Unknown content in chicken excrement? Thoughts? WORM TREATMENT WITH 99% PURE POWDERED FENBENDAZOLE

[casportpony]

No problem, I suck at just about everything chicken, but as a research scientist I get the math part. Usually.

I appreciate it! I'm gonna blame my error on lack of caffeine, lol

 

[tlcmurphy]

I appreciate it! I'm gonna blame my error on lack of caffeine, lol

That’s almost always to blame for my mistakes

 

[casportpony]

hidrogen peroxide spray make over all chicken house take off bacteria & parasite.

Hydrogen peroxide will not rid a coop of parasites.

 

[Ted Brown]

Seems the common chicken worms are "normal" given outdoor access?

My flock has roundworms, chickens have not yet shown external signs (ie healthy, comb/waddle are bright, etc.). Should one treat preventatively for worms?

 

[casportpony]

Seems the common chicken worms are "normal" given outdoor access?

My flock has roundworms, chickens have not yet shown external signs (ie healthy, comb/waddle are bright, etc.). Should one treat preventatively for worms?

Ideally, you would do routine fecals and de-worm based on what was found. Since you are seeing worms in poop, you should de-worm the whole flock.

 

[Ted Brown]

Ideally, you would do routine fecals and de-worm based on what was found. Since you are seeing worms in poop, you should de-worm the whole flock.

We will de-worm the whole flock.

Thanks

 

[tlcmurphy]

How often should you deworm chickens? I’m sure I don’t do it often enough

 

[Ted Brown]

How often should you deworm chickens? I’m sure I don’t do it often enough

See @casportpony post 15 above.

One should de-worm when a fecal float test indicates there is a problem to be dealt with. One should NOT do a preventative de-worming without knowing it is required.

I have read that fecal tests should be done every 3-6 months.

 

[Ted Brown]

I have looked on Amazon, to do a fecal test seems I need:

1. Sample collection bottle
2. Fecal test solution
3. Microscope slides
4. Microscope

Is this correct, is there an easier method?

@casportpony @Wyorp Rock Thank you.

 

[casportpony]

I have looked on Amazon, to do a fecal test seems I need:

1. Sample collection bottle
2. Fecal test solution
3. Microscope slides
4. Microscope

Is this correct, is there an easier method?

@casportpony @Wyorp Rock Thank you.

You could learn how to do it yourself (@KsKingBee does his fecals), but I was thinking something more along the lines of collecting the poop and sending it off to a lab or a vet.