Are these worms in poop? Pic included

Motherofchickensx2

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Picture of my 2 year old hen's poop with stringy white stuff visible. Are these worms? And if so, what type?

I've found some really good posts on worms here, but would like to confirm if these are worms first before proceeding further.

Note: she hasn't been laying eggs in several weeks. Keeps cycling through many days with high energy and then a couple days not :(

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Maybe. It's hard to tell from a two dimensional photo. You can verify them by looking at one through a magnifying lens. Look for segments. If the wormy things are smooth like cooked spaghetti, they are not worms.
 
Following up for clarification of your segment comment, and then second opinion of different hen's poop.

Maybe. It's hard to tell from a two dimensional photo. You can verify them by looking at one through a magnifying lens. Look for segments. If the wormy things are smooth like cooked spaghetti, they are not worms.

Clarification: By segments, do you mean I'll see distinct indents across a long strand, or that they should be smaller segmented pieces?

2nd Opinion: Added some new photos just in case I'm missing something. These droppings are from a different hen though. To me it looks like smooth spaghetti, but if they're not worms then what are they?
 

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