Fecal Examination in Backyard Chickens 101-Part III

Awesome! I don't have a microscope yet but asked Santa for one. Then I needed to know what I was looking for. This is great and explained so well. Thank you!

Excellent article. A lot of information, but broken down and explained very well.

Thank you! Exactly what I was looking for!

Thank you!! This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!!!

Very detailed, yet simplified articles. The material is constructive, demonstrative, and educational. Sue makes it sound like even dummy-heads can have much more control over their flock’s health than they thought, and making vets sound a lot less like gods. 5 stars!!

This is part 3 of a series on testing for worms using a fecal float test.

Be sure to read the first two articles

Your articles have come just in the nick of time. I have been wanting my own microscope so I can keep a close watch, not only of my flock of 37 chickens, but my herd of 6 horses, and my pack of 7 dogs. Heck, I might even test my DH for worms! Uh, no! Just kidding on that one.

All jokes aside, reading your articles has lit a flame inside of me and reminded me how much I loved my bio and chem classes.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and time with the BYC community. It is much appreciated.

What a great series of articles. The writing is outstanding, making it easy for a anyone to understand. The processes described, from sample, to reviewing the sample under the microscope, and finally, interpreting what you'll see in the sample is very well organized and easy to understand.
Finally - the details pertaining to the individual type of worms is valuable, even if you choose to have a vet do the test for you - and then you treat your chickens.

Wonderful article that should be in a "Must Read" section somewhere on this site!

Thank you.