HELP!!! Blood and Worm in Stool! (graphic poop images)

[ejtalbert]

I have been seeing some red in my chicken's poop for a few days now, and have thought nothing of it because they have been enjoying a summer treat of watermelon. This time it had been a few days and I was still seeing small bubbles of red in my chicken's poop. Not often, but not too infrequently. This time I decided to check out the poop, and I found a worm. It is in the pictures. It was moving around and freaking me out. I did some research and I guess tapeworm?! What do I do?? I don't know whose poop it is! How is this treatable, and will my girls be okay? I have 5 chickens in my flock, and they are only 16 weeks old, none have laid eggs

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[MysteryChicken]

That looks more like a maggot too me.

 

[ejtalbert]

That looks more like a maggot too me.

So... not serious?

 

[ejtalbert]

That looks more like a maggot too me.

or very serious?

 

[MysteryChicken]

Tapeworm segments look like this.
Image from internet.

 

[MysteryChicken]

That looks more like a maggot too me.

Did you check their butts for fly strike?

 

[ejtalbert]

Tapeworm segments look like this.
Image from internet.
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ohhh.. not what I was seeing. So the red might be watermelon after all, and a fly laid some eggs.

 

[ejtalbert]

Did you check their butts for fly strike?

What is that? Sorry, I'm new to this.

 

[MysteryChicken]

ohhh.. not what I was seeing. So the red might be watermelon after all, and a fly laid some eggs.

Maybe.

 

[ejtalbert]

What is that? Sorry, I'm new to this.

just looked up fly strike. I'll go check now.