What worm is this in chicken feces?

[Chicken poppy]

Hi all. I need some help identifying a worm.

Info: One year old Japanese bantam hen been slowly deteriorating. Symptoms are lethargy, not eating anything for a while but just started to get a more improved appetite though still is very minimal. Pale face, shrunken comb and wattle. Not laying eggs. Poop is either cecal and dark, very smelly, or runny with green and white bits. I will give her some safegaurd. Here are my questions.

What worm is this?

Can it only be spread from poop?

She has been with my three week old Japanese baby chicks (four of them) a lot. I’m quite sure she has pooped in their brooder. Is it okay to treat them with safegaurd? If so, how much? Same amount as other chickens?

Should i treat everyone in the flock for it? I assume so.

Thanks!

 

[DonyaQuick]

Looks like a roundworm to me - that's usually what it is when it's both big enough to see clearly and long like that (vs very short little bits, which is tapeworm segments). Fenbendazole is what I used when I had to treat for those once; I think that's the same as safeguard. Poop and by proxy infected substrate from the poop are indeed the way those worms are spread. Unfortunately I'm not sure about chick treatment; the only time I've had to use fenbendazole was with an adult.

 

[Chicken poppy]

Looks like a roundworm to me - that's usually what it is when it's both big enough to see clearly and long like that (vs very short little bits, which is tapeworm segments). Fenbendazole is what I used when I had to treat for those once; I think that's the same as safeguard. Poop and by proxy infected substrate from the poop are indeed the way those worms are spread. Unfortunately I'm not sure about chick treatment; the only time I've had to use fenbendazole was with an adult.

Thank you for your reply! I just gave everyone except the babies the safeguard. I will wait, i’m a bit nervous it might be to strong.

 

[coach723]

Make sure you give a second dose in 10 days. Correct dose is .23 ml per pound of body weight. The first dose will kill the worms, the second dose will get any that hatch from eggs in the digestive tract after the first dose. The two doses will break the worm cycle.
I generally don't worm chicks until they are at least 6 weeks old. Roundworm is easily picked up in the environment, so everybody that is kept together has been exposed. Usually you worm them all, or you can end up in an endless cycle as they pass it around.
I would worm all except the chicks, and then next time around the chicks can get wormed with everybody. Some can worm once or twice a year for roundworm and that's enough, some need to do more often, every flock is different, and depends on your specific environments worm load.

 

[Chicken poppy]

Make sure you give a second dose in 10 days. Correct dose is .23 ml per pound of body weight. The first dose will kill the worms, the second dose will get any that hatch from eggs in the digestive tract after the first dose. The two doses will break the worm cycle.
I generally don't worm chicks until they are at least 6 weeks old. Roundworm is easily picked up in the environment, so everybody that is kept together has been exposed. Usually you worm them all, or you can end up in an endless cycle as they pass it around.
I would worm all except the chicks, and then next time around the chicks can get wormed with everybody. Some can worm once or twice a year for roundworm and that's enough, some need to do more often, every flock is different, and depends on your specific environments worm load.

I haven’t been worming the chicks but one of them seems to be acting like the others. There are 4 acting off now!

I’m not sure what to do, especially about the baby. Her wings are spread out like Jolene and Gabby‘s were and she isn’t eating very much at all. She just pretends to eat.

They are a little over 3 weeks.

 

[coach723]

The 4 chicks are all acting off? What do their droppings look like? If all your chicks are acting off I would start them on Corid. At that age it's more likely to be coccidiosis.
Dosing is 1 1/2 tsp of the powder or 2 tsp of the liquid to a gallon of water, make fresh daily and make sure it's the only water they have access to. Treat for 5-7 days. You can also give an oral dose in addition to the medicated water, instructions for that are here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/corid-oral-drench-instructions.1211991/

 

[Chicken poppy]

