Worm infestation??

[talkinboutchickens]

Hi everyone I feel bad that I keep creating threads without actually helping anyone out on here. I have been so busy with schoolwork lately and I miss you all.

I have a hen named Bernadette that is a new addition to the flock.
She has had bad pasty butt for a while and she smells bad.
I did a search on the internet about if these symptoms could be worms. She didn't have enough of the symptoms in order for me to be positive on a diagnosis.
However, she was trying to waddle out of the run today and eat some snow, so I had to pick her up to put her back inside.
I noticed that for her breed (either an RIR or a red sexlink), she is insanely light. She is 2 years old and weighs like a ball of fluff. Her keel bone was extremely prominent when I felt it. When I set her down, she seemed very sleepy, lazy, and slow to move, even when other chickens were pecking her. When i was picking her up, she seemed like she had zero energy to try to get out of my arms. Her tail was down.
She does not have any other symptoms. I strongly believe that this is an internal worm infestation. If so, what should I medicated them all with? I know that the medication depends on the type of worms, but we probably could not afford to drive her all the way to the vet to get a fecal float test. Thanks so much.

 

[talkinboutchickens]

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[casportpony]

Have you checked for lice?

 

[Eggcessive]

Has she laid eggs since you got her? What do her poops look like, and pictures are welcome. Is her crop empty or full first thing in the morning before she eats and drinks? Are the others letting eat the food? Getting a fecal float on some of her fresh droppings would be ideal if you have a vet who would agree to that, but many will not unless they see the patient. I would probably go ahead and worm her with albendazole 0.5 ml orally once and repeat in 10 days, or SafeGuard Liquid Goat Wormer 1.25 ml orally for 5 consecutive days. Since she is new, you could also treat for possible coccidiosis with Corid in her water 2 tsp of the liquid per gallon of water for 5 days. A lowered tail could be just a sick chicken or possibly a reproductive disorder. Crop disorders, lice or mites would be other things to rule out. Most feed stores carry SafeGuard liquid goat wormer. Here is where to find albendazole the generic Valbazen:
https://totaltails.shop/products/al...8EkilrhM5BPwvJg9Og5bQNjYAywqq-6hyhDeyRSYChHYY

 

[talkinboutchickens]

Have you checked for lice?

Has she laid eggs since you got her? What do her poops look like, and pictures are welcome. Is her crop empty or full first thing in the morning before she eats and drinks? Are the others letting eat the food? Getting a fecal float on some of her fresh droppings would be ideal if you have a vet who would agree to that, but many will not unless they see the patient. I would probably go ahead and worm her with albendazole 0.5 ml orally once and repeat in 10 days, or SafeGuard Liquid Goat Wormer 1.25 ml orally for 5 consecutive days. Since she is new, you could also treat for possible coccidiosis with Corid in her water 2 tsp of the liquid per gallon of water for 5 days. A lowered tail could be just a sick chicken or possibly a reproductive disorder. Crop disorders, lice or mites would be other things to rule out. Most feed stores carry SafeGuard liquid goat wormer. Here is where to find albendazole the generic Valbazen:
https://totaltails.shop/products/albendazole-11-36-liquid-solution/?attribute_size=8oz+-+240mL+-+114mg/mL&srsltid=AfmBOoqveR6M6A8EkilrhM5BPwvJg9Og5bQNjYAywqq-6hyhDeyRSYChHYY

I just went out there and checked on her again. No external parasites at all, her feathers are very healthy.
Neither her nor her sister has laid since they have came to our house, I was assuming the reason was because its been so cold lately and there's less sunlight. Only our 6 month olds have been laying. Her poops are light brown and kind of greenish. She is eating and drinking by herself though. I witnessed her eat and drink when I went out there. The others are not preventing her.

Her crop seemed very empty. I have not been checking her crop in the morning to see how full it is, but I will tomorrow. Thank you for the medication link! I do already have CORID on hand, do you think I could still use it if it was opened June or July of last year? It is in the fridge right now. And could I give that to her the same time as her dewormer? Thanks!

 

[talkinboutchickens]

@Eggcessive @casportpony

Update

She is getting worse.
We checked 2 Tractor supplies, no liquid SafeGuard, only pills. My dad got some SafeGuard wormer feed for turkeys and other animals in the meantime, before her albendazole arrives in the mail. She is not eating it. I hope that her medicine comes in time.
She is extremely lethargic and is in a weird position. Constantly having extremely watery explosive poops.

There are no apparent worms in her poop so they are probably the kind that transmit via eggs in the poop.

 

[Eggcessive]

It won’t hurt to use the Corid since she is failing. Do you have a picture of the label of SafeGuard? Is it 10% fenbendazole? The SafeGuard Equine Paste is as well at the same dose,and can be used. If it is in the feed, that might not work if she is not eating. Her droppings appear to have yellow urates (kidney waste) which are normally white. It can be a sign of liver problems secondary to reproductive disorder, and sometimes dehydration. Corid dosage is 2 tsp per gallon of the liquid, or 1.5 tsp of the powder. If you should lose her a necropsy by your state vet or a home necropsy with pictures of her abdominal organs (liver, intestines, oviduct, etc) might give a clue on what was wrong.

 

[talkinboutchickens]

It won’t hurt to use the Corid since she is failing. Do you have a picture of the label of SafeGuard? Is it 10% fenbendazole? The SafeGuard Equine Paste is as well at the same dose,and can be used. If it is in the feed, that might not work if she is not eating. Her droppings appear to have yellow urates (kidney waste) which are normally white. It can be a sign of liver problems secondary to reproductive disorder, and sometimes dehydration. Corid dosage is 2 tsp per gallon of the liquid, or 1.5 tsp of the powder. If you should lose her a necropsy by your state vet or a home necropsy with pictures of her abdominal organs (liver, intestines, oviduct, etc) might give a clue on what was wrong.

Thank you for your response! This is the label.

Are you suggesting that possibly she has something else going on by the way her poop looks?
She had been walking like a penguin in her cage. She couldn't possibly be eggbound, right? Is she just uncomfortable from the worms?

 

[Eggcessive]

Yes, the SafeGuard in the feed is usually not given to chickens as a wormer, since it is hard to know how much they need to get the right dosage. Reproductive disorders can also cause walking like a penguin. Have you tried to give her a dose of calcium or Tums orally, incase she has a stuck egg or lash material? That would not hurt.

 

[dawg53]

She might be eggbound, try soaking her in a container with warm water and follow the instructions in post #2 in this link:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/lethargic-and-arched-so-hot.1672620/#post-28742379