After dewormer

[ackie]

But tell me.. in a closed set up with NO worm load.. how would they then contract them.. No soil contact either.. JUST for conversation sake and to quite my spinning mind? TIA, I'm here to learn.

Tracked in on your shoes. Youd also need sterile bedding material.

 

[Morrigan]

Or any other number of hosts.. like wild bird visiting the area.. say hawks that just consumed a bird loaded maybe passing them in feces flying over one's pasture... dropped on the ground.. it does NOT have to come from another infected CHICKEN..

That's a very good point -- I was focused on chickens. But you are absolutely correct in that wild birds can spread worms as well as other parasites such as lice.

ETA: Worms and tape worms don't kill a bird in healthy condition.

True as well. Think back to the days before there were chemical de-wormers and everyone free ranged their chickens. A sick chicken may have worms, and may benefit from a treatment to eliminate the worms, but I would question whether worms were the sole cause of the ill health.

 

[dawg53]

If birds arn't on soil, they cant get worms. Alot of folks raise birds on wire, so they dont really have to worry about their birds picking up worm eggs off the ground. That's not to say that an infected insect might wander in, but not likely having ingested worm eggs, only time would tell after it had been eaten by a chicken.

One thing to take in consideration is when building a new coop and pen, there could be worm eggs already in the soil. Worm eggs can survive in the soil from a year up to 4-5 years, depending on the type of worm.

Sure, I agree that Ivermectin may not work where we live and may work elsewhere. However it's best to use a wormer without any guesswork whether it will work or not.

Like you, my brother lives on the west coast. He's had his miniature Aussie's for years and has never wormed them. One of them excreted roundworms and the vet gave the dog Pyrantel Pamoate. One dose every other day for a total of 2 days, and the wormer was ineffective.
He had to take the dog back to the vet and was given Panacur to give the his dog 5 days straight.

Here, Pyrantel Pamoate is effective for dogs and chickens, as well as Panacur.

You already know I worm my birds monthly, my birds dont free range. They are kept penned up. By free range, that means they are let out of their pens and go foraging on the property or wherever they decide to wander.
I've been using the same wormers for years and I rotate them occasionally.

 

[dawg53]

That's a very good point -- I was focused on chickens. But you are absolutely correct in that wild birds can spread worms as well as other parasites such as lice.



True as well. Think back to the days before there were chemical de-wormers and everyone free ranged their chickens. A sick chicken may have worms, and may benefit from a treatment to eliminate the worms, but I would question whether worms were the sole cause of the ill health.

You're right. Worms weaken the immune system and eventually making birds susceptible to all kinds of problems.
Also, one female large roundworm lays thousands of eggs a day onto the soil. Here's a link about worming chickens, very good info:
https://veterinary-practice.com/article/common-poultry-worms

 

[Morrigan]

Here is another good link regarding roundworms with a nice overview of causes, symptoms as well as a list of available medications and dosing.

http://www.poultrydvm.com/condition/roundworms

 

[Aapomp831]

Is this a tapeworm poop? Discovered where I keep my leghorns. The little white things are clear like glass

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Is this a tapeworm poop? Discovered where I keep my leghorns. The little white things are clear like glass

Keratin sheaths from feathers. Likely preened off during the night.

 

[Aapomp831]

Keratin sheaths from feathers. Likely preened off during the night.

Thank you!

 

[dawg53]

Keratin sheaths from feathers. Likely preened off during the night.

x2

 

[Aapomp831]

x2

Ok good. I seriously panicked and went insane this this morning.