California - Northern

[SilkieRose]

Help!!! I was locking up the ladies in the coop & checking them w/ a flashlight like I always do.... I check their feet & vents as possible. I have been battling diarrhea with them for a couple weeks now; I've given buttermilk & yogurt with oats, garlic in their water, not giving any kitchen scraps- only layer pellets, crumble, oats & scratch. Well while I was in the coop I saw one girl who I know has had diarrhea ( she pooped on my 3 year old) flexing her vent A LOT! I saw clear drops of fluid on her feathers & I see on the ground a liquidy-yellowish mush that is definitely not an egg, right below her.... I start watching her vent & notice something huge coming out!!! It has to be a worm, but I'm not sure if it's a round worm or tapeworm. I tugged it & it slipped out, about 4 inches of gelatinous, almost clear goo but formed!! yuck yuck yuck!!!! So I guess I know where the diarrhea has been coming from, but how do I treat the girls? I have 5 ladies who are a year old. I took a picture if anybody wants to see (I'm a sick, sick nurse), but how & what do I treat them with? Can we eat the eggs?? I'm new to this. Please help!!

 

[liz9910]

Thanks for the welcome. I am somewhat new to the area and go to Scotts Valley Feed - mostly because it is the closest feed store and they are nice. I will check out the General Feed in Santa Cruz though. I also read great yelp reviews about the Felton Feed store, I have yet to check them out though. This ad is fantastic! Its hilarious and practical at the same time! We have a rat problem here and I would consider having them out!

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I agree that ad is awesome!

 

[chiqita]

  Sorry,  I am laughing because I used to do that all the time, and I have been known for selling people the wrong breed (cough.... Laura...... cough)  LOL   I now have three hatchers and try to keep em separated  by pattern but sometimes I still get completely confused.     I raise 3/4 breeds you have listed and am happy to help once you get your pics up.  

  

It is funny. At least I know the **** silkies. The good thing is I only see maybe 1 that could be a boy cl.
They are all just staring at me laughing checked laughs.

I want to thank everyone for the good thoughts

it's in the lords hands at this point.

Just a bump in the road!

/ love.
I was telling mario when I grow up to be a real chicken lady I want to be miss molly. You are one of those people the world is a better place with you in it.

For the quote below me ( on phone and its not scrolling) for a larger variety of worms I believe try wazine first? If that doesn't work do a forum search for extream worming methods.

Welcome to the wet year have a side of worms to go with all the water.

Help!!! I was locking up the ladies in the coop & checking them w/ a flashlight like I always do.... I check their feet & vents as possible. I have been battling diarrhea with them for a couple weeks now; I've given buttermilk & yogurt with oats, garlic in their water, not giving any kitchen scraps- only layer pellets, crumble, oats & scratch. Well while I was in the coop I saw one girl who I know has had diarrhea ( she pooped on my 3 year old) flexing her vent A LOT! I saw clear drops of fluid on her feathers & I see on the ground a liquidy-yellowish mush that is definitely not an egg, right below her.... I start watching her vent & notice something huge coming out!!! It has to be a worm, but I'm not sure if it's a round worm or tapeworm. I tugged it & it slipped out, about 4 inches of gelatinous, almost clear goo but formed!! yuck yuck yuck!!!! So I guess I know where the diarrhea has been coming from, but how do I treat the girls? I have 5 ladies who are a year old. I took a picture if anybody wants to see (I'm a sick, sick nurse), but how & what do I treat them with? Can we eat the eggs?? I'm new to this. Please help!!

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Help!!! I was locking up the ladies in the coop & checking them w/ a flashlight like I always do.... I check their feet & vents as possible. I have been battling diarrhea with them for a couple weeks now; I've given buttermilk & yogurt with oats, garlic in their water, not giving any kitchen scraps- only layer pellets, crumble, oats & scratch. Well while I was in the coop I saw one girl who I know has had diarrhea ( she pooped on my 3 year old) flexing her vent A LOT! I saw clear drops of fluid on her feathers & I see on the ground a liquidy-yellowish mush that is definitely not an egg, right below her.... I start watching her vent & notice something huge coming out!!! It has to be a worm, but I'm not sure if it's a round worm or tapeworm. I tugged it & it slipped out, about 4 inches of gelatinous, almost clear goo but formed!! yuck yuck yuck!!!! So I guess I know where the diarrhea has been coming from, but how do I treat the girls? I have 5 ladies who are a year old. I took a picture if anybody wants to see (I'm a sick, sick nurse), but how & what do I treat them with? Can we eat the eggs?? I'm new to this. Please help!!

I've been having a similar problem with the watery poos and also excessive drinking and eating. Not sure if what you saw was a worm?? I wormed with 1% ivermectin for cattle. Don't know if it's solved the problem completely yet. Valbazen is supposed to be the only one that kills all types of worms, but I haven't been able to find it locally. There is a really great thread to read and I'll try to find it for you and repost.

You can eat the eggs, until you worm them.

There's lots of info here https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/910/de-worming-chickens/20

Look on post #21.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

be careful wiht oven themomoters. I have one wiht a probe, and a reptipro thermomoter wiith a probe, the oven one needs a 2 degree change before it shifts, teh repti .1 degree.

and HOLY COW! I will need some help in the morning people. I Did NOT plan this hatch well.
I ahve 3 chipmunk breeds that all hatched well, and I dont know who is who!

