Worm in poop during deworming

[Stephlorraine]

I just discovered one of my girls had worms yesterday. I was right onto it. This morning after worming them she’s looking a bit under the weather and done this massive sloppy poo with dead worms in it. Is she not feeling good because of the wormer doing it’s job? She’s my favourite and I worry about them!

 

[Kiki]

I just discovered one of my girls had worms yesterday. I was right onto it. This morning after worming them she’s looking a bit under the weather and done this massive sloppy poo with dead worms in it. Is she not feeling good because of the wormer doing it’s job? She’s my favourite and I worry about them!

She's wasn't feeling good before you dewormed her or started feeling bad after you dewormed?
How did you deworm her and what exactly did you use?

 

[Stephlorraine]

She's wasn't feeling good before you dewormed her or started feeling bad after you dewormed?
How did you deworm her and what exactly did you use?

No she’s not feeling good after. I used Kilverm liquid in some Greek yoghurt. My chooks hardly drink the liquid out of the water and someone suggested yogurt. She’s the only one who’s not looking good, the rest are fine.

 

[Stephlorraine]

No she’s not feeling good after. I used Kilverm liquid in some Greek yoghurt. My chooks hardly drink the liquid out of the water and someone suggested yogurt. She’s the only one who’s not looking good, the rest are fine.

 

[HollowOfWisps]

I just discovered one of my girls had worms yesterday. I was right onto it. This morning after worming them she’s looking a bit under the weather and done this massive sloppy poo with dead worms in it. Is she not feeling good because of the wormer doing it’s job? She’s my favourite and I worry about them!

When worms die off they release toxins that get absorbed. I have personally had a parasite infection in my own body and I felt like I had the flu from the die off. If you are seeing multiple parasites in her feces already she is most definitely experiencing the die off symptoms. Treat her for shock and push electrolytes.

 

[Stephlorraine]

When worms die off they release toxins that get absorbed. I have personally had a parasite infection in my own body and I felt like I had the flu from the die off. If you are seeing multiple parasites in her feces already she is most definitely experiencing the die off symptoms. Treat her for shock and push electrolytes.

Should I bring her inside and keep her warm and give electrolytes? She’s just wanting to sleep on the nest. She’s drinking a lot of water. This was her poo. I seen a few big worms.

 

[azygous]

I just discovered one of my girls had worms yesterday. I was right onto it. This morning after worming them she’s looking a bit under the weather and done this massive sloppy poo with dead worms in it. Is she not feeling good because of the wormer doing it’s job? She’s my favourite and I worry about them!

Levamisole is the active ingredient in Kilverm. It acts by paralyzing the worms so they lose their grip on the intestinal wall. Then the dead worms need to be pooped out. If there are a lot of them, they can clog the intestines, forming an obstruction. Sometimes you can administer a flush the chicken drinks and this will help flush out the dead worms.

In extreme cases a chicken can die of shock from a heavy worm load being killed off all of a sudden. For this reason, a gentle wormer is best that works slowly when you suspect a heavy worm load. Fenbedazole (Safeguard) is one of these. There are other worming meds that dissolve the worms instead of paralyzing them. There's a lot to worming meds that make it wise to consider the extent of the worm load when selecting one.

If you want, you could try a flush and see if it helps your chickens feel better. An easy one is the molasses flush. Give the chicken one-fourth cup warm water with one teaspoon molasses stirred in to drink. This is the amount for one chicken. If you have two, double that, etc.

 

[Stephlorraine]

Levamisole is the active ingredient in Kilverm. It acts by paralyzing the worms so they lose their grip on the intestinal wall. Then the dead worms need to be pooped out. If there are a lot of them, they can clog the intestines, forming an obstruction. Sometimes you can administer a flush the chicken drinks and this will help flush out the dead worms.

In extreme cases a chicken can die of shock from a heavy worm load being killed off all of a sudden. For this reason, a gentle wormer is best that works slowly when you suspect a heavy worm load. Fenbedazole (Safeguard) is one of these. There are other worming meds that dissolve the worms instead of paralyzing them. There's a lot to worming meds that make it wise to consider the extent of the worm load when selecting one.

If you want, you could try a flush and see if it helps your chickens feel better. An easy one is the molasses flush. Give the chicken one-fourth cup warm water with one teaspoon molasses stirred in to drink. This is the amount for one chicken. If you have two, double that, etc.

I didn’t realise, she had more than I expected. I seen little ones in her poo and thought, yep I’ve caught it early. When I seen the big ones in her poo, I thought shit my poor girl. It’s been so wet and miserable here. I’ve just been treating them for mites too. What else can I do for her? Should she be inside to keep warm and comfy?

 

[coach723]

If it's cold where you are, then yes, I'd bring her into a warm place. You could crate her overnight so you can monitor her better, see how she's doing in the morning keep an eye on droppings, eating and drinking. Sometimes they can have a secondary bacterial infection if the worm load was heavy and damage was done to the intestinal tract. If she doesn't look any better in the morning, then I'd do a round of amoxicillin, 57 mg per pound of weight twice a day for 3 to 5 days. You can get that as fish mox without a prescription, some feed stores may carry it, or you can order it on line. I mix the dose in softened (not melted) coconut oil and freeze it til firm on parchement or waxed paper. Then give orally, the coconut usually goes down easy. Amoxicillin is usually well tolerated. Others may disagree, but I deal with roundworm all the time and this is what I do if a bird is not well after worming, and droppings look abnormal (which your birds do to me).

 

[Stephlorraine]

If it's cold where you are, then yes, I'd bring her into a warm place. You could crate her overnight so you can monitor her better, see how she's doing in the morning keep an eye on droppings, eating and drinking. Sometimes they can have a secondary bacterial infection if the worm load was heavy and damage was done to the intestinal tract. If she doesn't look any better in the morning, then I'd do a round of amoxicillin, 57 mg per pound of weight twice a day for 3 to 5 days. You can get that as fish mox without a prescription, some feed stores may carry it, or you can order it on line. I mix the dose in softened (not melted) coconut oil and freeze it til firm on parchement or waxed paper. Then give orally, the coconut usually goes down easy. Amoxicillin is usually well tolerated. Others may disagree, but I deal with roundworm all the time and this is what I do if a bird is not well after worming, and droppings look abnormal (which your birds do to me).

Yes it is cold here. I’ve just brang her in and about to put a hot water bottle under the towel for her, is this okay? Yeah it’s only her poo that’s looking like that. Everyone else’s looks fine. She just did another poop with a big worm in it. Poor darlin’. I’ll look online and see if I can get any. She’s very confused being caged up.