Botulism treatment options

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I don't have botulism issues yet, but today I cleaned the pond. I threw the mud around my vegetable garden as fertilizer but at the moment I didn't think of chickens eating the worms in the mud and the risk of botulism.
Now I'm quite concerned. I closed the chickens in the coop but they already ate a lot of the stuff and I want to be prepared for the worse.
What's the first aid kit I might need in case of botulism showing up?
 
Botulism comes from a toxin produced by dead animal or plant remains, or maggots that have fed on those when they have been under water or under ground without air (anaerobic conditions.) Since you haven’t reported seeing any dead fish or animals, and you have aerated the dirt, I would think about it. The symptoms of botulism is flaccid paralysis that starts in the feet, legs, and progresses upward in the spinal nerves, to the wings, the breathing muscles, neck, and eyelids. There is no treatment, and death usually occurs within 24 hours.
 
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