Possible Gapeworm…again

[melissah1010]

A few months back one of our girls had gapeworm symptoms, I ended up deworming her with Fenbendazole and her symptoms went away (I also treated my whole flock, they are all around 7mo old). She’s having the same symptoms again (wheezing, open mouth breathing and I saw her do the neck stretch gape thing once). What can I do to treat their soil/ environment? They don’t free range but they have a decent sized closed in area and coop.

 

[Eggcessive]

Respiratory diseases can sometimes be mistaken for gapeworm, which is rare. If worming helped before, repeat it on the one who is having symptoms. Gapeworm requires fenbendazole given for 5 days 0.25 ml per pound of weight, or 1.25 ml for a 5 pound chicken. Do you see any drainage from the nostrils, eye bubbles/foam, crust or swelling around eyes? Stretching the neck can also be a sign of adjusting the crop if they are trying to move food on to the gizzard. You can’t really treat the soil, but you can sweep up droppings in the run, keep the bedding stirred and dry, and replace the bedding in the coop as needed.

 

[melissah1010]

Respiratory diseases can sometimes be mistaken for gapeworm, which is rare. If worming helped before, repeat it on the one who is having symptoms. Gapeworm requires fenbendazole given for 5 days 0.25 ml per pound of weight, or 1.25 ml for a 5 pound chicken. Do you see any drainage from the nostrils, eye bubbles/foam, crust or swelling around eyes? Stretching the neck can also be a sign of adjusting the crop if they are trying to move food on to the gizzard. You can’t really treat the soil, but you can sweep up droppings in the run, keep the bedding stirred and dry, and replace the bedding in the coop as needed.

The first time I just thought I had tried so many things for her so maybe I would just try deworming and it was very effective. She doesn’t have any drainage or swelling or anything like that. I have fenbendazole in capsule form, it says 1 capsule for a bird 4-7lbs for 3 days and then another dose 10days later. Each capsule is 6.7mg. Should I do something different with dosing?

 

[Eggcessive]

Those capsules (if it is these)
https://www.jefferspet.com/poultry-...rycf-RMh2tnNaqEnCWEHynuLEXftm9xAaAr_lEALw_wcB

may treat the most common worms, but they don’t have enough of a dosage to treat gapeworms and capillary worms. Most people use fenbendazole 10% liquid goat wormer or horse paste, and give 1/4 ml per pound for 5 days to treat those difficult worms. If you can have your dog vet run a fecal float on some fresh droppings, they can see gapeworm eggs in the poop if they are there.

 

[melissah1010]

The first time I just thought I had tried so many things for her so maybe I would just try deworming and it was very effective. She doesn’t have any drainage or swelling or anything like that. I have fenbendazole in capsule form, it says 1 capsule for a bird 4-7lbs for 3 days and then another dose 10days later. Each capsule is 6.7mg. Should I do something different

Those capsules (if it is these)
https://www.jefferspet.com/poultry-...rycf-RMh2tnNaqEnCWEHynuLEXftm9xAaAr_lEALw_wcB

may treat the most common worms, but they don’t have enough of a dosage to treat gapeworms and capillary worms. Most people use fenbendazole 10% liquid goat wormer or horse paste, and give 1/4 ml per pound for 5 days to treat those difficult worms. If you can have your dog vet run a fecal float on some fresh droppings, they can see gapeworm eggs in the poop if they are there.

Well darn! Okay maybe I will do the fecal testing. Thanks!!