4 mos old hen lethargic unbalanced not eating

[Clay Valley Farmer]

I would definitely worm everybody else to be on the safe side and rule that out.

Agree, seems that if the chickens eat off the ground it is a question of how many worms they have rather than if they have them or not. You don't need to see worms in the poop for them to be infested either. Most can live with a few worms but sometimes they become too much.

Worms are smarter than we give them credit for, they need their host so tend not to kill the host. Though sometimes they weaken the host so much something else takes hold.

The piperazine will get the first batch of round worms, then follow up 1-2 weeks later with a broad spectrum wormer, I like fenbendazole (though I never personally tried it myself at least intentionally)​

 

[dawg53]

Stormy, you already gave them wazine...did you follow the directions on the bottle? One ounce wazine per gallon of water for 24 hours, then discard, replace with regular freshwater. In 14 days you can give them Safeguard (fenbendazole) an equine paste wormer. Dosage is a "pea" size amount for each chicken. Withdrawal is 14 days for wazine and 14 days safeguard. The safeguard will kill other types of worms and roundworm larva that the wazine didnt get. For a few days after worming, I recommend you give your chickens plain yogurt or buttermilk(probiotics) with scrambled egg or canned beef catfood (extra protein) mixed in their feed to make a mash and give it to them. This will help build up their health and strength. I also suggest switching their feed from pellets to layer crumbles...easier to digest IMO.

 

[StormyRidgeChixLady]

Yes, they are on grit, but I remove it when medicating because the calcium does not allow the medication to work fully.

The wazine bottle said 2oz per gal of water for chickens over 6 weeks old. I hope that isnt dangerous. Everyone seems good this am. It just didnt say how long. I'll have to re-read the bottle or look up product info on the web. I'll go pull the waterer, Thank you. I'll follow up with some ACV and then a secondary wormer in a few weeks. Thank you! How many days do I toss the eggs? I think Ive read 5 days from wazine.

Yes my chickens eat of the ground. I put in feeders, but you know how they are!

 

[StormyRidgeChixLady]

Oh! I see 14 days withdrawal... nevermind. I have 5 horse...so Ive got the safeguard. Thank you!