Dewormer = Diarrhea?

[sean_wonder]

I put my chickens on 3cc per gallon of 10% suspension SafeGuard goat dewormer yesterday, and this morning I noticed one of my girls had diarrhea frozen to the feathers under her vent. Is this a normal/okay symptom? Otherwise she is acting normally and laid an egg before I left for school (formed perfectly.)

I also gave them two jackolanterns yesterday-- they ate through the face of one, the other is untouched. Could this also be an issue? Should I only let them access the pumpkin for short intervals instead of all day?

It's just under freezing where I live at the moment and she's on 18% protein non medicated flock raiser. She is 7 months old Silkie x Easter Egger cross.

 

[casportpony]

What worms are you hoping to treat with 3 cc per gallon? That is such a minuscule amount of medication, I seriously doubt it's causing the diarrhea.

 

[sean_wonder]

Oh just cecal worms. They don't have any, but since our ground has them (I noticed after a bought of them this summer), I treat them every 3 months for cecal worms just to avoid overload. And no, we don't have any turkeys, so the worms are harmless aside from potential overload

 

[casportpony]

If you aren't already doing fecals, may I suggest that you start doing them and get dosing advice from a vet?

 

[sean_wonder]

What are fecals?

 

[casportpony]

What are fecals?

"Fecal flotation is a routine veterinary test used to diagnose internal parasites or "worms." The test detects the eggs of mature parasites that live inside the body and pass their eggs to the outside by shedding them into the host's stool."
Source:
https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/fecal-flotation

 

[sean_wonder]

Oh I can’t do the veterinary things... I’m
just asking why would she suddenly poop on her feathers. I checked her vent and it’s healthy, pink, wide/wet, no worms or bugs visible. Her eyes and nose are clear as well. Just trying to figure out the random burst of poop.