Fecal float result ID please

[Brandon and Haleigh]

Hi Guys
We have only recently started in our chicken venture but regularly check our cattle using fecal float tests.
I tested a sample from one of our hens this morning and found what appears to be 2 types of eggs floating in the sample. Is anyone out there able to identify please?
This is approx 160x magnification

Rgds
Brandon

 

[Vickischics]

I'm not an expert but, is that a round worm?
Here are picture for reference.
Please post a clear picture of her poop.
Here is a link to help identify. It looks like the common round worm, but then again, I'm no expert.
Start treatment tomorrow.
1. Preferably at roosting time. Less stress to the bird, the Safe-Guard sits and gets a good start.
2. Treat with 0.1cc per lb.
3. Give first dose then, repeat the second dose on day ten.
4. Need a 23 day egg withdrawl.
Not recommended to eat the eggs.
5. I scramble the egg and shell and feed it back to them every day.
I'll tag @Wyorp Rock and @Eggcessive for their expertise.

 

[Brandon and Haleigh]

From that B&W sketch I suppose it could be a round worm. But what about the other 2 little black ones?
I've ordered a veterinary reference manual on parasites, but until it arrives I have no real idea.
Any and all input appreciated.

Ps. I have no idea which chicken actually made the poop and I didnt think to photograph it for the family album later

 

[Eggcessive]

I don’t have any experience with fecal floats. But giving Valbazen once and again in 10 days, or SafeGuard for 5 consecutive days will treat all worms except for tapeworms.

Dosage if Valbazen is 1/2 ml given orally and then repeated in 10 days. SafeGuard dosage is 1/4 ml per pound given orally for 5 consecutive days.

 

[Isaac 0]

Just because you found two eggs in your fecal float doesn't mean they have an infestation. *Most* birds that I check around here, have several eggs per float. It becomes a problem, when there are numerous eggs visible per field, and you have birds showing clinical symptoms to support it, since some birds have "safe" worm loads than others.


To answer your question, that appears to be Ascaridia Galli (aka) roundworm.

 

[Isaac 0]

From that B&W sketch I suppose it could be a round worm. But what about the other 2 little black ones?

Those are not eggs, most likely, some type of pollen, seed, etc.

 

[dawg53]

Hi Guys
We have only recently started in our chicken venture but regularly check our cattle using fecal float tests.
I tested a sample from one of our hens this morning and found what appears to be 2 types of eggs floating in the sample. Is anyone out there able to identify please?
This is approx 160x magnification

Rgds
Brandon

It's definitely A. Galli, large roundworm egg. Worm your birds with Safeguard or Valbazen as @Eggcessive stated. One roundworm is one roundworm too many. They can cause all kinds of internal problems. Here's a link, scroll down to the third paragraph under "Transmission" and read about A. Galli. Then scroll down and read "Pathogenisis."
https://www.msdvetmanual.com/poultry/helminthiasis/helminthiasis-in-poultry#:~:text=Causative Species of Helminthiasis in Poultry , Moderate 20 more rows