Little white worms in poop

[kidd42]

I was cleaning out the coop this afternoon and let the girls out to free range while I cleaned. One of the girls (I did not see which one) pooped outside the coop. I noticed what looked like small grains of rice moving around in the fresh poo. later I found some very runny poo that had the same thing. Are these worms or eggs, and what do I do about it?
Everyone seems healthy as they were all scratching for bugs in the yard and eating up a storm. And they are all drinking. Any advice?

Thanks!

 

[kidd42]

Any help on this?.....Please

 

[Wanda]

you might want to try a search in the predators and pests section for worming instructions. I have only seen roundworms in my hens. Not sure what this is but it almost sounds like tapeworms. There are some really good posts on worming, just try searching on a few key words (worms, roundworms, tapeworms,etc). Good Luck.

Wanda

 

[gumpsgirl]

It sounds like tapeworms.

You will need to worm your chickens A.S.A.P. to get rid of these or they will end up killing them.

 

[gumpsgirl]

Here's some link to some threads where people have had to deal with this.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=256027

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=211090

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=244454

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=156037

 

[honeydoll]

Those are tape worms. Tape worms have segments the break off and that is why there are little rice sized pieces. Long spaghetti like with tapered ends is round worms.

 

[kidd42]

Thanks everyone for your help.