Worming while on Tylan ok?

[emmaie892000]

It could just be one bird that has the worms, and finding that bird's specific poops could be hard! A while back I took a hen to the vet for her respiratory problems, and she found worms as well. I finished the Tylan first, then wormed. Worms are an inconvenience for the bird, but rarely will truly HARM them. I would finish up your Tylan, since you're already treating. I do believe that my vet told me not to do both at the same time with my flock.
About the bantam with the odd poops, there are poop charts floating around out there. I believe there's a thread with one on the first page of this forum section right now actually. I'll see if I can grab a link so you compare pictures. And how old is the chicken? Laying can be weird and irregular at first with hens, and wrinkly/oddly shaped is pretty common. It's probably unrelated to the poops, and not a big deal.

EDIT: Here's the chart.

One thing to note is that bloody poops are sometimes just intestinal shedding, but if they occur too often, are most likely something else. Check out to see if any of the healthy poops on here look like hers. (Also, I think they have some worm poop pictures that may help you out)

 

[Kim95037]

Thanks! I remember hearing about this poo chart.
Yeah I'm pretty sure its just one chicken that has the worms. The poop was such an odd brown color I didnt think I would have a problem with trying to find it again.
Tabitha is 3 years old

 

[dawg53]

It could just be one bird that has the worms, and finding that bird's specific poops could be hard! A while back I took a hen to the vet for her respiratory problems, and she found worms as well. I finished the Tylan first, then wormed. Worms are an inconvenience for the bird, but rarely will truly HARM them. I would finish up your Tylan, since you're already treating. I do believe that my vet told me not to do both at the same time with my flock.
About the bantam with the odd poops, there are poop charts floating around out there. I believe there's a thread with one on the first page of this forum section right now actually. I'll see if I can grab a link so you compare pictures. And how old is the chicken? Laying can be weird and irregular at first with hens, and wrinkly/oddly shaped is pretty common. It's probably unrelated to the poops, and not a big deal.

EDIT: Here's the chart.

One thing to note is that bloody poops are sometimes just intestinal shedding, but if they occur too often, are most likely something else. Check out to see if any of the healthy poops on here look like hers. (Also, I think they have some worm poop pictures that may help you out)

You're mistaken about worms not harming birds. Worms eventually kill a chicken. They also cause internal damage, not to mention the thousands of worm eggs laid each day onto and into your soil to be picked up by your other chickens infecting them and continuing their lifecycle.
Wrinkly odd shaped eggs are uncommon and could possibly indicate Infectious Bronchitis (IB) which is a respiratory disease, non treatable because it's a virus and antibiotics are ineffective. Worms can possibly be the root cause of respiratory diseases in that they weaken the chickens immune system and sap strength. Bloody poops are typically caused by cocci, however in older birds it's most likely capillary worms. If one bird has worms, so do the others.
Cecal poop is normal at about every 8 to 10 droppings.

 

[emmaie892000]

But what would you say about her finishing Tylan first, then worming?
I understand where I was wrong, thanks for pointing that out.

 

[dawg53]

But what would you say about her finishing Tylan first, then worming?
I understand where I was wrong, thanks for pointing that out.

See post #2 on page 1.

 

[Kim95037]

The plan is to finish the Tylan and then worm everyone. My chickens have already had infectious bronchitis I understand the are supposedly immune to
It after they get it. I lost a bunch of baby chicks to that it was heartbreaking
By the way there is a vaccine for IB now
I got three new EE from Dare to Dream Farms and they informed me it was fairly new. One of my chicks wes sneezing so I called to let them know. They said it was probably from the vaccine and it would go away which it did.
That is where I will get all of my chickens from now on. They are awesome and will even hand deliver them. They garuntee their health and that they will be hens. I found out the hard way it really matters where you get your chickens
So I have never wormed my chickens before but I will be in a couple of days.
Dawg do you recommend doing that on a regular basis and what would be the time increments? Like once a year or something like that?