CHICKEN WITH WORMS.. I did not know chicken got worms!!!

[chickenchickenbulkbulk]

How do you know if they have them, how do you prevent them? How do you treat them? Are there any symptoms if they have them? Please I need to KNOW!!! DJ This woman I know butchers her roos for freezer, she is the one who told me about this, she has been butcher for years and has never seen this before...she said it looked like worms that dogs get!! Is the chicken safe to eat if they have worms at time of butchering? Thanks for the help in advance. DJ

 

[Glenda L Heywood]

worms are common in chickens
and only live and eat the chickens food in the gut of the chicken
in some advanced conditions worms are emitted in to the egg tract and DO come out in the eggs also

but to worm chickens is easlily done and I will put the two kinds of wormer here

(A) Since they have not been wormed it is best to have you give the wazine first. Then 10 days later use the Ivermectin.
in between you need to give them the

(B) wet mash probiotic
1 qt of dry crumbles
1/4 cup of yoguart
1-1/2 qt of milk any kind
feed 3 tsp per chicken what they will eat in 20-30 mintutes. clean the wet feeder and restore the dry crumbles
feed this each morning for the 10 days. Then administer the ivermectin.


(C) to use the pour on Ivermectin I will put this exerp from my friend Nathalie Ross who wrote my worming article for me

WORMING WITH IVERMECTIN POUR ON
NATHALIE ROSS

For the pour on Ivermectin (not Eprinex) the dosage I
use is as follows:
1 drop - OEGB sized small bantam female
2 drops - OEGB sized small bantam male
3 drops - average bantams
4 drops - large bantams, small commercial fowl
5 drops - most commercial fowl, small giant hens
6 drops - giant breeds of chicken

I always use a 3 cc syringe that I just fill to about 2 cc's with a 20 gauge needle. The needle WON'T be injected into the chicken, but does make it easier to dispense a controlled correct sized drop. It also is easier to get in there between the feathers.

For location, you'll want to find an easy to reach
spot with as little fluff as possible. I've had the
best luck with the back of the neck when I am by myself. I just pick up the chicken in my left
hand, ruffle around the feathers with my right hand until I find a nice clear spot, then rotate the syringe around to dispense the drops exactly on the skin.

If you hit the fluff, it will soak in before
you can do anything and will be wasted. That stuff soaks in like lightening (which I discovered to my horror when I accidently got about 1 cc of it on me from the bottle - I'm worm free now!)

While you have the bird up, look them over. This is a great opportunity to nip things in the bud! Take advantage of it.

Generally I like to recommend that first time wormers use Piperazine (Wazine being the most common brand) before using Ivermectin the first time. This is a common practice with most livestockmen and women.

You use a less effective, less broad spectrum wormer first just in case there's a high load of roundworms. If there is a high load of roundworms and they're all killed at once, you risk either impaction or the bird having a reaction to the foreign proteins that the dead/stunned worms become.

The best way in my opinion of doing this is to worm with Piperazine in the water first - full strength 24 hours, then instead of following up in 10 days with piperazine, use the Ivomec Ivermectin or better yet Ivomec eprinex (for 0 withdrawal time).

Using this program, I worm once a year. Once I have wormed with ivermectin, I don't use piperazine again unless I do a second worming during the year or have
reason to suspect they've encountered a heavy level of parasites. In fact, I worm once a year almost exclusively.

GLH replied

***Also some people use DE in the feed daily at rate of 2% De to the amt of crumbles
The Iermectin kills the wworm larve in the blood stream and then the DE knicks the adult worms in the gut and they dehydrate and become protein in the birds body
thus the DE will do away with the adult worms

***** you can also use the cayanne pepper daily in the feed
1 gallon of crumbles put 2 tbsp of cayanne pepper mix good and feed daily to the chickens
this will keep the birds wormed and also keep them from coccidiosis
it is very healthy for them after the initial worming

give me a email if more questions I will try and answer you
I hope this helps you.
email me PM if there are questions

As to eating the chickens with worms that is a personal issue. I never did but that was my preference

 

[Michael Apple]

Ivermectin has anthelmintic activity against Ascaridia galli and yet the pharynx of this species is not inhibited by the drug (Holden-Dye and Walker, 2006).

The problem with that is over time resistance has been found:
High level resistance is a complex phenomenon which requires mutations in at least three genes, namely in glc-1, avr-14 and avr-15. Further genes, regulating membrane permeability (osm-1) and gap junctions (unc-7 and unc-9), are also involved (Dent et al., 2000).

To sum it up, ivermectin is not an effective treatment for intestinal worms, nor is piperazine (the ingredient for Wazine). Benzamidazole classes of dewormers are much more effective such as Albendazole and Fenbendazole.

 

[sammi]

you can take a fresh sample to a vet for a worm and cocci test..sometimes called a fecal float.
it will show what worms they have.

Wazine 17 (active ingrediant is piperazine..may be labeled Piperazine 17) is a good wormer, easy to use, and widely available, but only treats adult round worms (common in chickens)..
and should be repeated in 10-14 days.

sometimes you can see the worms in the droppings.
they might show loss of weight even tho they eat.
they might look "out of condition"
droppings can change color and consistency..such as foamy
egg production might drop
heavy infestations can be more serious and show more symptoms, such as weakness, (especially the legs), paleness from anemia, etc..
and lowers resistance to other illnesses.

here is a list and source of all wormers that can be used..they are broader wormers that treat more kinds of worms.

http://www.firststatevetsupply.com/store/index.php?cPath=23&osCsid=61f778551f090451e7dd6770345e3657

chickens get worms from the soil, bugs, earthworms, etc..

I worm my chickens twice a year...spring and end of summer or early fall before it gets cold. I try to avoid worming them when temps are extreme.

 

[mkeawsh]

I think one of the reasons that I have not had any problems with worms is because the goats share their food with the chickens because the flock insist and since once a week I put this 100% pure botanical wormer in the goats feed and the chickens get a share of it.

http://hoeggergoatsupply.com/xcart/product.php?productid=3397&cat=82&page=1

 

[antiqfreq]

I am a total newbie to chickens. Started my couple one year ago, so my chickens are about 15 months old.

Never noticed worms in poop, but never really stared at the poop when I scooped, for very long!

I'll see wiggly stuff, huh?

Oh gees, something else to worry about!

I only have 3 hens and they look fine but guess I'll look a little 'deeper' into the poop when I clean the pen tomorrow.

I do clean the pen thoroughly every 7 days, so hopefully NO worms or other weird stuff........

Jo

 

[The Mother Hen]

I like to sprinkle cayenne pepper into their water. You don't want too much or too little in it. Perhaps just making it slightly orange would be enough. They will still drink the water and the cayenne pepper might help prevent further worms. I also give them yogurt once or twice a week in the morning, but I give them yogurt with ah natural enzymes in them to help fortify their immune system. If you have one chicken with worms, and if you catch it quickly enough, detain her away from the flock to prevent spreading. Either she will get better, or she might die. There are de-wormers you can use but I don't use chemicals since I eat my chicken's eggs.

 

[dawg53]

Safeguard or Panacur (fenbendazole 10%) would be a better choice.

-Kathy

x2

 

[casportpony]

This shows how to worm:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/745210/how-to-safely-worm-your-peafowl-orally

-Kathy

 

[dawg53]

There's a 14 day withdrawal period after the last dosing. I dont recommend feeding the eggs back to chickens with ANY wormer. There's residue in the eggs and it can help build worm resistance when the wormer is used the next time. It could also extend the withdrawal period.
Some people eat the eggs anyway, your choice. I toss them in the garbage.