HELP this critter was in my chicken's crop

[BarbaraLongSC]

Ethel is 11 and has been feeling really lethargic and not eating for a couple of weeks. Her crop was really swollen and very soft this morning. I massaged it for less than a minute and all this water and several of these creatures came up.

Are these crop worms ? What do I treat these with ?

Her breathing is OK and she does drink water from our indoor pet water fountain.

She has not eaten any pellets, mealy worms live or dried or anything for a couple of weeks. She is a total free ranger. She has lost weight and just walks around a small area in our back yard. She is an only child (3 chicks arriving Aug 30th)

She definitely feels better since the massage.

My area does not have a chicken vet. After reading the crop articles here, would it be correct for me to begin administering Monistat 3 times a day ?

What can I do for my girlie ????

 

[DobieLover]

@Sue Gremlin can you ID this regurgitated larvae?

 

[rehdancer]

Ewww !! Will be very interested when you find out what this is.

 

[Sue Gremlin]

That is a fly or beetle larva (can't say for sure which without a closer look). Not a parasite, but something she ate and then barfed up.

 

[Sue Gremlin]

Sounds like she may have some sort of dysbiosis. I'd want to give her yogurt and monistat, I'll be interested in hearing what others have to say.

 

[Chickassan]

Looks like a soldier fly larvae.

That is a fly or beetle larva (can't say for sure which without a closer look). Not a parasite, but something she ate and then barfed up.

 

[gtaus]

Looks like a soldier fly larvae.

There are YouTube videos of people raising soldier fly larvae just to feed to their chickens. I cannot imagine that this larvae would make the chicken sick. Maybe if the chicken ate too many at one time?

 

[Chickassan]

It probably didn't make her sick, it just got chucked up in the process.

There are YouTube videos of people raising soldier fly larvae just to feed to their chickens. I cannot imagine that this larvae would make the chicken sick. Maybe if the chicken ate too many at one time?

 

[BarbaraLongSC]

Thank you all for the helps. Ethel has joined her ancestors.

 

[gtaus]

RIP Ethel. Sounds like she had a good life with you. Sorry for your loss.