Just Finished Treating My Rooster for Gapeworm but still have concerns

[Clucktown]

Strange for an indoor rooster to contract gapeworms. Have you looked in his mouth to see if there are any lesions? Might also explain what he is doing with his mouth.

 

[RoxStar_Woolly]

Strange for an indoor rooster to contract gapeworms. Have you looked in his mouth to see if there are any lesions? Might also explain what he is doing with his mouth.

Yea I’m thinking it was not gapeworm, started him on Tylon 50 today, when I look in his mouth what exactly am I looking for I’ll try to get a picture as well.

Thank you

 

[Clucktown]

Yea I’m thinking it was not gapeworm, started him on Tylon 50 today, when I look in his mouth what exactly am I looking for I’ll try to get a picture as well.

Thank you

Search this site for avian trichomonias (canker) in chickens. I have never dealt with it, so cannot speak from experience. I have dealt with fowl pox, which can also cause lesions in the mouth, throat, etc. That will clear on its own, the trichomonias will not. Keep us posted. Hoping your guy will be ok.

 

[RoxStar_Woolly]

Search this site for avian trichomonias (canker) in chickens. I have never dealt with it, so cannot speak from experience. I have dealt with fowl pox, which can also cause lesions in the mouth, throat, etc. That will clear on its own, the trichomonias will not. Keep us posted. Hoping your guy will be ok.

Ok so mouth likes very clean inside so I think we are clear with that.

Update on weight over last 3 days he went from 5.6 to 5.5 and today 5.4 so
Loosing about an once a day. He is eating well and drinking.

Like I said we just started the Tylon 50 today Gives by him 1.25ml 3 times a day was going to try 3 days of that if not better do the full 5 days.

Thank you for your help and everyone else in this group you are all awesome!

 

[Clucktown]

Is he still open mouth breathing while roosting at night?

 

[RoxStar_Woolly]

Is he still open mouth breathing while roosting at night?

Last night yes, before I put him to bed in his cage every night I let him lay with me while I watch tv he normally comes right up and puts his head on my shoulder.

When he does that I can hear he seems to be breathing a little heavy.

I was just about to say I have not seen him open his mouth at all today but he just did as I was typing this lol.

It’s just so weird he seems so healthy otherwise I just wish he would gain some weight. He is running around jumping up on stuff follows me ever where I go.

 

[Clucktown]

I had a hen that at 6 years old presented with similar issues. The labored breathing was unbearable to watch at times. I tried 2 weeks of Baytril, Lasix for heart failure, and, as a last resort, prednisilone. The steriod was a game changer, and she was on a low dose every other day for 2 years until she passed. I could never figure out what the issue was exactly other than some kind of chicken copd. Don't let the sun set without throwing steroids at an otherwise unresponsive, mystery illness .

 

[Ashfast2389]

Hi all, I'm new here and new to raising a rooster. I own a fishing company and decided to have a mascot Rooster. His name is Woolly, and he def has the life he lives inside basically as a dog would and gets a ton of attention, he also gets to travel the country with us when we go to fishing shows to promote our company. I had him since a chick he is 6 months old now. About 2 weeks ago he had many of the obvious signs of Gape Worm. He lost a lot of weight, yellow watery poop, was mouth breathing every night, was Gaping, growing, Shaking his head, and stretching his neck. So yea def looked like Gapeworm.

After reading some info on Gape Worm and talking to an online vet I treated him with Safe-Guard Goat Dewormer for 5 days at 10mg/lb. After about 2 days he was eating better poop was normal and seemed to be looking better. After day 5 of meds, I did notice his feathers mostly his tail feathers getting very shitty looking. Cracking, splitting, and very messy. Also, I noticed a lot of new feathers coming in kind of growing in clumps. Now we are on day 2 after the meds, tail feathers are even worse, and on and off yellow poop again. We also are gaping, coughing, and sneezing now, not all day but here and there.

I'm not too sure if there is the time it takes after the 5 days for this stuff to fully work. Also, I did not see any worms come up from what I read they are visible to the human eye, Wondering if they are dead and stuck in him now.

Just wondering if anyone here may have some insight for me I would appreciate it and so would Woolly.View attachment 3328089View attachment 3328091View attachment 3328092View attachment 3328093View attachment 3328094

I've been dealing with gapeworm for a full year. My rooster fell against his cage so hard trying to dislodge the worm that one worm came out of his throat when he fell it was a gapeworm blood red and forked. I used fenbendazole on him for 5 days and retreated after 10 days, I got 46 worms out of this tiny two-pound rooster. After the withdrawal period, all symptoms returned. I did this from November through May with the same results the worms always come back. In the warm months, I too got better with no signs of worms. But now that is cold I too have all the signs of having worms again he is falling head shaking etc. I'm retreating again but the fenbendazole is no longer working I believe that the worms have become immune to this medication. I'm not considering euthanasia because the quality of life is gone. I've read all info about gapeworm and it's more of a disease than treatable worm studies through the university state to terminate the flock immediately and the ground in which they were will be infected for years. I'm at a loss anyone in the world ever deal with these nasty worms and have had luck treating them please let me know because I'm at a loss and can't watch my chickens suffocate to death.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I've been dealing with gapeworm for a full year. My rooster fell against his cage so hard trying to dislodge the worm that one worm came out of his throat when he fell it was a gapeworm blood red and forked. I used fenbendazole on him for 5 days and retreated after 10 days, I got 46 worms out of this tiny two-pound rooster. After the withdrawal period, all symptoms returned. I did this from November through May with the same results the worms always come back. In the warm months, I too got better with no signs of worms. But now that is cold I too have all the signs of having worms again he is falling head shaking etc. I'm retreating again but the fenbendazole is no longer working I believe that the worms have become immune to this medication. I'm not considering euthanasia because the quality of life is gone. I've read all info about gapeworm and it's more of a disease than treatable worm studies through the university state to terminate the flock immediately and the ground in which they were will be infected for years. I'm at a loss anyone in the world ever deal with these nasty worms and have had luck treating them please let me know because I'm at a loss and can't watch my chickens suffocate to death.

Welcome To BYC

Sorry that your rooster is not well.
Do you have photos of him and the material that is coming out of his beak, the worms and of him?

You may be dealing with respiratory disease. Try an antibiotic like Tylan or Baytril.

For deworming, use Valbazen at a rate of 0.08ml per pound of weight given orally once, then repeat in 10 days.

Safeguard (Fenbendazole) dosing is 0.23ml per pound of weight given orally once a day for 5 days.

See that he's eating a nutritionally balanced poultry feed, has grit available as well.
Check him for lice/mites and that his crop is emptying overnight.

 

[RoxStar_Woolly]

Update on Woolly, so it’s been about a week since doing 5 days of Tylon 50. He seemed to get a little better but now he is breathing heavy again more then before. He is also sneezing a lot now 3-4 times in a row. I am wondering if I should do another round of Tylon or try something else.

He is eating well and has gained a few ounces back but he is definitely not ok.

Thank you