Internal Parasites? Really Gross Video!!

[wannahavehens]

I have had my hens for 6 years and have not seen anything like this! They've always been healthy, clean and happy. This was from last week - a 4 years old Barred Rock (my favorite). Poor thing she was so, so sick. My husband had to euthanize her. There are 13 other birds and all of them seem fine. I gave them all Wazine 17 in the manufacturer's recommended dose in their water last week. Any suggestions?

 

[casportpony]

Those look like maggots to me. Wazine only gets roundworms, and those don't look like roundworms, so you might want to worm them again with something like fenbendazole (Safeguard or Panacur, liquid or paste) or albendazole (Valbazen).

Fenbendazole should not be used in birds during a molt and albendazole should not be given to pigeons, doves or crias. Albendazole can also cause aplastic anemia.

-Kathy

 

[wannahavehens]

Thank you! I will look for one of those.