White beads in chicken poop

[Cate_coop]

Hey chicken folks,

Anyone know what these white-ish beads are? Am I looking at a worm situation?

 

[Tookie]

Looks like roundworm eggs.

 

[Cate_coop]

Looks like roundworm eggs.

Suggestions on best treatment?

 

[Tookie]

Suggestions on best treatment?

For treatment you'll want a dewormer, I don't know which ones so I'll tag the experts.
@azygous @Wyorp Rock @Eggcessive

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Hey chicken folks,

Anyone know what these white-ish beads are? Am I looking at a worm situation?

Do they move?
Are they hard?

Looks like polished stones that have gone through the gizzard. Do you have sand in your run?

You can not see worm eggs with the naked eye, only under a microscope.

 

[Cate_coop]

Do they move?
Are they hard?

Looks like polished stones that have gone through the gizzard. Do you have sand in your run?

You can not see worm eggs with the naked eye, only under a microscope.

Nope they are not moving or anything. I have sand on our property and they free range a lot during the day

 

[Cate_coop]

Nope they are not moving or anything. I have sand on our property and they free range a lot during the day

They are not hard either. Kinda smash when you squish them

 

[Eggcessive]

I would try to get your regular vet to run a fecal float to see if they are worm eggs and what type. It could be something else. Valbazen is very good, and dosage is 1/2 ml for an average chicken given once orally, and repeated in 10 days. That gets round worms, cecal, capillary, and gapeworms.
SafeGuard is also good.

 

[Cate_coop]

I would try to get your regular vet to run a fecal float to see if they are worm eggs and what type. It could be something else. Valbazen is very good, and dosage is 1/2 ml for an average chicken given once orally, and repeated in 10 days. That gets round worms, cecal, capillary, and gapeworms.
SafeGuard is also good.

Thank you @Eggcessive. I will give that a try

 

[Eggcessive]

There are little dark things in the poop as well. Do those smash? I have seen the white beads before in poop.