Fecal Float Slide

[ZedikerStation]

Those are from Earthworms, not a parasite of chickens. Just passing through! I forget the name of them at the moment but will look it up.

Those girls chase the Robins out of the yard and do get their share of earthworms!

 

[ZedikerStation]

Those are from Earthworms, not a parasite of chickens. Just passing through! I forget the name of them at the moment but will look it up.

I've searched the internet for an egg passed by a chicken after eating an earthworm and only came up with Tapeworm. I can't find the harmless passing through egg. I'll wait on you!! LOL

 

[Sue Gremlin]

I've searched the internet for an egg passed by a chicken after eating an earthworm and only came up with Tapeworm. I can't find the harmless passing through egg. I'll wait on you!! LOL

This structure is is called monocytis lumbrici.

 

[Sue Gremlin]

None of them? The clear or the dark?

None of them.

 

[ZedikerStation]

None of them.

Are they all long and pointy on one end like this picture?

 

[theoldchick]

This image makes me think Trichuris

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[ZedikerStation]

This image makes me think Trichuris View attachment 2822921

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I thought that first, but read an article that said chickens don't get Whipworm. is there more than one type of Trichuris?

 

[Sue Gremlin]

Are they all long and pointy on one end like this picture?

Nope, they’re a different life stage like this.

 

[ZedikerStation]

Nope, they’re a different life stage like this.

That looks like it...

 

[Sue Gremlin]

I thought that first, but read an article that said chickens don't get Whipworm. is there more than one type of Trichuris?

Yes there is more than one type but the article is correct, no trichuris in chickens.

That looks like it...

this is a common spurious find in fecals and had been confusing student parasitologist for centuries.