Found this on the ramp in the old hens' coop, where my older ladies live with three 17 week old youngsters and on 16 week old Delaware pullet. The other day I saw this and dismissed it as intestinal lining, but now, I'm not so sure. The old ladies have been here for years so they are definitely immune to the oocycsts in my soil, meaning I wouldn't suspect coccidiosis. The younger ones have been living here for about a month as well.
They've been wormed about six months ago, too, except for the youngsters, of course. If these little balls/pellets were white, I'd suspect tapeworms, but a couple almost look like undeveloped ova--see the yellowish tinge to a couple? My Delaware pullets, who is really only 16 weeks old, laid two pullet eggs a couple weeks ago, two days in a row, way too early. Could these be ova she's shedding without them forming eggs? I wouldn't normally even go there, but with a young pullet laying way too early, makes me wonder. I need some help from old time chicken folks so I know if I need to worm, give Corid for cocci or worry that Tasha is having a reproductive malfunction.
What do you think?
They've been wormed about six months ago, too, except for the youngsters, of course. If these little balls/pellets were white, I'd suspect tapeworms, but a couple almost look like undeveloped ova--see the yellowish tinge to a couple? My Delaware pullets, who is really only 16 weeks old, laid two pullet eggs a couple weeks ago, two days in a row, way too early. Could these be ova she's shedding without them forming eggs? I wouldn't normally even go there, but with a young pullet laying way too early, makes me wonder. I need some help from old time chicken folks so I know if I need to worm, give Corid for cocci or worry that Tasha is having a reproductive malfunction.
What do you think?
