Whats the best treatment for gapeworm?

[aivechick]

Can you take a video or her, upload it to YouTube or Vimeo, then copy and paste the link here?

I dont know if that will really help since she's fully feathered so her wings cover up her body. She's not a full grown chicken. She can't lay eggs yet. This is a picture of her on the right side. She's the brown one.

 

[casportpony]

I was hoping to see how she is breathing.

 

[aivechick]

I was hoping to see how she is breathing.

Oh Im sorry. She breathes normally when she's walking. But sometimes she has to take a moment and sit down, during times like those she will open her mouth and pant. I can hear her audibly pant. She doesn't sneeze or cough. It's just the little breathing thing.

 

[casportpony]

Gapeworms are pretty rare in chickens, but if you think it's gapes, no harm in treating her.

 

[aivechick]

Gapeworms are pretty rare in chickens, but if you think it's gapes, no harm in treating her.

Is it rare? Im worried if I give her the medicine and she doesn't have it it'll end up hurting her.

She's sitting on my lap right now because it's almost bed time and she's breathing normally. I've seen her gasping during the day though. I can provide an update in the morning if you think you'll be around.

 

[dawg53]

Is it rare? Im worried if I give her the medicine and she doesn't have it it'll end up hurting her.

She's sitting on my lap right now because it's almost bed time and she's breathing normally. I've seen her gasping during the day though. I can provide an update in the morning if you think you'll be around.

I hate to disappoint you (that's a good thing in this case), your hen doesnt have gapeworm, the symptoms arnt there.
I'm not exactly sure what's going on with her but it's definitely not gapeworm.
What is the outside temperature where you live? Is her belly swollen?

 

[aivechick]

I hate to disappoint you (that's a good thing in this case), your hen doesnt have gapeworm, the symptoms arnt there.
I'm not exactly sure what's going on with her but it's definitely not gapeworm.
What is the outside temperature where you live? Is her belly swollen?

No her belly isn't swollen. It's about 50 degrees F. I've been observing her to see whether or not she's gasping and she only occasionally does it or whenever I hold her in my lap. I'm so confused. Her lack of appetite is what worries me the most.

She's also having lack of energy. She doesn't walk around as much as she used to and sits around instead.