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[NanaKat]

Anyone have experience with gapeworm? And if so, have you used levamisole or thiabendazole as treatment? Got to google those two. Can anything else be used instead?

Just lost one of my pretty Wyandotte Splash hens. The sympstoms are identical to those listed in The Chicken Health Handbook for gapeworm: gasping, coughing, eyes closed, head drawn in, yawning, head shaking, death. I noticed her yesterday doing some heavy breathing, checked her crop and it was empty. Brought her inside and fed and watered her. She body temp was so hot that I put her in a a big bowl on frozen ice packs wrapped in a towel.
The host for gapeworm is earthworm, slug or snail. I had Ivomeced the entire flock for worms and mites before I got the Girls and losing one is just heart-breaking!
I've been tossing the hens the bugs, slugs, grubs and worms that I've found when weeding the garden along with the green tops from the thinnings in the garden. The severity level is supposed to mild to moderate in adult birds. She had not started laying yet.

 

[NanaKat]

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Sorry to hear you got hurt but glad it wasn't more serious.
Isn't it ironic that now you wil have some time off but you can't get on your knees to work in your flower beds.

Yes, Gary already "laid the law" down that I couldn't mow or garden today.

The swelling is down a lot today though so it isn't quite a painful to move or bend my knees.

Hope you do take care of yourself - Sorry to hearabout your injuries.
R - Rest
I - Ice
C - Calm
E - Elevate

That means sit under a shade tree with your feet up with ice and a glass of tea and enjoy watch your chickens and the garden grow.

 

[mjgigax]

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Sorry to hear you got hurt but glad it wasn't more serious.
Isn't it ironic that now you wil have some time off but you can't get on your knees to work in your flower beds.

Yes, Gary already "laid the law" down that I couldn't mow or garden today.

The swelling is down a lot today though so it isn't quite a painful to move or bend my knees.

- VERY frustrating for a very active person, Got any books that you have been wanting to read but just haven't found the time?

 

[mjgigax]

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So sorry,

 

[sjarvis00]

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You can get the wormer at any feed store just be carefull with dosage. It is typically used in goats and sheep and will treat all types of worms. Read Below for a full description and treatment. This is part of a parasite article we co-authored for the OE club.

Gapeworms:

Symptoms: Infestation causes respiratory distress. Gasping for breath or 'gaping' as it is known is the biggest sign of gape worm. Shaking of the head and neck stretching are common. When birds are held, gurgling or a 'tracheal rattle' can often be heard. This can often be confused with respiratory infection, if in doubt, check for other signs of respiratory disease. If a heavy infestation occurs, death by suffocation will occur.

The gapeworm (Syngamus trachea) is a round red worm that attach to the trachea (windpipe) of birds and causes the disease referred to as "gapes". The term describes the open-mouth breathing characteristic of gapeworm-infected birds. Heavily infected birds usually emit a grunting sound because of the difficulty in breathing and many die from suffocation. The worms can easily block the trachea, so they are particularly harmful to young birds.

The gapeworm is sometimes designated as the "red-worm"; or "forked-worm" because of its red color and because the male and female are joined in permanent copulation. They appear like the letter Y. The female is the larger of the two and is one-fourth to one inch in length. The male gapeworm may attain a length of one-fourth inch. Both sexes attach to the lining of the trachea with their mouthparts. Sufficient numbers may accumulate in the trachea to hinder air passage.
The life cycle of the gapeworm is similar to that of the cecal worm; the parasite can be transmitted when birds eat embrocated worm eggs or earthworms containing the gapeworm larvae. The female worm lays eggs in the trachea, the eggs are coughed up, swallowed, and pass out in the droppings. Within eight to fourteen days the eggs embrocate and are infective when eaten by birds or earthworms. The earthworm, snails and slugs serve as primary intermediate hosts for the gapeworm. Gapeworms in infected earthworms remain viable for four and a half years while those in snails and slugs remain infective for one year. After being consumed by the bird, gapeworm larvae hatch in the intestine and migrate from the intestine to the trachea and lungs.

Gapeworms infect chickens, turkeys, guinea fowl, pheasants, chukar partridge, and probably other birds. Young birds reared on soil of infected range pens are at high risk (pen-raised game birds). Some control or reduction in infection density (worms/bird) is achieved by alternating the use of range pens every other year and/or using a pen for only one brood each year. Tilling the soil in the pens at the end of the growing season helps to reduce the residual infection. Treating the soil to eliminate earthworms, snails and slugs is possible but the cost is usually prohibitive.

Treatment:
Gapeworms are best prevented by administering a wormer at fifteen to thirty day intervals or including a drug at low levels continuously beginning fifteen days after birds are placed in the infected pens. One drug that is effective for eliminating gapeworms is fenbendazole, however, its use is not presently approved for use in birds by the Food and Drug Administration.

 

[CityClucks]

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Great photos - your dad looks like a neat guy, Kass.

 

[CityClucks]

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I sure agree with you on that Lynn it just dont seem to be the same without them around . Hope all is well and life is good for everyone today.

I miss them too.

 

[Kassaundra]

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Sorry yours were empty too.

Someone suggested they may have gotten to hot w/ black tires. When I harvested mine the temps weren't hot inside the tires, the leaves were moist and the dirt at the bottom was cool and moist. So I don't know what the problem was?

 

[Buckguy20]

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Afton Swap Meet
Third weekend of the month and holiday weekends.