How do I tell apart
welsummers
silver leghorns
cream legbar girls
barnies
That is like 35 chicks that look the same, THEY ARE CHEATING.
at a few days old!

They all look so similiar! madnes. I will post pictures tomorrow. I thought Id know the wellies at least for sure, adn I thought the leghorns would be obvious too! and the legbars! gaa. My friend intended to look at the eggs and who came from what and mark em early, but 25 came out at once, lol. At least I know silkies and oe's...

The poor things got overheated in the car and I lost one . I gave everyone electrolytes and they look better now, everyone is sleeping or eating, but I wont be surprised if I loose one overnight from the stress.
( miss Zoo, I saw your PM and wil respond in the morning, i'm frantically watching chicks and cleaning since my mother decided she was going to make a surprise visit here tomorrow...

this one is a little different I think. Most accurate on I have. It is digital? I am not sure the difference but it started as one of three. I still use another with it but it is my go too one as it shows the range that incubator has. It has been working pretty good. No humidity though

I want to thank everyone for the good thoughts

it's in the lords hands at this point.

Just a bump in the road!

yeah. let us know if you need anything Molly though.

 

[ronott1]

Help!!! I was locking up the ladies in the coop & checking them w/ a flashlight like I always do.... I check their feet & vents as possible. I have been battling diarrhea with them for a couple weeks now; I've given buttermilk & yogurt with oats, garlic in their water, not giving any kitchen scraps- only layer pellets, crumble, oats & scratch. Well while I was in the coop I saw one girl who I know has had diarrhea ( she pooped on my 3 year old) flexing her vent A LOT! I saw clear drops of fluid on her feathers & I see on the ground a liquidy-yellowish mush that is definitely not an egg, right below her.... I start watching her vent & notice something huge coming out!!! It has to be a worm, but I'm not sure if it's a round worm or tapeworm. I tugged it & it slipped out, about 4 inches of gelatinous, almost clear goo but formed!! yuck yuck yuck!!!! So I guess I know where the diarrhea has been coming from, but how do I treat the girls? I have 5 ladies who are a year old. I took a picture if anybody wants to see (I'm a sick, sick nurse), but how & what do I treat them with? Can we eat the eggs?? I'm new to this. Please help!!

I does not sound like a worm. the worms are round worms or tape worms. round worms look like spaghetti. Tape worms bread off into segments. It was probably a messed up egg which is caused by tape worms. They look very weird.

The only way to know for sure is to have a sample float tested. If you can't do that(understand since it takes a couple of days to get the results) then order Valabzine(spelling) from Jeffers and put a fast shipping on it. Someone close to you may have some you could borrow. Everything you described above are worm symptoms. The good news is that chickens almost never get tape worms. You do not always see round worms and they are not super dangerous.

The current recommendation is to use Wazine one time and Valbazine the next. Look up dosage and the order from the link Wishing4wings gave you. If you want to treat them ASAP, you should be able to get Wazine from any feed store.

Perhaps this is a reminder to have our flocks float tested for worms?

 

[Happy Chooks]

Deerling - adorable babies!

The model of the bator is 1602N

I do have the wafer too it's not on it right now though

That is the same incubator I have. It works great. I 2nd the Brinsea Spot check - best thermometer.

Quote: Once you get it in range, it's pretty easy to keep at temp. You will need to have it in an area free of drafts (not near a window) and if there is a big change in temperature outside (like a storm moves in) you will need to adjust it some. The key is very small adjustments and wait several hours. If you make a big adjustment and don't watch it, you'll soon find it way above temperature.

Quote: Their loss.

I have a friend that won't take my eggs because they come from a chickens butt. I told her that the grocery store eggs come from a chickens butt too.

 

[debs_flock]

Help!!! I was locking up the ladies in the coop & checking them w/ a flashlight like I always do.... I check their feet & vents as possible. I have been battling diarrhea with them for a couple weeks now; I've given buttermilk & yogurt with oats, garlic in their water, not giving any kitchen scraps- only layer pellets, crumble, oats & scratch. Well while I was in the coop I saw one girl who I know has had diarrhea ( she pooped on my 3 year old) flexing her vent A LOT! I saw clear drops of fluid on her feathers & I see on the ground a liquidy-yellowish mush that is definitely not an egg, right below her.... I start watching her vent & notice something huge coming out!!! It has to be a worm, but I'm not sure if it's a round worm or tapeworm. I tugged it & it slipped out, about 4 inches of gelatinous, almost clear goo but formed!! yuck yuck yuck!!!! So I guess I know where the diarrhea has been coming from, but how do I treat the girls? I have 5 ladies who are a year old. I took a picture if anybody wants to see (I'm a sick, sick nurse), but how & what do I treat them with? Can we eat the eggs?? I'm new to this. Please help!!

I would like to see the photo............I see Ron responded too, I also don't think that sounds like a worm. Although it could be because of worms. Photos would help, testing would be conclusive.

Deb

 

[HighNDryFarm]

Me too

Pam<--------rubber necker

 

[waititout]

Thanks for the welcome.  I am somewhat new to the area and go to Scotts Valley Feed - mostly because it is the closest feed store and they are nice.  I will check out the General Feed in Santa Cruz though.  I also read great yelp reviews about the Felton Feed store, I have yet to check them out though.

I stopped by there the last time I was in Santa Cruz because I saw the cute sign. The place is tiny, I didn't see anything special either. I need to check out Scots next time I come through!