Tape worms, I Believe?

[Saraschickens]

Hi, I just saw this yesterday. I took a lot of pictures so you can see how they moved and changed shape, for better identification.
I'm hoping someone could recommend a product that has no egg withdrawal, if possible. Is Praziquantel an option?
Thank you in advance for anyone's help with this.

 

[MysteryChicken]

That's tapeworms yes.

 

[dawg53]

Definitely tapeworm segments. Purchase Equimax equine paste at a feed store and dose the bird that excreted the segments. Dosage is given orally 0.03ml per pound of weight or 0.15ml for a 5 pound bird.

 

[Saraschickens]

Definitely tapeworm segments. Purchase Equimax equine paste at a feed store and dose the bird that excreted the segments. Dosage is given orally 0.03ml per pound of weight or 0.15ml for a 5 pound bird.

Does Equimax Equine have an egg withdrawal period?

Also, what if I'm not positive which bird it was?
I have 74 chickens (and roosters) total.
18 are in the coop that I saw the worms.
53 are in my other coop, and 3 free roam fully. And all 74 free roam the yard daily (separately) in the same area.

Should I dose everyone, or just look for the poop at night and dose whoever I think may be the one(s)?

Also, is this a squirt in the mouth type medicine?

Thank you so much for your help, and reply!

 

[dawg53]

Generally there is a 14 day egg withdrawal period after using Equimax.

It's entirely possible that one bird is infected with tapeworms. The others may not have them. If it were roundworms, I'd recommend that you worm all your birds, but it's not necessary when dealing with tapeworms.
That said, go out to coop that houses 18 birds before sunrise when it's still dark. Bring a flashlight with you and become a poop inspector. Try your best not to disturb the chickens where they are roosting because you need to inspect the poop under them quickly and identify which one excreted the wormy poop. Hopefully you'll be able to see segments in a short time frame, then that's the bird you want to worm on the spot. Then inspect the rest of them while you're at it.
Your other option is to worm all 18 birds.
You can use a syringe without a needle to draw up the paste and administer it orally to the infected chicken.
Just for your information: Chickens get tapeworms from eating insects, although not all insects are hosts for tapeworms.

 

[Saraschickens]

Generally there is a 14 day egg withdrawal period after using Equimax.

It's entirely possible that one bird is infected with tapeworms. The others may not have them. If it were roundworms, I'd recommend that you worm all your birds, but it's not necessary when dealing with tapeworms.
That said, go out to coop that houses 18 birds before sunrise when it's still dark. Bring a flashlight with you and become a poop inspector. Try your best not to disturb the chickens where they are roosting because you need to inspect the poop under them quickly and identify which one excreted the wormy poop. Hopefully you'll be able to see segments in a short time frame, then that's the bird you want to worm on the spot. Then inspect the rest of them while you're at it.
Your other option is to worm all 18 birds.
You can use a syringe without a needle to draw up the paste and administer it orally to the infected chicken.
Just for your information: Chickens get tapeworms from eating insects, although not all insects are hosts for tapeworms.

Great! Thank you so much!

 

[Saraschickens]

Is Equimax equine paste a form of ivermectin?

 

[Eggcessive]

Is Equimax equine paste a form of ivermectin?

It has ivermectin, but the praziquantel is the ingredient that treats tapeworms. Clean up any droppings that have tapeworm eggs visible.

 

[Saraschickens]

Generally there is a 14 day egg withdrawal period after using Equimax.

It's entirely possible that one bird is infected with tapeworms. The others may not have them. If it were roundworms, I'd recommend that you worm all your birds, but it's not necessary when dealing with tapeworms.
That said, go out to coop that houses 18 birds before sunrise when it's still dark. Bring a flashlight with you and become a poop inspector. Try your best not to disturb the chickens where they are roosting because you need to inspect the poop under them quickly and identify which one excreted the wormy poop. Hopefully you'll be able to see segments in a short time frame, then that's the bird you want to worm on the spot. Then inspect the rest of them while you're at it.
Your other option is to worm all 18 birds.
You can use a syringe without a needle to draw up the paste and administer it orally to the infected chicken.
Just for your information: Chickens get tapeworms from eating insects, although not all insects are hosts for tapeworms.

Hi again, am I supposed to dose them 2 times (10 days apart), or just one dose?

Also, I bought Zimecterin Gold, it was what they had at my veterinary supply store. They didn't have Equimax. I Googled, and saw the difference in the dosing amount, and also that Equimax is safe for nursing moms and foals, and Zimecterin Gold is for horses 2 years and older. Is it going to be safe for my chickens to use the Zimecterin Gold?

And do you know the conversion from horse to chickens to know how much to dose?

 

[dawg53]

I've used Z-gold before using Equimax a long time ago. It's very effective treating tapeworms much like Equimax. See post #16 in this link for Z-Gold dosage:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/worming-chickens-with-zimecterin-gold.1314819/page-2