Worms? (Poop pic)

[Lady Lionheart]

Just found this in the run. Can anyone identify what this is. They are moving, so I'm sure it's some kind of worms. I also need to know what is the best treatment for this.

 

[pibb]

Looks like tapeworm segments. Praziquantel will be the wormer you want to use.

 

[Lady Lionheart]

Looks like tapeworm segments. Praziquantel will be the wormer you want to use.

Ok. I'm reading that its a paste for horses? And the dose is a pea size amount and then repeat in 10 days?

 

[Lady Lionheart]

Ok. I'm reading that its a paste for horses? And the dose is a pea size amount and then repeat in 10 days?

Zimectrin Gold equine wormer?

 

[getaclue]

Yes Lady, you are correct. Zimectrin Gold equine wormer. Withhold food (not water) for 24 hours before you worm them. Give them a medium pea size dose. They can eat after you worm them. Repeat in 10 days.

 

[Lady Lionheart]

Yes Lady, you are correct. Zimectrin Gold equine wormer. Withhold food (not water) for 24 hours before you worm them. Give them a medium pea size dose. They can eat after you worm them. Repeat in 10 days.

Thank you so much!

 

[Kiki]

Do you have a lot of flies around?


The dose for Equimax horse paste it .03ml per each pound.

Pea size may be too much depending on what kind of peas you are familiar with.

 

[Lady Lionheart]

Do you have a lot of flies around?


The dose for Equimax horse paste it .03ml per each pound.

Pea size may be too much depending on what kind of peas you are familiar with.

Yes. We had a lot of flies this summer. Is that how they got them?
Would a bb size be better?

 

[Kiki]

Yes. We had a lot of flies this summer. Is that how they got them?
Would a bb size be better?

I think what you're seeing are fly maggots on the poop and not tapes.

 

[Eggcessive]

I agree that it appears to be tapeworm segments. Equimax is less expensive that Zimectrin Gold. The dosages are different, so you might want to look at post 2 here for the different dosages:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/zimectin-and.944386/

Here is a video with moving tapeworm segments to compare: