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Thank you all for the information. I'd read some of that about gapeworm which is the only way I connected that grunt/bark with the worm. Sillyaboutchickens: That avian lekosis, is that transmittable to humans? I live in a large city, hard to find a vet that knows about chickens. The buff...

Thanks for that advice. I'll see if we can get a peek down the beaks. I looked online for a photo of gapeworms. Ugh. Paranoia question: If Jane was infected, and we ate her eggs during that time, could they have had this parasite in them? (The thought makes my stomach churn.) I mean, we ate them...

It is possible to cut open Jane but she's now been in a sealed trash bag in 80+-degree heat for a day and a night. the beak-open chicken isn't stumbling currently. Is it possible for the remaining two hens to die because of the worming? And if one had gapeworm, will the others likely have it, too?

I hope someone can help. We have three hens. One RIR had been making odd grunt/cough/bark sound occasionally for about a week and a half. After reading, I thought she might have gapeworm. All three hens eat a lot of earthworms and grubs from the backyard, where they range free during the day...