Worms still alive after wazine 17

[Coopking]

Treated my girls yesterday with wazine 17 for round worm. Today I still see live worms in the droppings. Is this normal, does it take a few days to kill them or should I retreat them?

 

[Lady of McCamley]

Wazine will flush the worms for the next day or two. You will need to retreat in 30 days.

It is not uncommon to see a few live worms in the process.

LofMc

 

[Folly's place]

You will need to retreat at least once, maybe twice, at two week intervals. Did you dose the piperazine individually, or in the water? It's not as effective as fenbendazole.
Mary

 

[Lady of McCamley]

@Folly's place. Thank you for correcting my hastily typed info.
Roundworms mature in 21 days, so it is important to break that cycle.

OP, you should worm at least twice. The first kills the adult worms now, but not those worms which have yet to hatch. The worm med only kills the adult worms, not those still protected by egg casing.

Maintenance is 30 days, continually, meaning every 30 days, for those small holders who struggle with field rotation and build up to bring a flock to a non-worm (or greatly reduced) status.

Eradication for an acute (immediate) problem is every 3 weeks, at least twice, or every 14 days at least twice, to interrupt the 21 day hatching cycle. The adult worms lay the eggs that pass into the feces to be picked up by the next bird to hatch adult worms in 21 days.

Each worming, you should clean the litter and coops to scoop up the worm eggs to help break the cycle.

LofMc

 

[Folly's place]

Those moving roundworms after treatment are dying, not healthy. Just not yet totally dead. Yuck!
Mary

 

[Coopking]

Thank you everyone for the helpful advice.☺