I'm torn! Sick chicken, should I worm or not worm??

[casportpony]

~UPDATE~ She passed away this evening. Thank you all for your advice and Merry Christmas.

Sorry for your loss.

 

[Dawnclucks22]

Oh my god that's heartbreaking..
God give her peace
What medication u give

I'm not sure what it's called, but it's a pill medication used for treating a variety of worm species.

 

[Eggcessive]

Sorry that you lost her.

 

[Saaniya]

I'm not sure what it's called, but it's a pill medication used for treating a variety of worm species.

Ohh maybe that medication killed her because worming medicine are dangerous with sour crop ..
Anyways she's in peace now

 

[casportpony]

Ohh maybe that medication killed her because worming medicine are dangerous with sour crop ..
Anyways she's in peace now

I seriously doubt that worming her is what killed her, and to the best of my knowledge, worming a bird that has a bacteria or fungal infection of the crop is safe.

 

[Saaniya]

I seriously doubt that worming her is what killed her, and to the best of my knowledge, worming a bird that has a bacteria or fungal infection of the crop is safe.

Oh my friend's chicken died who wormed her with valzaben and autopsy confirmed she having a bad sour crop ..then we never wormed birds who seems sick with bacterial infection or crop infection .
My vet told me that a bird with worms will show rapid signs like getting thinner and eating regularly or more , dirty feathers from vent , and in serious cases worms appear in poop

 

[EggSighted4Life]

My vet told me that a bird with worms will show rapid signs like getting thinner and eating regularly or more , dirty feathers from vent , and in serious cases worms appear in poop

I disagree with your vet. Many birds will have worms and show NO symptoms until they are INFESTED. And ONLY round worms will EVER be seen in the dropping because the others stay inside the intestinal tract (OK tape worms too), and only the MICROSCOPIC eggs will pass in the feces.

 

[Saaniya]

I disagree with your vet. Many birds will have worms and show NO symptoms until they are INFESTED. And ONLY round worms will EVER be seen in the dropping because the others stay inside the intestinal tract (OK tape worms too), and only the MICROSCOPIC eggs will pass in the feces.

Ohh thank u for telling me I'll mark ur words too dear do pet chicken who live inside home got worms too?

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Ohh thank u for telling me I'll mark ur words too dear do pet chicken who live inside home got worms too?

I know they are still exposed to cocci.. but I'm not completely sure about worms. However, if you have fed earth worms.. I know the answer is yes they could because sometimes the eggs of the other species are on those earth worms.

 

[Saaniya]

I know they are still exposed to cocci.. but I'm not completely sure about worms. However, if you have fed earth worms.. I know the answer is yes they could because sometimes the eggs of the other species are on those earth worms.

Oh my 1 chicken encounter with cocci I treated with anti-cocci drug ..
No no my chickens are pure veg heheheheh they only eat their feed , scratch and all freshly cooked things