What’s wrong with them???

[Adriannajonathan]

Please help!
I noticed that one of my girls had a very light pink comb, googled and it said it could be worms. Ordered homeovet wormer, administered it in their water. But now another one of my girls from a separate coop has a floppy comb and isn’t wanting to eat. I dusted them and their coops with DE just in case it was lice or mites. Also checked their feathers and didn’t see anything. They both have dirty green poop feathers around their butt, but their vents look fine. What else can I do??

 

[Lady of McCamley]

Usually loose poop (often found around the vent area) indicates internal worms, which can definitely cause lethargy and pale combs.

I don't prefer the homeopath stuff when there is an overload. (Homeopath stuff works to help reduce build up but isn't particularly effective with an actual overload).

It's hard to get actual wormers over the counter now since the FDA removed so much stuff off the shelves for chickens in 2017.

If you have an idea of the actual type of worm, by looking in the droppings or having a fecal float done, then you can target the right medication. Often vets will do fecal floats very cheaply.

Otherwise you have to treat broad spectrum, and again it's harder to get stuff over the counter that is effective. I think a lot of us have gone to Safeguard goat wormer which is fenbendazole and an effective broad spectrum wormer in chickens. I think you can still get Wazine off the farm store shelf (for turkeys), but it addresses only round worms.

If you need to go herbal, I can recommend Molly's Herbs which has actual ingredients that seem to be more effective than the over the counter herbals. https://fiascofarm.com/herbs/mollysherbals.php/categories/herbal-wormer

Bottomline if you can get a fecal float, that would be the best thing to do so you can more effectively target the type of worm you are dealing with.

My thoughts
LofMc

 

[Adriannajonathan]

Thank you! I’ll be running to get some in just a minute!

 

[Lady of McCamley]

@casportpony what are people doing now for worms?
LofMc

 

[casportpony]

@casportpony what are people doing now for worms?
LofMc

Fenbendazole is now approved for use in laying hens when a minuscule dose (1 mg/kg) is given for 5 consecutive days. This will treat large roundworms and cecal worms, not capillary worms. Does that help?

 

[Lady of McCamley]

Fenbendazole is now approved for use in laying hens when a minuscule dose (1 mg/kg) is given for 5 consecutive days. This will treat large roundworms and cecal worms, not capillary worms. Does that help?

Are people getting the expensive chicken formula or using the cheaper goat? Dispersed in water? Do you have instruction link on BYC?

Thank you
LofMc

 

[casportpony]

Are people getting the expensive chicken formula or using the cheaper goat? Dispersed in water? Do you have instruction link on BYC?

Thank you
LofMc

Goat formula mixed in feed is what I suggest. let me go find the link.

 

[casportpony]

Safeguard Mash - Zero Day Egg Withdrawal​

 

[Kriscam]

@casportpony what are people doing now for worms?
LofMc

I had luck with fenbendazole getting rid of tape worms. I started with SafeGuard goat wormer in water for the whole flock as suggested in Gail Damerow's book, but it didn't get rid of them for my one girl who had them. I followed up with just her with the Poultry Dewormer (fenbendazole) capsules. I made a paste and put it on a small piece of bread and she gobbled it up. I was able to take one of my hens to a vet for a different issue and he recommended praziquantel (sp?) for tape worms. I will try that next time as I've read on this forum that you need to rotate the meds you use for worming to prevent resistance.