gape worm advice

[chickinncoop]

Hi- we are new members and we are proud to be a part of your "family".
We would like your suggestions about one of our pet hens. We just noticed about two days ago that she was opening
her beak and stretching her neck. (seemed like she was having some trouble breathing)
After much research on the internet we believe she has gape worms. Can't buy flubenvet in the US but found a product
called Panacur that has fenbendazole. Everything we have read says that fenbendazole kills gape worms, but we
don't know the proper dosage to give her and for how many days to give it to her.
Any help anyone can give us will be much appreciated!


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[chickinncoop]

It's me again. Just learning how this system works.

Thank you for your help and suggestions. Being that we are "new eggs", it will take us some time to learn how to post properly.
Didn't want to wait too long to treat her so we have given her a BB size amount of the Panacur paste. (We had read that somewhere)
When we got home today she seemed a little better. She's eating right with the other girls but preening herself a lot. Seems that she is breathing
normally. Also read somewhere that we should treat her that way for three days then

 

[dawg53]

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There are several wormers that will kill gapeworms: Safeguard (fenbendazole) equine paste, Safeguard liquid goat wormer, Valbazen (albendazole) liquid cattle/sheep wormer, and Ivermectin pour on.
Like you stated, panacur is fenbendazole and will kill a host of other worms as well as gapeworms. Dosage for the paste is a "pea" size amount, given only once.
Prior to treating for gapeworm, you should check their throat for blockage or anything stuck in their throat.
To look for gapeworm, you can use a Q-tip and stick it 1 inch down the throat and gently swab the throat. Remove the Q-tip and if you see a "Y" shaped red worm on the Q-tip, you'll have your answer. It helps to have someone hold the chicken while you do this procedure. Good luck.

 

[GardenWeasel]

Just put the last day of 3cc safeguard liquid goat wormer in 1 gallon water and do not see any more signs of gaping or yawning. Thought about the paste but to make sure each of my 27 chickens, some of whom look exactly alike,all got some would be really hard. I only lost one prior to identifying the problem, thank goodness. Well at least I learned the symptoms. Hope all your girls recover.

 

[dawg53]

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Yes, that's certainly a good way to worm, especially leaving it out for 3 days for them to drink. Personally, I prefer to individually worm because I dont know how much water each chicken drinks to be effective. Also, they drink less water during cooler temps too.