HELP!!!! Worms???

[Harestad Farm]

found this in my coop run this morning... Ive been struggling with these chickens from the beginniing with their poop... First completely bloody feces (not just intestine lining), got that cleared up with corrid. then diarrhea, but got that cleared up with corrid and a supplement, then their poop some days looking like cooked hamburger meat in grease then back to normal, then backed to the hamburger meat greasey looking poop... NOW THIS!!! am I tripping?? I feed them organic layer feed, no more treats. my pen is as dry as possible hear in seattle as there is no more standing water in the pen since i spread wood chips down. we give them a lot of fresh water from multiple sources.... I just dont know what to do. and any local vet will only do fecel sample test with an exam of the infected chicken... well i dont know which chicken is doing it ... this photo is below their favorite spot. i clean this poop daily/ or every other depending of my schedule. i have 6 laying hens and a rooster

 

[staceyj]

Looks like Round worms

It's not anything you're doing or not doing that caused them.

Calling @casportpony
Chief Poop inspector

 

[casportpony]

Looks like Round worms

It's not anything you're doing or not doing that caused them.

Calling @casportpony
Chief Poop inspector

You are correct.

 

[casportpony]

@Harestad Farm , Welome to BYC! Looks like you have large roundworms. If you're in the US there are several de-wormers you could try.

• Wazine (treats only roundworms)
• Safeguard liquid (treats many worms, but has to be given several days in a row)
• Valbazen (can be given once except for gapes, but you don't have gapes)

 

[The Phantom]

In that picture the roost looks pretty dirty. You may want to clean it.

 

[lazy gardener]

Agreed. Treat them for worms. If you've seen the worms, you have a pretty significant load. And no need for a fecal float, cause you have the evidence in front of you. It sounds like your run is in a low spot. Do you have an option for moving it to high ground? Even by adding chips to the existing location, You are not likely to remove enough moisture to fix the drainage issue. If you can trench around the run, install pea stone and perforated drainage pipe, with it draining to a lower area, raise the run area, and perhaps put a roof over it to keep the rain from soaking the run, that will help.

Deep litter will help provide a healthy soil and keep pathogens in check, but if you have a previous standing water issue, it may go anaerobic, which is not at all a healthy soil situation.

 

[Harestad Farm]

In that picture the roost looks pretty dirty. You may want to clean it.

yes we just got back from being out of town for a few days.... its a disaster

 

[Harestad Farm]

thank you all for the info. I will get on those suggestions RIGHT AWAY!!! thank you!!

 

[The Phantom]

Ok. Keeping the coop clean is really good for your hens

 

[ChickNanny13]

FYI - There is a withdrawal period (eggs) when worming, it's 14 days after the last treatment.