Worms

[MotherHen75]

Call around to your local vets on Monday. Ask them if they will run a fecal float test on some fresh poop if you bring it in a dish.

Look up photos of roundworms...they are the most common in chickens...see if that is what you saw.

If you had to guess about how long was it?

No, unless roundworms are a lot smaller. A they were small, had segments kinda, but very much alive and a lot of them. I have noticed my chicken was a lot lighter then the others but i figured that was just because she was broody for 21 days and didn’t eat much.

 

[Kiki]

No, unless roundworms are a lot smaller. A they were small, had segments kinda, but very much alive and a lot of them. I have noticed my chicken was a lot lighter then the others but i figured that was just because she was broody for 21 days and didn’t eat much.

Get the Equimax tomorrow.

 

[azygous]

I'm sorry. I didn't intend to launch you into a state of paranoia. Being informed about how round worms can infect humans will arm you with facts and then you will feel more in control. http://www.petsandparasites.org/dog-owners/roundworms/

To put it briefly, roundworms are a danger to humans walking on soil barefooted where there are pets infected with the worms defecating in that vicinity and the feces are left to accumulate.

You can assure you and your family won't be in danger by worming pets and keeping poops picked up.

 

[dawg53]

Hookworms are the biggest threat when it comes to walking barefooted on contaminated soil. Human, dog, cat and poultry feces can contain hookworms. Regarding other nematodes; food with worm eggs on it can be swallowed and infect humans. That's why we thoroughly wash veggies and fruits from the garden AND from the grocery store AND from flea markets.
Dirt under fingernails can contain eggs, personal hygiene is a must.
See this link:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-images/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.e9e882502795

It's not all doom and gloom though. Not all soil is contaminated with hookworms. If our pets are wormed monthly, there's less of a risk. It's rare that poultry are infected with hookworms, but it can happen. The standard treatments are benzimidazoles in poultry.

@MotherHen75 It sounds like you're dealing with tapeworms. Go ahead and get the Equimax equine paste at TSC and dose the hen that excreted the segments as Texas Kiki mentioned. Then redose her again 10 days after the first dosing.
In order for a chicken to get infected with tapeworms, your hen had to have eaten an infected insect. That's the only way they can get infected with tapeworms, by eating an infected insect.
Here's a link for the Equimax dosage, post #1.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...rms-under-construction.1220309/#post-19519143

 

[MotherHen75]

Hookworms are the biggest threat when it comes to walking barefooted on contaminated soil. Human, dog, cat and poultry feces can contain hookworms. Regarding other nematodes; food with worm eggs on it can be swallowed and infect humans. That's why we thoroughly wash veggies and fruits from the garden AND from the grocery store AND from flea markets.
Dirt under fingernails can contain eggs, personal hygiene is a must.
See this link:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-images/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.e9e882502795

It's not all doom and gloom though. Not all soil is contaminated with hookworms. If our pets are wormed monthly, there's less of a risk. It's rare that poultry are infected with hookworms, but it can happen. The standard treatments are benzimidazoles in poultry.

@MotherHen75 It sounds like you're dealing with tapeworms. Go ahead and get the Equimax equine paste at TSC and dose the hen that excreted the segments as Texas Kiki mentioned. Then redose her again 10 days after the first dosing.
In order for a chicken to get infected with tapeworms, your hen had to have eaten an infected insect. That's the only way they can get infected with tapeworms, by eating an infected insect.
Here's a link for the Equimax dosage, post #1.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...rms-under-construction.1220309/#post-19519143

Thank you, we have a dog and 2 cats. The cats are indoor and we always pick up the dogs poop. I will go to TSC today.

 

[Ginmary]

I never heard of tape worms moving and squiggling in the poop. I thought they just leave segments like rice or what was seen in the pix someone posted. Can you post a picture. Getting the float test done is best so you can treat appropriately the first time and not waste days of giving medicine not targeted for the correct worm.

 

[casportpony]

I never heard of tape worms moving and squiggling in the poop. I thought they just leave segments like rice or what was seen in the pix someone posted. Can you post a picture. Getting the float test done is best so you can treat appropriately the first time and not waste days of giving medicine not targeted for the correct worm.

 

[dawg53]

I never heard of tape worms moving and squiggling in the poop. I thought they just leave segments like rice or what was seen in the pix someone posted. Can you post a picture. Getting the float test done is best so you can treat appropriately the first time and not waste days of giving medicine not targeted for the correct worm.

The segments (Proglottids) do move around in feces. I've dealt with tapeworms quite a few times. The segments work their way onto and into the soil where they expel thousands of eggs to be eaten by a variety of insects including earthworms, ants, termites, flies, beetles etc...
Chickens eat the infected insect and the rest is history, tapeworms lifecycle is completed and time for it to start growing and reproducing all over again.
Keep in mind not all insects will be infected and neither will all chickens be infected. I cant say that about any of the types of poultry roundworms though. All chickens should be wormed if any type of roundworms are involved.

 

[MotherHen75]

I’m not so sure they’re tape worms anymore.. They were a lot more alive and moving, i can try to get a pic.. Might be awhile i’m out at TSC now, will not give her it until i’m 100% what it is.

 

[casportpony]

Is it possible that they were maggots?