Surviving Minnesota!

[EMorical]

Hello Chicken People! Please don't read/look if you are eating supper.

I have a hen whom I think/thought was "egg bound" - walking a little goofy, lathargic, and some clear discharge. I scooped her up off the roost when she had settled for the night; and into the bathroom we went for a soak and some tums.

Turns out..........I don't think it was egg bound. Is that a worm?

Or what. I was feeling her abdomen/vent area and I didn't really feel anything that feels like it could be an egg. But all this feeling happened after I had her soaking, so I just continued with a 30 minute spa treatment and calcium load.

Can I get a little feedback? She's chillin in a box with some towels right now ... Dear Husband is NOT on board. But after I reminded him that if was ANY other animal on the farm that needed assistance he would not (and most importantly I WOULD NOT) have a problem with them receiving care in the bathroom.


The look of shame.



Literally the only water holding thing I have big enough

Me thinks this is not supposed to be there.

 

[Cebarmlds]

Did you take it out, could you tell what it was? Worm or foreign object ? Was it hard or soft, shell membrane?

 

[I Love Layers]

Brooder #2 has wood chips in and waterer is filled along with feeder but the feeder is not in yet.
What would make my week would be the cochins and chicks coming on the same day!

 

[EMorical]

Did you take it out, could you tell what it was? Worm or foreign object ? Was it hard or soft, shell membrane?

I did not remove it. I wasn't sure even what it was.... just looked suspiciously to me like the tapeworms that the barn kitties will sometimes get.

 

[Cluckies]

I definitely get more done in cooler weather than warm.

All the birds that are currently laying laid today for me. DS said an eagle came over our airspace. Lucy who came up to the free range nest to lay her egg gave a warning call he said. He gave her an escort back down to the coop. Those hens are so endearing. And DS doing that for Lucy is endearing as well. Wish I would have been home to get a picture.

So precious!

Quote: It does not appear to be a worm. maybe egg membrane, perhaps a soft shell egg, maybe she laid internally, or it broke inside of her. I would put some gloves on and try and remove it. But also, it would not hurt to worm her.

 

[Cluckies]

If it is a tape worm, it will break off in segments. I've never seen one that big though...

 

[EMorical]

So precious!

It does not appear to be a worm. maybe egg membrane, perhaps a soft shell egg, maybe she laid internally, or it broke inside of her. I would put some gloves on and try and remove it. But also, it would not hurt to worm her.

If it is a tape worm, it will break off in segments. I've never seen one that big though...

Thank you thank you thank you! Have been kinda just hanging around waiting for advice on what to do.
Ps - yessssssssss. Read and saw some disturbing things on the worm threads

Will be worming tomorrow!!!!!!!

 

[Cluckies]

What are you worming her with? safeguard or valbazen will kill tape worm. wazine will not.

 

[EMorical]

Ta -da! Thanks for your advice @Cluckies !

Again - sorry for ruining anyone's breakfast/lunch/dinner.

 

[EMorical]

What are you worming her with? safeguard or valbazen will kill tape worm. wazine will not.

I made some screen shots with some info on them ...compliments of the people who are very knowledgeable not only about poop but also about worms and poop

Am going to re- read some stuff tomorrow and head to town and see what I can get. As it is - I'm pretty sure it wasn't a tape worm but now I'm just so grossed out at their hypothetical worms that I will be worming them no matter what.