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[NanaKat]

They look like round worms that can come from earthworms, etc. eaten by your bird. Indication that you need to worm your flock. I doubt an infestation would make a hen go egg bound. Some birds will pass a number of these in the normal poop.

 

[artsyrobin]

finally checking in, had a wonderful time at poops, have a tiny little one, any guesses as to breed?



tomorrow she will get the spa treatment, her back is bare and her tail in sad shape, but a sweet personality

am really tired, came home to hatching ducklings- so far there are 5, will get pics tomorow

thanks everyone for your hard work putting it together this year, great job!

 

[nnbreeder]

And another question, Could these worms cause a hen to go egg bound? This is what I am thinking happen to my hen.

Usually an egg bound hen will walk practally upright or she will sit upright from the pain. If a worm infestation is bad enough it will usually cause the hen to stop laying altogether.

If the hen does continue to lay it can create a lot of reproductive problems due to the swollen intestines pushing the other organs out of place.

I do think that a good worming of the flock is in order though. Start by worming with Wazine which is usually sold where you buy feed. then in 14 days hit them with Wazine again. then after another 14 days use Ivermectin.

The reason for the Wazine at first is that it only kills adult round worms and if the infestation is heavy it will miss quite a few of them which is a good thing. If you were to kill all of the worms at once they could block the intestines and set up a deadly toxin as they decay. The Ivermec at the last will kill all parastes, internal and external.

While going through the course of worming be sure to wait for two weeks after stoppnig treatment to eat the eggs from the hens, what I do is to boil up the eggs and feed them back to the hens because at this time they need the extra boost.

 

[nnbreeder]

To those that did the work on POOPS this year, Fantastic job

Teva and I had a great time talking to old friends and making a few new ones.

 

[WhiskeyTango]

finally checking in, had a wonderful time at poops, have a tiny little one, any guesses as to breed?



tomorrow she will get the spa treatment, her back is bare and her tail in sad shape, but a sweet personality

am really tired, came home to hatching ducklings- so far there are 5, will get pics tomorow

thanks everyone for your hard work putting it together this year, great job!

Hey Artsy. I found out what was wrong with the hen that we were talking about. She had this giant egg in her (the one on the right). No wonder she wasn't getting around to well. If she had laid it yesterday my kids would have won for largest egg.



It was great meeting you (and everyone else) and thank you for the advice.

 

[artsyrobin]

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Hey Artsy. I found out what was wrong with the hen that we were talking about. She had this giant egg in her (the one on the right). No wonder she wasn't getting around to well. If she had laid it yesterday my kids would have won for largest egg.



It was great meeting you (and everyone else) and thank you for the advice.

OUCH!!! Poor little lady!

 

[clfromok]

My family & I want to thank everyone for the planning preparation & work that went into poops. Food was great, friendly folks, & my 17 year old actually enjoyed spending time with "the parents". Wished there would've been more teens there though.

 

[jen85]

Usually an egg bound hen will walk practally upright or she will sit upright from the pain. If a worm infestation is bad enough it will usually cause the hen to stop laying altogether.

 If the hen does continue to lay it can create a lot of reproductive problems due to the swollen intestines pushing the other organs out of place.

 I do think that a good worming of the flock is in order though. Start by worming with Wazine which is usually sold where you buy feed. then in 14 days hit them with Wazine again. then after another 14 days use Ivermectin.

 The reason for the Wazine at first is that it only kills adult round worms and if the infestation is heavy it will miss quite a few of them which is a good thing. If you were to kill all of the worms at once they could block the intestines and set up a deadly toxin as they decay. The Ivermec at the last will kill all parastes, internal and external.

 While going through the course of worming be sure to wait for two weeks after stoppnig treatment to eat the eggs from the hens, what I do is to boil up the eggs and feed them back to the hens because at this time they need the extra boost.

Are you saying not to eat them during that whole time? That is a whole lot of eggs!! I wormed my birds last year but didn't have many egg layers. This year I do.... :/. I've heard feeding them garlic regularly keeps worms away?

 

[WhiskeyTango]

Three of my spitzhauben eggs have pipped so far. Hopefully I will have little chickies running around in the morning. I am going to try not to stay up all night checking on them.

 

[nocityboy]

I just came home from the Newcastle auction,I did good tonight, came home with 7 Light Brahma chicks and 6 Dark Brahma pullets and a Dark Brahma cockerel. Sorry I had to miss POOPS, I was called into work. It was a good day anyway since I have the birds I wanted.I now have Light, Dark and Buff Brahmas, It is the first time I have had all three colors.