The 4 chicks are all acting off? What do their droppings look like? If all your chicks are acting off I would start them on Corid. At that age it's more likely to be coccidiosis.
Dosing is 1 1/2 tsp of the powder or 2 tsp of the liquid to a gallon of water, make fresh daily and make sure it's the only water they have access to. Treat for 5-7 days. You can also give an oral dose in addition to the medicated water, instructions for that are here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/corid-oral-drench-instructions.1211991/

four chickens in total, only one of the four chicks is acting off. Should i start all the chicks on it then?
Thank you so much. Should i treat the rest (adults) with corid or continue with safeguard? I saw worms in Jolenes poop, not again sense or in anyone else though. Most the droppings look normal, the cockerels was foamy and light brown last i checked. Will it work the same if i only do the medicated water?

 

[coach723]

What do the chicks droppings look like? The one that is acting off?
Older birds have usually developed resistance to the strains of coccidia that they've been exposed to and don't get sick unless a new strain is brought in or their immune systems are weakened.
Corid is very safe, so if unsure, it won't hurt anything to treat them all. You can do the Corid at the same time as Safeguard, they won't affect each other. When treating with Corid you should not give vitamins (thiamine in particular) as that could reduce the effectiveness of the medication. An occasional dropping that is different than the others may just be normal cecal droppings. Those happen about every 10 poops and are different in color and consistency, usually smellier, than the regular droppings. Pictures of questionable droppings are welcome. Droppings that are consistently runny, mucousy, or have a lot of intestinal shed or blood are of concern, particularly if the bird is also acting sick or lethargic. Some links below that might help, without seeing the birds or the droppings, I'm just guessing.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/cecal-vs-regular-poop.75555/
https://the-chicken-chick.com/whats-scoop-on-chicken-poop-digestive/

 

[Chicken poppy]

What do the chicks droppings look like? The one that is acting off?
Older birds have usually developed resistance to the strains of coccidia that they've been exposed to and don't get sick unless a new strain is brought in or their immune systems are weakened.
Corid is very safe, so if unsure, it won't hurt anything to treat them all. You can do the Corid at the same time as Safeguard, they won't affect each other. When treating with Corid you should not give vitamins (thiamine in particular) as that could reduce the effectiveness of the medication. An occasional dropping that is different than the others may just be normal cecal droppings. Those happen about every 10 poops and are different in color and consistency, usually smellier, than the regular droppings. Pictures of questionable droppings are welcome. Droppings that are consistently runny, mucousy, or have a lot of intestinal shed or blood are of concern, particularly if the bird is also acting sick or lethargic. Some links below that might help, without seeing the birds or the droppings, I'm just guessing.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/cecal-vs-regular-poop.75555/
https://the-chicken-chick.com/whats-scoop-on-chicken-poop-digestive/

Thanks so much for your reply, i will get pictures ASAP.

 

[Chicken poppy]

What do the chicks droppings look like? The one that is acting off?
Older birds have usually developed resistance to the strains of coccidia that they've been exposed to and don't get sick unless a new strain is brought in or their immune systems are weakened.
Corid is very safe, so if unsure, it won't hurt anything to treat them all. You can do the Corid at the same time as Safeguard, they won't affect each other. When treating with Corid you should not give vitamins (thiamine in particular) as that could reduce the effectiveness of the medication. An occasional dropping that is different than the others may just be normal cecal droppings. Those happen about every 10 poops and are different in color and consistency, usually smellier, than the regular droppings. Pictures of questionable droppings are welcome. Droppings that are consistently runny, mucousy, or have a lot of intestinal shed or blood are of concern, particularly if the bird is also acting sick or lethargic. Some links below that might help, without seeing the birds or the droppings, I'm just guessing.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/cecal-vs-regular-poop.75555/
https://the-chicken-chick.com/whats-scoop-on-chicken-poop-digestive/

I didn’t get a picture since i tossed it but they all look like cecal poop, a lighter brown.

Can i feed them eggs if the layer is on egg withdrawals for safeguard?