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Many times hens will suffer a prolapsed vent. It is red and sticks out attracting pecking. Or they get pecked around the vent and that becomes red and bloody or infected. Then mix those up with some poop getting stuck, and it is prime for flies, and then maggots. There are a bunch of BYC threads...

I am glad that Dawg has helped you, and I also thought maggot or flystrike when you described your hen’s vent. I have never dealt with it, but it is always a good practice to clean any poopy vents in warm weather. There are always a couple in my flock who have them. That can help prevent...

Do you have any pictures of the worms in the droppings? Just wondering how you know they are cecal worms? Most worms are not easily seen except for roundworms and tapeworms. Dawg53 is a real expert on worms and treatment.