Worms. Barf.

[cottontail farm]

Chickens pooped on the walk so I grabbed the hose to spray it off and found this. Said poop either came from my less than a year old pullets or a 4 year old rooster that I got from a friend last month.
What are these and what do I need to buy to get rid of them?

 

[DobieLover]

Roundworms.
You can use Safeguard or Valbazen.
If your birds are currently molting, I'd use Valbazen.
Valbazen, use 1/2cc per large bird. Repeat in 10 to 14 days.

 

[azygous]

You need to use a device in a photo such as this for scale. A coin or a ruler laid next to the poop will tell us how large these worms are and help to identify them.

 

[Folly's place]

x2. Roundworms, and fenbendazole works fine, with no egg withdrawal.
Mary

 

[cottontail farm]

Thank you very much everyone. I'm still in town so will head to TSC now.
Yuck!

 

[Eggcessive]

I have always read where fenbendazole has a 14 day egg withdrawal. Dosage is 1/4 ml per pound given once and again in 10 days. That will treat roundworms and cecal worms. To treat for more difficult and less frequent worms such as capillary and gapeworm, give it for 5 consecuative days.

 

[Folly's place]

According to FARAD.org, the approved product is Aquasol, which is fenbendazole, meant to be used in drinking water (I think), very expensive, and with no egg withdrawal for laying hens.
The manufacturer went to the trouble and expense to get it approved a couple of years ago. Nobody has done this with any other fenbendazole product in the USA, at least yet. Backyard poultry are a very tiny part of the poultry market, and drug approvals are time consuming and expensive.
If there's actually a huge difference in yolk uptake of this product, depending on it's delivery, then it may matter. At least to me, it's still fenbendazole.
Mary

 

[Eggcessive]

I know of no one here on BYC who will purchase the SafeGuard Aquasol since it costs about $270 plus shipping. No feed stores in my area even carry it. You can get a bottle of the SafeGuard Liquid Goat Wormer or eguine paste for $25/$12, and those have a 14 day egg with drawal.

 

[Folly's place]

I just spent some time on Google, and found nothing recent from an official source talking a bout a 14 day egg withdrawal after using Fenbendazole in laying hens. An article from a several years ago mentioned a 17 day egg withdrawal, but nothing newer. Where is this 14 day egg withdrawal mentioned, except in what I'd call the 'popular press', including here.
I'm not trying to be difficult, just wondering.
Mary

 

[ChickNanny13]

Very interesting, something to look into. Thank you @Folly's place for mentioning your findings.