, clear and wriggling worm poking out of her nostril. What is this, and can humans get it?
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What you describe sounds like capillary worms, particularly Capillaria contorta which infests the crop and esophagus. You can either give 1cc of Safe-guard liquid suspension (Fenbendazole) once a day orally for 3 days, or Valbazen suspension (Albendazole) at .5 cc orally once, and again 10 days later. Dose all birds. If one has them, the others do too.I picked up my year-old RIR hen 10 minutes ago only to find a very small, clear and wriggling worm poking out of her nostril. What is this, and can humans get it?
Thank you so much! Okay, can I still eat the eggs and should I be worried about other humans somehow getting it?
Don't waste time with Wazine. You don't need to mix it with anything. Get a 1 ml syringe, draw the liquid wormer up in the syringe with no needle, and feed it to the bird.Do I need to start with wazine first? Do I just mix it with yogurt or water and have them drink/eat it on their own? (I read you should mix it into their food) That dosage is per bird right? Can I administer it with a needle less syringe? I apologize for all the questions, I have never wormed before.
I've never heard of a worm wriggling out of a nostril before. Worms cannot survive outside their host. Most likely it was bot fly larva.