Worm in Egg

[Chebird]

Holy smokes! I was cracking eggs to make hubby an omelette and I found a worm in the egg. I threw the whole batch out. I only have one laying hen: a four-year old Black Star who lays about five or six eggs a week. The rest of my flock are pullets and two cockerels as well as an adult Black Marans who doesn't lay anymore. They don't free range; they are kept in a huge coop and run. How should I treat this? Thanks for any advice!

 

[dawg53]

Buy Valbazen from Jefferspet.com and dose your birds orally using a syringe without a needle. Dosage is 1/2cc orally given to each chicken, redose again in 10 days. Dose them early in the morning prior to feeding.

 

[Chebird]

Buy Valbazen from Jefferspet.com and dose your birds orally using a syringe without a needle. Dosage is 1/2cc orally given to each chicken, redose again in 10 days. Dose them early in the morning prior to feeding.

Thank you so much!!!

 

[aart]

Holy smokes! I was cracking eggs to make hubby an omelette and I found a worm in the egg.

Really?! That's pretty rare.
No pic?

 

[Chebird]

Really?! That's pretty rare.
No pic?

The thing went down the drain. I should have taken a picture, but I was so grossed out.

 

[Kiki]

Are you sure it was a worm and not just the chalazae?

 

[Chebird]

Are you sure it was a worm and not just the chalazae?

Yes, it was a dark gray flat worm about 1 in long. I ordered Valbazen and will worm my two older gals.

 

[coach723]

If you do a search on line for 'worm in egg' you will get a bunch of images, hopefully one will resemble what you saw. There have been many cases where a really thick chalaza has been mistaken for a worm. Here are a couple of threads that may (or may not!) help:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/is-this-a-worm-in-my-egg.962820/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/worm-in-my-egg-or-not.1147722/

 

[Chebird]

If you do a search on line for 'worm in egg' you will get a bunch of images, hopefully one will resemble what you saw. There have been many cases where a really thick chalaza has been mistaken for a worm. Here are a couple of threads that may (or may not!) help:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/is-this-a-worm-in-my-egg.962820/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/worm-in-my-egg-or-not.1147722/

Thanks so much, but my worm didn't look anything like a chalaza. Dang, I wish I would have taken a pic of it. No problem though; wormer is on the way!

 

[aart]

Dang, I wish I would have taken a pic of it.

We do too...couldn't have saved you the hassle, and egg withdrawal, of applying wormer.