I found some kind of worms in my chicken scat, don't know what kind. Can I just order a broad spect

[azygous]

Poop pics I can handle just fine. Poop pics with worms is certifiably unpleasant, but it sure drives home the point.

In over ten years of keeping chickens, I've never had the honor of experiencing finding worms in poop, so it's good to know what they look like.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

I was just taking about worms yesterday with my DH. Our roosters poop looks funny with bubbles. We don't worm our chickens regularly. Should we? If so, is there a worming schedule/rotation?View attachment 1240892

that is a very abnormal poop

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Well, you might think it is cost effective. I disagree. I think it is ridiculous. I know what kind of worm I am fighting. Roundworm. Fecal float for chickens.... That is a major cost of say thirty dollars, plus the trip to the vet, then a trip to another vet after they tell you they don't do fecal floats on poultry,.... (Do you have to collect it yourself or can you just scrape it off your shoe as a sample?) And as for your theory that the worms get more tolerant of the wormer... if I see worms in my chickens droppings, I would be very hurt... but I never do because I worm routinely sans fecal float)
A guy comes in and says he has worms in his chicken droppings.... I am telling him to buy wazine. You can certainly tell him to run the full gamut. But all this round and round makes chicken keeping alot harder than it has to be. I have been keeping birds since I was a young boy. It has not changed that much. Some people treat their chickens like a dog or other pet. To each his own. But I am not running to the vet I know exactly what I am doing.

it has been proven by many vets and labs that worms are becoming more tolerant of the treatments. I know this because of many reports printed in different equine publications. Did you know that equines and poultry can share the SAME strains of worms?
this is why they encourage people to get a fecal on horses now before worming, unlike what they used to do 15 years ago (which was just using different dewormers 3x/year)

we are creating super bugs and yet not a drug to treat them

 

[Hamiam]

that is a very abnormal poop

That was yesterday. It was very watery & I was wondering if the bubbles were the effect of being shot out! I'll go outside & see if I can catch him in the act again & get a pic.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

here is one study

http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/pa...despread-resistance-dewormers-researchers-say

 

[happyfrenchman]

it has been proven by many vets and labs that worms are becoming more tolerant of the treatments. I know this because of many reports printed in different equine publications. Did you know that equines and poultry can share the SAME strains of worms?
this is why they encourage people to get a fecal on horses now before worming, unlike what they used to do 15 years ago (which was just using different dewormers 3x/year)

we are creating super bugs and yet not a drug to treat them

Well, a horse is certainly more valuable than a chicken. I know I used to give horse wormer (Ivermectin for worms of the respiratory and heart) to my dogs. It carried all kinds of scary warnings on it to not use it on dogs.... but the guys in the feed store assured me it was good and they were right. You have to be careful with the dosage, but I digress... this recent splatter type sample above will give ya'll something to work with.... me.... I would just say yuck and try not to step in it.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

many times you also dont see the worms in the poop, and if you do see them they have such an infestation that there isnt enough room within the host anymore

when it gets that bad many times the animal can suffer from other ailments including lethargy, dehydration, anemia, etc and they can die from it

 

[casportpony]

That was yesterday. It was very watery & I was wondering if the bubbles were the effect of being shot out! I'll go outside & see if I can catch him in the act again & get a pic.

Could be worms, could be bacteria, yeast, or protozoa. Is he acting 100% normal?

 

[lazy gardener]

If Birds are acting healthy, no visible worms in feces, no worms seen on necropsy. IMO, I'll not treat. If I see visible worms (and I'm always looking at their poop) then I'll make a decision re: worming them. It's said that 10% of the flock or the herd bear 90% of the parasites. If you continually remove the weak flock members, you are most likely removing the parasite/disease vectors, and breeding forward towards a healthier, more resistant flock. Also, one can do much to improve the health of the property: Deep litter management. Improve the health of the chicken's gut: Fermented feed. Improve the access to natural helminthics in their range.

 

[azygous]

It's easy to get overexcited over a poop that varies from the usual. I used to get worked up over watery splorts, foamy dolops, and creamy puddles. Now, unless I see a chicken behaving suspiciously, I do what @happyfrenchman recommends - try not to step in it!