Blanchard, OK J&J Auction
Second and Fourth Saturday of the month.
Poultry starts at 5:00 pm (Misc sales at 2, and then goats sale at 4)
At the Blanchard FFA Building 2500 S. County Line Rd.
Jerry 405-623-9293 or Jim 405-812-7552

Cement Poultry Auction
First, Third Saturday of every month
5:00 pm
There is no "pull out" PO fee, and only a 10 % commission on all sales.
For More Directions call 405-664-5645

CountrySide Auction (Chandler, Ok)
Misc sale starts at 2
Chickens and rabbits at 3
Hay at 4
Goats and sheep at 5
For more info or directions call Wayne at 1(405)615-7065

Chouteau Poultry Auction
Kenny Kvittum (BYC member "Langshanman") is the auctioneer.
Second Sunday of the month.
The auction starts at 1:00 pm, and the cages sell with the birds.
It's held in the previous auction building - white concrete block building on the S side of Old Hwy 33, just about 1mi. E of Hwy 69 in the south end of Chouteau.
chouteauauction.com

Chupps Auction (Inola)
First Saturday each month
Chuppsauction.com

Durant, OK
John Teel's Poultry Auction
On the opposite side of the road, between the J.C.Potter's Sausage plant and the Bible Baptist Church. In Durant but towards Blue, OK.
First and third Tuesday of the month
Some farm items sell outside at 6:00 pm, poultry starts in-doors at 7:00 pm

Eastern Okla.
Brushy Mountain Auction Barn
1st & 3rd Saturday at 5 pm (Poultry and animals only)
On highway 59 north
Auctioneer is Kenny Brewer 918-776-5459
Take the first Sallisaw exit, turn left, turn right at second stop light, turn left at fourth stop light (wheeler and cherokee), then go north about 5-7 miles.


Idabel, OK Auction
Monthly sale at 6:00 pm
For Poultry and other animals

Jones stock auction
Thursday nights at 6:00 pm
This is primarily a horse, goat, and tack auction, but may have rabbits and/or chickens

Joplin, MO Swap Meet
First Saturday of the month

Kellyville, OK Poultry Swap Meet
1st and 3rd Saturdays, Beginning April 2, 2011.
This swap meet is for folks who want to buy, sell or trade healthy animals, both small and large, farm equipment, vehicles, tractors, feeders, horse tack, plants, lawn equipment. Water and cover must be provided for all the critters.
LOCATION: (The old Kellyville Chicken Fight Barn off Slick Road)
19926 S. 209 W. Ave.
Space is still available for vendors with animals, produce, farm equipment, trucks and trailers, tools, etc.
$5.00 set-up fee for April 2nd. No commission.
For more information contact: 918-695-0019

Muskogee Poultry Auction
Muskogee fairgrounds show barn
Supplies start at 6 pm. Poultry starts at 7 pm.
Consignment check-in starts at 2 pm.
No P.O. fee
Cash only. No checks. ATM available nearby
Call (918) 869-9999 or (918) 519-0400

Harrah, OK
First and third Fridays of each month.
Misc., cages, etc. starts at 5:30. Eggs and poultry to follow.
About a mile East of Harrah just off of hwy 62. Turn South on Countyline road and go 1 mi. There will be signs.
Cages for the birds are provided.

MEEKER: ? ? ?

Midwest City
Mary's Swap Meet
Every Saturday and Sunday
Corner of NE 23rd and Midwest Blvd

Maud Auction
Every Thursday
Misc. sells at 5:00 pm, Goats at 7:00, and poultry follows

Monroe, OK Poultry Auction
6:00 pm
Located on the left side of hwy between Monroe and Howe...2 1/2 miles (approx.) from junction of hwy 59/270 and hwy 83.
PN# 918-658-2378

Newcastle, OK
P&H Poultry Auction
First Saturday of the month
Sale starts at 6:00 pm
For more information call Jamie at 405-426-0911 or Scoots at 405-387-6092 or contact BYC member phpoultrysales
www.phpoultrysales.webs.com

Noble, OK
Tuesday nights

Okmulgee Livestock auction
Tuesday
It is not a poultry auction but there are getting to be more chickens sold there. The last sale had 150.

Perkins, OK
Guy Rose Poultry Auction
Every Saturday
9:30 am
Located about 3 mi. north of Hwy 33 on 177, just south of Stillwater

Prague Exotic Auction
Every other month, dates vary
Next auction Sept 17 and 18, 2010
Swap meet on Friday, auction on Saturday starting at 10:00 am
PN# 405-612-5856 or 405-612-5019

Purcell, OK
Every Saturday
At the Purcell sale barn
Auction starts at noon, but individuals sell items starting at 8:00 am
This is more of a farm and small animal auction, with occasional poultry

Ryan, OK
Fourth Saturday of the month
Sale starts at 5 pm with anything poultry related, or come at 11 am for non-poultry consignment sale
Call Ray for more details 940-631-0839
www.hellomsauctions.com.
(Non-poultry sale usually lasts 3-5 hours and Poultry Sale lasts 3-4 hours)

Stilwell Auction
Poultry Auction Friday May, 6th at the Adair County Fairgrounds.
Consignments taken from 11:30-5:30 sale starts at 6pm.
Commission is 20%
The fairgrounds are located at the Adair State Park on Hwy 51 E.
For more info call Robert Crozier at 918-575-0015

Yates Center, Kansas
K & L Exotic Animal and Bird Auction
October 9th and 10th is the next auction, it is held three times per year
The website for more information is www.kramerlivestockfarm.com

 

[Buckguy20]

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It sprinkled just enough here to prime the sauna!