Possible Worm

[OversaltedEgg]

One of my one and a half year old barred rock hens pooped this out today. She’s been acting the same, eating and drinking and she hasn’t lost any weight. Should I continue to watch her or deworm my entire flock?

 

[TwoCrows]

Bumping this, I converted this article to a thread and moved it to our Emergency forum.

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[MarlaMac]

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One of my one and a half year old barred rock hens pooped this out today. She’s been acting the same, eating and drinking and she hasn’t lost any weight. Should I continue to watch her or deworm my entire flock?

It certainly looks like a round worm. A local vet may be able to do a fecal float for you so you know exactly what you are dealing with. My local vet will do one for about $15.

See post # 3 of this post to see meds and dosage in treating everything but tapeworms.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/worms-help-needed.1677749/

 

[dawg53]

It's a large roundworm. Worm all your birds with either Safeguard liquid goat wormer or Albendazole.
Dosages are provided in the link above, post #3.