Questions re: roundworms!I want to treat ASAP. Help! I have broody hens

[CCinVT]

You might want to switch them all to a grower feed for a few weeks...the higher protein will be good for them. Just offer calcium for the layers on the side. Keep the treats to a minimum until they gain some weight back too.

We are going to go get grower feed tomorrow. I got some oyster shell today, and put it in a dish in the run. Read up on the calcium, and I def recently noticed Bernie's shells had changed. They do forage a lot as well. I will hold off on too many treats

Great plan!
Also, give your hen Popcorn scrambled eggs in the morning until she perks up.

I will be happy to do this.

How long should I continue electrolytes for?

I'm glad they are on the mend but I want to remind you that the DE did not get rid of the mites...the spinosad did. So do not expect the DE to prevent them. DE can't work at killing anything if it even has one drop of moisture in it, and there is no way it stays 100% dry if it's been raining.

I should just see continued improvement with them over the next couple of weeks?
Yes I understand that about the DE. The Spinosad is deff. what got rid of them. I have it on hand all the time for in the gardens, and am glad to know that it is safe for my chickens. I wish I had known it sooner. The increased dose was also essential for it to eradicate the mites. I only also used the DE as one of my last resorts not "a go to" (like the ACV was) because it is super dusty. I would never try to apply the DE to the birds directly, and the Spinosad I could. I think that was a big part of getting rid of them. I have been using it in the nest box cracks, and in the nooks, because I like that i can see it stays there. I figure when it's hot, and dry out its helping... when it's not then it's not. Mostly I think i'm saying that I don't think that the natural methods are hurting either. I will continue to put ACV moving forward, or a sprinkle of DE in a nest. That it might help deter, same as garlic, and ACV. BUT will also get annual poop samples, and am now always looking at their cute chicken butts! When it gets to an infestation level it is not worth what it does to the animals to not use bigger guns. I don't think any method will totally prevent bugs or worms or whatever (especially where I live). I am also hoping it never gets as out of hand again because I will know how to handle/recognize it faster. I'm more a fan of healthy practices, and early detection. I think this is my goal now. Then using the most efficient, and least harmful/stressful method to deal with each issue that seems to come my way this season. I just want my chooks to be big,and healthy. I hate that I thought the watery poop was hot weather, or just molting. It is very easy to find info that treats natural methods like magic cures. I do not think that. With everyone's help here i'm sure I can get it together.
I personally try to not take medication or antibiotics if I don't have to... Eat clean, and balanced. It doesn't mean I never get sick. Sometimes when that happens you take what will make you better. Same for my chooks.... And regular butt checks now, and touching their crops, and checking for rooster boo boos, make sure their combs are nice and bright,and watching their poops for worms...... It's become quite a routine! I will keep you all posted on Popcorn. I'm hoping to just see continued improvement. That would be so great!

 

[Kiki]

I love your attitude. You are doing very well with all this info being thrown at you.


Here is another reminder of mine.
Worms don't usually show up in poop.
Usually you will only see roundworms and only see the roundworms when the chicken is infested with them and they have no more room in the chickens body.
So make sure you test the poop to prevent and infestation of round worms in the future.

 

[CCinVT]

So I was checking the girls this evening while I was closing them in for the night and found this! Another curveball. I'm trying to clean it. I'm using gauze to clean out feathers. I've also got hydrogen peroxide and betadine. ANY suggestions on technique or guidance would be appreciated.

 

[CCinVT]

So I was checking the girls this evening while I was closing them in for the night and found this! Another curveball. I'm trying to clean it. I'm using gauze to clean out feathers. I've also got hydrogen peroxide and betadine. ANY suggestions on technique or guidance would be appreciated. View attachment 1090106

@KikisGirls @MasterOfClucker

 

[ronott1]

So I was checking the girls this evening while I was closing them in for the night and found this! Another curveball. I'm trying to clean it. I'm using gauze to clean out feathers. I've also got hydrogen peroxide and betadine. ANY suggestions on technique or guidance would be appreciated. View attachment 1090106

Clean it up as best you can. Continue with your plan of changing feed.
Stop with the electrolytes and other than the droopy girl, only give them the grower or flock raiser with free choice calcium. Their digestion is off from the worm load that you have killed off. It will take some time now to get them back up to normal.

Remember to treat with valbazen 7 to 10 days after this treatment.

 

[CCinVT]

@KikisGirls @MasterOfClucker

so I'm still trying to clean this wound... Using warm water to get feathers unstuck. Its filthy. Do I just keep soaking it?

 

[CCinVT]

Did a rooster do this?! I don't even know what to say to start a new thread for help

 

[CCinVT]

 

[CCinVT]

Clean it up as best you can. Continue with your plan of changing feed.
Stop with the electrolytes and other than the droopy girl, only give them the grower or flock raiser with free choice calcium. Their digestion is off from the worm load that you have killed off. It will take some time now to get them back up to normal.

Remember to treat with valbazen 7 to 10 days after this treatment.

Thank you! Thank you! This is exactly what I will do! The calcium is out, and I will make sure to get the right food. I habe marked the calender for the response. I wont miss it.

So I freaked out with my hens wound...I knew I was going to learn these lessons at some point, just not all at once! ... Here's what I did FYI: I put a towel over her head and waded up tissue under her wing to hold it up. Clipped feathers, and used warm water with drops of betadine in it to soften as much crud as I could. I did use peroxide, to get it down a bit, but quickly changed my mind instantly when I remembered it stings. I went back to patience and water. I didn't get it as perfectly clean as I would have liked, but did get ALOT off. I used the rest of my saline, and rinsed out chunks. It stunk when I started, but not when I finished. Slathered it with raw honey (used q tip to get it under edge of skin, and covered with gause pad. Wrapped it, and put her back on roost for the night. Ill seperate her from the flock for the day in a temporary pen so she can chill out. I put my homemade/less then perfect/better than nothing saddles on my other girls, and have convinced the hubby we need to figure out separating the boys for now.

 

[Isaac 0]

Sounds like you did everything you could.It could've been a small scratch from a rooster which got infected.I would get some Vetericyn and apply that every day as well as neosporin