Worming chickens?

[ChickEngineer]

In a fresh pile. A puddle of water with the two worms.
Just went out and checked the girls, no wounds or any sign of mites, just a little molting on a couple girls.

 

[enola]

Did the worms look like the ones in post 24?

 

[ChickEngineer]

Like the one next to the clip.

 

[enola]

That is a maggot. Working your chickens will not get rid of maggots.

 

[ChickEngineer]

What would the recommended treatment be for maggots?

 

[enola]

Are the maggots on/in your chicken(s)? Or in the bedding?

 

[ChickEngineer]

I have newspapers under the roost and have not check there. Just noticed the two in a poop out in the run this morning. I would say it is internal.

 

[casportpony]

@Dawg53 really needs to comment here.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

That is a maggot. Working your chickens will not get rid of maggots.

X2!

-Kathy

 

[sneakychicken]

We found a chicken that looked fine, dead, the other day. She had a small comb and it has been very hot where we live...looked like she was dust bathing just sitting partly under a bush. I've thought perhaps she was egg bound, but also wondered if it could have been worms...we're trying to keep everyone cooler and I want to worm them now that two other girls are not laying as well. I've seen several ideas on worming medicines and am wondering what to do as Wazine is the only thing I see online at Tractor Supply. My run is way too moist and I've had issues with larvae this past spring, so feel pretty sure worming is a good bet. I've kept birds for 5 yrs and have never had this happen, but I've also never had larvae issues and such a moist run.

Thanks for any advice. It is a tough week for me to be dealing with this and next week I can't, so ordering a dewormer isn't an option right now. Is there some place other than a Tractor Supply that would carry chicken dewormer?