Maybe get a fecal done on the birds...and ask for a count to determine what the load really is?So I got a fecal test done on my new puppy and it came back positive for heterakis gallinarum. I'm not concerned for the pup as it is a species specific parasite. My concern is for my birds.
The pup ate a single poop. (He's eight weeks old, I've been watching him like a hawk, and my birds have been locked up for the most part since before he arrived due to an actual hawk incident.)
Does this mean my birds likely have a huge parasite load? It's probably in my soil, so is it worth worming? I have Valbazen on hand and 3 of my birds have decided to go broody and aren't laying anyway so an egg withdrawal wouldn't make me feel as bad. I don't have turkeys so I'm not worried even though these are the same worms that carry blackhead. Advice?