Thank you again for the help. We will finish treating for the tapeworms then get the other meds for the roundworms and hopefully be parasite free for a while.
Thank you so much for all of this information. This worm appeared to be dead but maybe it just moves slowly. Would the ivermectin that's also in the Equimax kill roundworms?
UPDATE! Warning, poop/worm picture!
We treated all 33 chickens with Equimax yesterday. Today I went outside and saw this. This isn't a tapeworm, is it? Anyone know what type this is and if it would have crossed into eggs? Looks like we have another type of worm as well so I'm glad we treated...
Yes they're all pretty close in size. We've got Rhode Island Reds, Midnight Majesty Marans and Saphhire Olive Eggers. The Marans may be slightly larger than the RIRs and the OEs slightly smaller. The roos are also bigger of course.
Also, thank you for the link. I've seen people recommend squirting the medicine on a piece of bread then feeding. Is this okay if we do this one by one as they come out of the coop?
Thank you! I'm not sure how I'll figure out which bird(s) have it. Their coop opens at sunrise with a solar door and then they're all over the place all day. I've been trying to find more evidence of the worms and haven't seen any since the first time, a couple weeks ago. Maybe I'll try to be...
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From what I've been reading, I need praziquantel to get rid of the tapeworms so I bought Equimax, which also has ivermectin.
I'm just trying to figure out if it's possible to treat and monitor my flock without keeping them confined to their coop.
I have been searching the existing threads but can't find an answer to my question so here goes.
We have 31 hens and 2 roosters who wander freely all day on 3-4 acres. We do not have a run.
The other day I noticed white specks in one of the droppings that were moving. After researching, I'm...
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I’m noticing the feathers on most of my flock look strange. I’ve looked for mites and lice and haven’t found anything. Is this a nutritional deficiency or some other parasite?
Just want to add that I do know one of my roosters has been aggressive this spring but the roosters feathers look...
I store our unwashed eggs in a small refrigerator on our porch. Our area was without power for 48 hours and the eggs were no longer cold, just cool.
Now the power is back on and the eggs are cold again. Are they still good?
Thank you. I am willing to try antibiotics if needed. Unfortunately, I don’t know which of my 12 chickens it came from. Do I treat the whole flock and throw all their eggs out?
I have not seen anything like that again and all my chickens are acting normal and healthy. If that was a lash egg, should I have noticed someone ill or dead by now?
I did not order the antibiotics yet but have given them calcium.
Thank you so much for all of this information!
I will get some calcium tomorrow. A few days ago there was a soft shell egg.
I’m happy to update that there are still no signs of a sick chicken. They are all acting normal and there were no surprises in the nesting box today. I will keep checking...