Chicken Egg had a Worm.

Jr-chicken-man · Feb 4, 2015

Had to post this. Questions have been raised as do ""Chicken eggs ever have worms.?" Well today my wife cracked an egg open to find this little devil in there. Did some reading, and the word is, that at this point medications is needed, and egg production for consumption should be on hold till the meds have passed. Im not an export in this area, but wanted to post this to help get the word out. Thanks

TwoCrows · Feb 4, 2015

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

This happens when worms in the intestines crawl toward the vent and then make a left turn up the oviduct and they get encased in the shell with the white and yolk. However when this happens, it is definitely time for a worming.

You can use either Wazine in the water which will take care of round worms only (and this looks like a round worm) , Safeguard Liquid Goat Wormer or Valbazen. Both of these will take care of nearly all other worms. The Wazine you can get at the feed store, some feed stores carry the Safeguard and the Valbazen you will need to order on line.

And yes, egg withdrawal is 2 weeks after the last dosage for either of these wormers.

Here is a nice article from our learning center on worms, worming and wormer dosages...https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/internal-parasites-parasitic-worms-in-chickens

Welcome to our flock!

Kelsie2290 · Feb 4, 2015

Hello and Welcome To BYC! That must have been a nasty surprise! TwoCrows has you on a good path towards worming the flock!

Mountain Peeps · Feb 4, 2015

Welcome to BYC! Please make yourself at home and we are here to help.

I don't know much about worms. Two Crows has given you excellent advice.

Hope you can fix the problem!

drumstick diva · Feb 4, 2015

Oh my Your hens will be glad to get rid of their "stowaways." Welcome to BYC

kurczaki · Feb 4, 2015

Did you see any worms in your chicken's droppings?

ChickensAreSweet · Feb 4, 2015

I too have seen a worm in an egg from our chickens a long time ago.

I worm twice a year now and repeat in 10 days. Sounds like you have a plan.

Wyandottes7 · Feb 5, 2015

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us.

You've received some good advice already! I hope you can rid your birds of worms soon. I've been fortunate that my birds haven't had any serious problems with worms.

ChickyChickens · Feb 5, 2015

Welcome to BYC!!! There are loads of members on here…so if you have ANY questions…just ASK!!!

Hope you have loads of fun and all your answers answered here on BYC the BEST CHICKEN KEEPING FORUM on EARTH!!

mg15 · Feb 5, 2015

Hi,
WOW,,,,,,,,the picture says it all. Thank you for posting !

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