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What is the best and fastest way to tell if your chicken have an early stage eye worm infection?

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Luckybaby

Luckybaby

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I think 3 of my chickens have eye worm. The other one have a lot and I can clearly see it, when I look on it's eyes, but I didn't see any puss. The other two probably got it 2-5 weeks ago, but when I check it today, I didn't see it. I am pretty sure that both have it few days ago, since I see some of the worm's body part wiggling out of the third eyelid. I think I look at it for at least 40 seconds today and I didn't see any. I am worried, that my other chickens have them, but in small amount, which I can't see easily. I also ordered ivermectin injectible last week thursday, and I hope that it will arrive this week.
 
Luckybaby said:
I think 3 of my chickens have eye worm. The other one have a lot and I can clearly see it, when I look on it's eyes, but I didn't see any puss. The other two probably got it 2-5 weeks ago, but when I check it today, I didn't see it. I am pretty sure that both have it few days ago, since I see some of the worm's body part wiggling out of the third eyelid. I think I look at it for at least 40 seconds today and I didn't see any. I am worried, that my other chickens have them, but in small amount, which I can't see easily. I also ordered ivermectin injectible last week thursday, and I hope that it will arrive this week.
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You can actually see the worms in the eye(s.) They are thin, 1/8th inch long, white in color. You would be better off using valbazen as it kills all types of worms that chickens can get. Ivermectin is ineffective in poultry as a wormer due to its overuse as a miteacide in poultry, worms have built resistance to the product including eyeworms since it's a type of roundworm, which are resistant to ivermectin.
Mix equal parts of valbazen and water together, then flush the eyes with the mixture. That will kill the eyeworms. Then you have to dose your birds orally to kill the larva in the birds system. Give them 1/2cc valbazen orally undiluted and repeat again in 10 days. Since your soil will be contaminated with worm eggs, your birds will pick up these eggs indirectly via infective insects or directly from the soil reinfecting your birds. You will have to maintain a regular worming schedule to keep the worms in check or your birds will be reinfected.
 
dawg53 said:
You can actually see the worms in the eye(s.) They are thin, 1/8th inch long, white in color. You would be better off using valbazen as it kills all types of worms that chickens can get. Ivermectin is ineffective in poultry as a wormer due to its overuse as a miteacide in poultry, worms have built resistance to the product including eyeworms since it's a type of roundworm, which are resistant to ivermectin.
Mix equal parts of valbazen and water together, then flush the eyes with the mixture. That will kill the eyeworms. Then you have to dose your birds orally to kill the larva in the birds system. Give them 1/2cc valbazen orally undiluted and repeat again in 10 days. Since your soil will be contaminated with worm eggs, your birds will pick up these eggs indirectly via infective insects or directly from the soil reinfecting your birds. You will have to maintain a regular worming schedule to keep the worms in check or your birds will be reinfected.
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It it safe to eat the eggs, after I use albendazole? Does it kill it instantly? Do I have to use it on all of my free range chickens? I think it is hard to see it, if only a small number of eye worm is present on the eye. I saw at least 2 on one of my 5 week old chicks few days ago, and now I can't see it anymore, since it might be hiding under the third eyelid.
 
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dawg53 said:
You have been dealing with this same issue since March:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...-bird-wormer-for-my-chickens/10#post_13004242
I strongly suggest you follow my directions posted above or your birds are going to continue having eyeworms at which point no wormer will be effective in treating them due to eventual wormer resistance. As with most wormers, there's a 14 day withdrawal period after the last albendazole dosing. Good luck.
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The one I bought is for intestinal parasites. I used vetrx on one of my chicken who might have eye worm on february this year, and I thought it was gone, once I removed most of the pus in it's eye. I even see one or two white worms come out after I applied it in the cleft of her mouth. I did the same method again, and none of the worms came out of it's eye. I think the wormer that I bought is only effective on intestinal parasites(including roundworms), so the eye worm will not get resistance if I use it. I only used it twice for my flock, so It should still be effective if I use it few more times. Active ingredients are praziquentel and oxfendazole. I wonder how many times do I have to use it, before they get resistance to it? How about for albendazole? Can I also use the one I bought for chicken intestinal worms for the cats and dogs, since both active ingredients seems safe to use for them? Also,my dad ate some eggs(even if I told him not to eat it), that has been laid, 1-7 days after I use the wormer, and he didn't get sick. I read it in the label, that it shouldn't be use for birds whose meat and eggs are not intended for human consumption. So, is he going to get sick if he ate the egg that contains albendazole?

The cheapest valbazen that I saw online cost about 50 dollars, while the one I bought is only for about 22 dollars. I will just try the one that I bought, to see if it will work, and to convince my mom to let me buy the injectable valabazen if it doesn't work. She will get mad, if I buy a $50 medicine for my pets, unless, I can prove her, that the cheapest one will not work.
 
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