bjdewell
Songster
Hi, everyone. I've attached three photos of eggs that look like they might have worms in them. (Aren't they gorgeous eggs? lol) What do you think?
I have four Black Australorps, 11 months old. Two have been laying every day, and two have not layed for quite a while. The laying hens look very healthy, red combs and wattles, etc., the other two have pale combs and wattles and are not laying, but are still acting normally.
They have all gone through their first molt, and are right at the end of it. I haven't checked for mites, since it appeared very uncomfortable for the hens when I tried to pick them up while they were molting. If this doesn't appear to be worms, then maybe my pale-combed hens have mites, and I'll check them as soon as their molting is done. Does that sound reasonable?
Just in case, after reading a ton of threads on this website, I've ordered Safeguard for Goats so that I'll have it on hand for a twice-a-year dose to keep them healthy.
I scooped out the weird looking material and made scrambled eggs and French Toast with these two eggs, and they tasted delicious!
As always, thank you for your helpful information.
I have four Black Australorps, 11 months old. Two have been laying every day, and two have not layed for quite a while. The laying hens look very healthy, red combs and wattles, etc., the other two have pale combs and wattles and are not laying, but are still acting normally.
They have all gone through their first molt, and are right at the end of it. I haven't checked for mites, since it appeared very uncomfortable for the hens when I tried to pick them up while they were molting. If this doesn't appear to be worms, then maybe my pale-combed hens have mites, and I'll check them as soon as their molting is done. Does that sound reasonable?
Just in case, after reading a ton of threads on this website, I've ordered Safeguard for Goats so that I'll have it on hand for a twice-a-year dose to keep them healthy.
I scooped out the weird looking material and made scrambled eggs and French Toast with these two eggs, and they tasted delicious!
As always, thank you for your helpful information.
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