The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

[Kassaundra]

Well...I have no idea about eye worms since this is the first I've heard of them. I did hear the guy on that video say they were from cockroaches and he also said that the really tiny string-like thing that came out after the first glob of infection was probably the worm. He was saying that both the big globs were infection. Not the worm.

Anyhow...I haven't heard of them before at all.

You made it much further in the video then I did!!!!! I think I made it to 2.2 seconds in. I have a huge eyeball thing and think the eye doctor is unimaginable torture (literally) No eye doctor has ever performed a full exam and no one has ever been able to complete a glaucoma test on me.

 

[Eggcessive]

Here is a link for gapeworm showing that thiabendazole and levimisole will treat gapeworm: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gapeworm

 

[Leahs Mom]

Funny...someone posted a gape worm video on another thread and I couldn't watch that one. Not being able to breath is hard for me...and watching that chicken made me want to take some deep breaths... had to shut it off.

 

[Eggcessive]

It was this one: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/PS/PS01200.PDF

This article is about eyeworm, not gapeworm. If you look at the link again with the video you don't want to watch, Dawg 53 gives links to treatment of gapeworm with levimisole:https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/831466/hen-breathing-very-heavily-advice-video-included

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Worms are horrible.

Does everybody agree?

 

[Nomibear]

Just popping in to say HI.

 

[Nomibear]

Beautiful Chicken. What kind is it?

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Just popping in to say HI.

Howdy!

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Quote: Thank you. That is Cosette, my Salmon Faverolle hen.

 

[ki4got]

I'm not overly fond of RIR. The ones I've had the pleasure to know have all been hatchery birds, not overly pretty, tendency towards being aggressive.... HOWEVER, your HRIR are absolutely, drop dead gorgeous. So little time and space, and money, and resources... so many beautiful breeds of chickens, and so much to learn!

My girls are starting to molt. My prettiest EE, looks like she got run over by a lawn mower! Only got 1/5 eggs today. I expect it'll be a very long winter with a lack of eggs until the days get longer. I could give them a light, but for now, I think I'll not go down that road, as the eggs tend to freeze during the winter any way. Perhaps I'll start light for them in Feb.

ROFL hubby says both of mine (ee) were attacked by a rabid weed eater.