Hi again!
After treating for tapeworms with Equalan Gold in the spring, I have not seen any more segments in any of the poops.
I have one hen that squirts out clear liquid. It comes out whenever she bends backwards during preening. I did a fecal on her. She appears to have tapeworm. There were...
I only had 7 chickens and it took me days to find out who had it. In the end I decided to treat them all, and while dosing them early in the morning on their roost, I saw the segments right below the culprit. So that’s the only one who got the second dose. The tapes are gone and have not come...
Thanks so much for the quick reply @dawg53 ! I really appreciate it!
Also it was so nice of you to give me the dosage! Thanks 😊 🤗
I will go today and get the Eqvalan Gold.
Yes, I found the segments crawling in a poop yesterday. I have the suspected chicken in a cage to fast and monitor. She...
The tapeworm came back now that it is spring.
I will heed your advice now @dawg53 and get a praziquantel containing dewormer.
I have the choice between Eqvalan Gold (ivermectin and praziquantel) or Quest Plus (moxidectin and praziquantel).
Which one should I get for the chickens with tapeworm...
Thank you for the empathy! 🤗
I don’t wash her anymore, as I found doing it or not doing it made no difference.
Whenever the scab is removed, it bleeds. (The vet made it bleed of course).
We finished the antibiotics a week ago. There is no significant change to her vent. It does look a bit better, but there is still a small area with that scabbing ooze.
Because she is otherwise doing well, I will just let her be now. Hoping it will slowly go away with time.
I check her once a...