HELP. ive got bloody poop... WiTH WORMS in it!

[Gearhead846]

Hi I went in to my chickens coop this morning and I looked on The floor and I saw this. It looks like worms in a pile of bloody poo there was more but I must've stepped on it. Can anyone tell me what this means and how to treat it

 

[Eggcessive]

Chickens can get several different types of worms. Roundworms, which looks like what it is your picture, is one of the only types to be able to be seen without a microscope by a vet. Valbazen (albendazole) is an excellent dewormer that gets most all possible worms in chickens. Dosage is 0.08 ml per pound (or 0.5 ml for a 4-6 pound chicken) given orally once, and then repeated in 10 days to get any newly hatched worms from worm eggs. It is available in some feed stores, but easily found online.

SafeGuard Liquid Goat Wormer or horse paste is fenbendazole. It can treat many worms in chickens. Dosage depends on what worms you are treating. Dosage is 0.25 ml given once and in 10 days for roundworms. Give it orally for 5 days, and it will test hard to treat worms such as gapeworms, capillary (thread) worms. Always shake these wormers well, give orally undiluted, and use a syringe for accurate dosage. Taking some droppings in to a vet for a fecal float can tell you if they have more than just roundworms.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

SafeGuard Liquid Goat Wormer or horse paste is fenbendazole. It can treat many worms in chickens. Dosage depends on what worms you are treating. Dosage is 0.25 ml given once and in 10 days for roundworms. Give it orally for 5 days, and it will test hard to treat worms such as gapeworms, capillary (thread) worms.

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@Eggcessive For the paste, is it .25 or .25 per pound?

I think I've used the latter dosage.... Hope I didn't overdose them...

It is per pound.

Fenbendazole is dosed by weight regardless if it's in liquid or paste. It's 0.25ml per pound of weight given orally once, then repeated in 10 days for roundworms only.
Give for 5 days in a row if you want to treat most worms that chickens can get including Roundworms, but excluding Tapeworms.

Personally, I would treat for 5 days in a row - but that is up to the keeper.

 

[jher77]

That is an intestinal lining and a roundworm. I start to see those as a sign before roundworms start being pooped out. You need Safeguard which can be bought at tactorsupply.

Most times people recommend Corid for intestinal lined poops but it has never helped my chickens, only the dewormer got rid of them. I guess it depends on what parasite is bothering the intestines. The worms and intestinal linings appear on a regular schedule here, which is about every 2 months.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Certain medications may have withdrawal periods listed by the FDA or Farad. There could be some residual medications in eggs or meat, so if you are allergic or sensitive to the medications given or if you sell eggs for eating, then it's a good idea to observe the withdrawal periods.

I suppose some medications could affect the taste, I've never noticed, but I don't medicate my flock(s) that often. I usually try to time deworming when each hen goes into molt that way production is at a minimum. We all do things differently. If I find I need to treat a hen at other times, it really depends on what I may use as to whether I throw her eggs out or not.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Hi I went in to my chickens coop this morning and I looked on The floor and I saw this. It looks like worms in a pile of bloody poo there was more but I must've stepped on it. Can anyone tell me what this means and how to treat itView attachment 2926654

Yep, that's a worm.

Have you ever dewormed your birds?

 

[Gearhead846]

Which is better safeguard or valbazen?

 

[jher77]

Which is better safeguard or valbazen?

Both work on roundworms. Either is fine. Safeguard is probably cheaper to use.

 

[Aunt Angus]

Yes. That's fendendazole. It's 10%, which is the same as for goats. So same dosage, etc.

 

[Gearhead846]

Yes. That's fendendazole. It's 10%, which is the same as for goats. So same dosage, etc.

What dosage?