Worm help/ identification

[Rooski456]

While letting out my chickens this morning I found this runny poop with what appears to be a worm.
I have coffee grounds under the roosting bars to make cleaning easy, and sand in the covered run so unsure if this has been going on. However, all poops in the yard and what I clean in the coop/run are typically normal and healthy looking. All chickens appear happy and healthy, eating and drinking well. My 5 layers are still laying steady.
I am new to chickens and learning as I go so would appreciate any help with identification and treatment please!
Poop photo below:

 

[AmericanDwarfChicken]

@Eggcessive

 

[Wyorp Rock]

To me it looks like a Roundworm, but let's see what @dawg53 or @Eggcessive says.

I'd go to TSC and get a bottle of Safeguard 10% Liquid Goat Dewormer and dose each bird at a rate of 0.23ml per pound of weight orally once a day for 5 days in a row.

Alternatively, you can order Albendazole (Valbazen) online and direct oral dose each bird at a rate of 0.08ml per pound of weight once orally, then repeat in 10 days.

 

[dawg53]

It's not a worm. It is feces shaped like a worm due to the shape of the intestines and excreted as such.
Large roundworms are white or off white in color when excreted in feces.

It wouldnt hurt to worm your birds though. I worm my birds monthly due to our soil conditions.

 

[Rooski456]

It's not a worm. It is feces shaped like a worm due to the shape of the intestines and excreted as such.
Large roundworms are white or off white in color when excreted in feces.

It wouldnt hurt to worm your birds though. I worm my birds monthly due to our soil conditions.

That would make a lot sense as to why I haven’t noticed any before and why all chickens seem fine.
I was convinced it was a big worm the whole really slimy poo and big ol worm shape really threw me off this morning.

If I do end up treating them as a precaution is there any type of concern with eating their eggs or are we still safe to eat them?

 

[dawg53]

That would make a lot sense as to why I haven’t noticed any before and why all chickens seem fine.
I was convinced it was a big worm the whole really slimy poo and big ol worm shape really threw me off this morning.

If I do end up treating them as a precaution is there any type of concern with eating their eggs or are we still safe to eat them?

I've used both Safeguard and Valbazen worming my birds and we have eaten the eggs after worming. I've been doing this for years, I'm still here typing. If you suspect that you might have a reaction to Fenbendazole or Albendazole minute residue, discard eggs for 2 weeks after the last dosing.