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PuddleEndChicken
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Thank you for this. The usual poultry wormer used in the UK is flubendazole ("Flubenvet") and I was going to worm the rest of the flock with this but it lists all the worms and it doesn't say it works for tapeworm. I used mebendazole on this chicken so far.
I think I'm going to need to find a vet and check this out for peace of mind to make sure this one is fully wormed and also the rest of the flock. In the UK it seems the main human tapeworm is only via pigs and none near our smallholding us so hopefully we are OK !
Meanwhile the chicken Cleopatra is doing much better, she is much stronger. The base of her neck still hangs down but if you prop the neck up a bit, she can move her head around well and is pecking strongly at food and turning her head around.
I'm feeding about 4 times a day but she's eating a massive amount - last meal she ate a whole scrambled egg plus a handful of layers pellets made into mash (plus vits).
Her head movement has really strengthened so I'm hoping that she'll gradually be able to lift her neck too ??
Thank you.
I think I'm going to need to find a vet and check this out for peace of mind to make sure this one is fully wormed and also the rest of the flock. In the UK it seems the main human tapeworm is only via pigs and none near our smallholding us so hopefully we are OK !
Meanwhile the chicken Cleopatra is doing much better, she is much stronger. The base of her neck still hangs down but if you prop the neck up a bit, she can move her head around well and is pecking strongly at food and turning her head around.
I'm feeding about 4 times a day but she's eating a massive amount - last meal she ate a whole scrambled egg plus a handful of layers pellets made into mash (plus vits).
Her head movement has really strengthened so I'm hoping that she'll gradually be able to lift her neck too ??
Thank you.