Should I see worms after worming?

[Freia]

I inherited my flock as 2-3 year olds. They lived in a mud-wallow with a couple of ducks, and have never been wormed. I have to assume that they should be pretty wormy by now, so I decided to worm them. My plan is piperazine (Wazine/Pig Swig), followed after 10 days by Eprinex.

I gave them the Piperazine 2 days ago. I've been checking their droppings ever since, but have yet to see a single worm. Shouldn't there be worms in there?
Did the worming not work?
Is it possible they don't have worms in the first place? - seems inconceivable.
I'm a little worried about giving them Eprinex in 10 days. If the piperazine didn't work, they could get a dead-worm overload and kill them.

 

[TaylorHobbyFarms]

Did you ever see worms in their droppings before? I think it is possible that they don't have them. We'll see if anyone else has any opinions on the matter.

 

[Freia]

No. I've never seen any worms in their droppings. Having adopted this flock, I just want to make sure they get a good start and are as healthy as possible. Since I know they came from a mud-pit full of duck-poo, I thought worming them would be a good place to start.

 

[flowerchild59]

No. I've never seen any worms in their droppings. Having adopted this flock, I just want to make sure they get a good start and are as healthy as possible. Since I know they came from a mud-pit full of duck-poo, I thought worming them would be a good place to start.

Good thinking on your part

See my signature line regarding why worming is so important.

 

[chkn]

Recommend Valbazen, 1/2 ml for standard size bird, 1/4 ml for small. The Wazine isn't much good. Actually, I've never seen worms after worming. I see them before, not after. I have seen them take an interest in each other's poops after worming but supposedly they're absorbed in the system. Some have seen the round worms with Wazine but that is only because the Wazine only stuns them I think.

 

[rmh0508]

I always worm any new animal here immediately whether I see any signs of worms or not. Since you didn't see any it may mean that they didn't have any or also that the worm load was very small. In general a animal has to be loaded with worms before you will see them come out in the poo. Good idea to worm them and good luck with your chickies

 

[wantbantams]

When they poop should it look blackish. I just wormed and the poop is VERY dark.