Scab or poop on vent? Hard and crusty.....YIKES!! warning gross photo!!

[DHutchins]

Thanks so much and great question. Since she was under a vet's care it was clarified that they were worms. They were much smaller than maggots. In fact, I thought they were bubbles in her poop at first and then I realized they were worms. The Wazine did kill them and she'd been on the back porch which is screened in so no flies were around.

p.s. if anyone is in Jacksonville, Florida, the vet I use is the Exotic Bird Hospital on Old Kings Road. Although the name sounds like they only treat exotics, they were amaaaazing with the chickens. They worked with me so much on pricing. One day I left with an $8 vet bill.

I'm so sorry you lost her but you gave her the very best care for an extremely long time and it was the responsible thing to do to end it when there was no progress after prolonged treatment. I can imagine that was a very difficult decision but absolutely the right one so don't reproach yourself. You went above and beyond for her.
Just to clarify on one point.... are you sure she developed worms or were they maggots from fly strike which is very common in such cases of vent injury? Knowing the difference may be important for you going forward and we have had several posts here on BYC where people saw maggots and assumed they were worms.