parasite

Hey I need quick answers please, doesnt matter if its a sentence or bullet points, etc. My ameracauana had, had a change of attitude since monday but I thought it was just going at a slower pace since i had started letting them free range, and thought it was looking for bugs. Well today I come...

I “rescued” some silkies and one black (supposed) Astrolop. We aren’t sure what all is wrong. I have them isolated away from my main flock, with an electric fence buffer to keep a 6 ft DMZ type zone). They aren’t as active as my normal flock but they aren’t lethargic either. Their legs have...

Found this today from one of our girls. 1st pic in the coop, 2nd washed off to verify if was a worm. Looks like a tapeworm to me, especially with the center line/intestinal tube. We're planning on giving the girls a dose of flubenol (flubendazole) - though they just had one about a month ago :(...

Hola buen día, tengo una gallina aislada desde hace 2 semanas por qué tuvo un problema aviar, la gallina ya se encuentra mejor, pero me doy cuenta en sus heces hace gusanos como se muestra en la foto. saben que pueda ser y que deberia hacer?

Hello, The other day I was having a conversation with one of my friends who also has chickens. We both used different methods to prevent mites and parasites on our chickens. So out of curiosity im curious what everyone else uses with there flock. What do you use for parasite prevention and...

Ugh. I’m afraid my chickens(17w) have worms. They’ve been “molting” for 5 weeks. there are 18 of them so not sure if they’ve been molting this whole time or just one after the other. Or if the feather loss is a symptom of a worm issue? They look like healthy birds but I take their run every 2...

Hello! Our flock is growing quickly & I'd like to start doing more for pest prevention. I'm currently dusting with DE... but that's it. I haven't previously had any problems with any kind of parasites (we've had pesky bugs in the coop) that are actually ON my birds... but how can I prevent...

Hello! I know a large patch of forest where there, for some reason, are tons of garden snails. I could easily fill a half a bucket every other day to feed my chickens if I wanted to. However, I do not regularly deworm my chickens and I don't not want to risk them getting parasites. So I was...

Hi, warning: gross pictures below. Is this a chicken parasite? I don’t see one that looks like it in my chicken health book. They’re moving a bit. Very small.

I have a black australorp hen who I found standing where my chickens hang out off to the side with her eyes closed and sort of puffed up feathers. She’s one of our less friendly chickens, and I went to pet her and she just stood there. Usually she’d run off or move away. Then, when I threw some...

There was a few dropping that had blood in it as well. This is the only worm I have found What is the proper treatment ?? I am located in FL where it is very hot and humid

Please help! I adopted two Muscovys over a month ago. They both did great and were quarantined for two weeks. Seemed to be the picture of health, were laying eggs. I do not know their age, but they appear to be young. The smaller of the two and younger, from what I can tell, is now seriously...

Hi everybody. I have a 6-7 month old Black Australorp hen, she is really sweet and friendly with us and got sick suddenly. She gets bullied a lot by the other hens and a few days ago when we saw her a little weak, we brought her inside to eat and drink. Right now she is inside in a cage. She...

I keep finding strange lumps on my Silkie hen. See attached photo. I have found four so far, one on her lower breast, and three on her neck. I find them when they start seeping blood. I have been putting Blu-Kote on them to stop the bleeding, but now I am wondering…Could these be ticks? Please help!

I cleaned out the coop and today I found this, it’s a fresh dropping. Is this blood? I am worried it’s Coccidiosis. All of our 4 hens are acting normal, they are active and eating/drinking. One hen looks like she may have lost weight. I haven’t seen any more bloody stool. They are all about 5...

Hi just joined now to ask what type of worm are these that I found in the bedtime poop of one of my laying chicken, directly under her roosting position. The consistency looks very granulated, lots of fiber as if much was left undigested and it was lots! Would greatly appreciate any advice on...

I don't know which got it first, but the vet has confirmed and issued treatment for Giardia in the dog, and based on stool observations at least one of my 3 hens has it too (who are all currently being treated with metronidazole and a probiotic supplement). All 4 animals are forced to share...

Hi all! I need a de-wormer ASAP. Our flock definitely has parasites of some kind as two have died in the past week after making wheezing noises and shaking their heads and necks. Gapeworm?? Any Canadians here that can recommend a brand to try for treating our entire flock? We’re in Ontario...

The feed store is dangerous! Went for shavings and saw they still had chicks outside (in 50f degree weather no heat) and a few were shivering. I couldn’t help myself and bought 6, including the two appearing sick shivering ones. Good thing I did, one has bloody stool. Went to another local feed...

I bought some duck eggs any had my chicken sit on them. This is the only duckling that hatched for now. I noticed some bugs on it's head, which you can see on the pictures. There's a few of them but I don't see any on the chicken or anywhere else. Should I be concerned? What are those?