Poop pictures and WORMS!

[Chickenkeepr]

Hey all. I've noticed the last two days some foamy yellow poops and caught a fresh pile today and definitely had worms . I currently have Safeguard for goats. What is the dosage I would use per bird, and for how long? All birds are 18 weeks or older. I also have 7 ducks. I imagine they should be done too? Should I spread DE in the coop and run? Is there a better dewormed I should be using? I want to get started tonight. You can see one of the small, white worms on the left hand side of the poo.

 

[Eggcessive]

I cannot be positive there are worms in the poop, but it looks like a cecal poop which happens every so often. Safe Guard can be used once and in 10 days to get round worms, and it can be used for 3 days to get those, cecal, and gapeworms. Use it for 5 days straight to get the more rare capillary worms. Dosage is 0.25 or 1/4 ml per pound of weight, so weights might be good. I use Valbazen 1/2 to 3/4 ml given once and repeated in 10-14 days to get all worms. You could also try getting a fecal float done on some fresh droppings to identify worms, their eggs, and what types.

 

[Chickenkeepr]

From what I've read and as small as they were (they were moving) they looked to be cecal worms. I've got some Wazine as well. I've read there is no egg withdrawal in Canada for either of those de wormers, what is your take on it? Should I do a one day treatment of Wazine and then follow with 5 days of Safeguard? What about the darn ducks? Lol this is a pic of another pile I found today.

 

[Kiki]

you are in good hands with Eggcessive..I just had to laugh about the "darn ducks"

 

[Eggcessive]

Wazine is pretty worthless if you can get SafeGuard or Valbazen, since it only gets roundworm. It is safe to use the SafeGuard first. I would use a 14 day egg withdrawal for any of those 3 wormers, from thelast day of treatment. If you see more possible worms, post another photo if possible. You also may Google chicken worms such as roundworm, tapeworms, cecal worms, and capillary worms to look for pictures and sizes. I would worry if you might be seeing tapes--a small flat, moving worm which are hardest to treat. Those require multiple doses of Valbazen or praziquantel.

 

[Chickenkeepr]

I'll see if I can't get a better pic of some poop here in a few min. These were really really tiny. Not all poops seems to be affected either but I'll treat them all to be safe. Should I treat the ducks?

 

[Chickenkeepr]

You think they'd cooperate? Nope. The worms I saw were round, about 1/2" long and very very thin (not flat). I'm hoping they aren't tapes. I'll do 5 days of Safeguard with probiotics in the water every day and see how they're doing. Most of the poop is normal, it seems like just a few younger hens are affected. How should I treat the coop/run? The poop boards are cleaned daily and the sand in the coop is raked out and poop picked up every other day.

 

[Eggcessive]

I would treat the ducks too. Would they take it in a treat? Other than keeping the coop clean dry, and stir up the bedding frequently, you can't completely get rids of worms, just control them. They are in the soil. Most chickens can tolerate worms unless they get a large load or are immune compromised, or they are the harmful kind, such as capillary worms.

 

[Chickenkeepr]

I doubt it so I'll just have to catch them all. How often should I deworm after the 5 days? Sucks having to lose 2 weeks of production when some of mine are now starting to lay. I'm waiting for others..but if they have a high worm load, maybe that's keeping them from laying?

 

[Kiki]

You could get their poop tested for very cheap to know what type of worms you are dealing with.