Tapeworm?

[Mhornyak]

Gosh the drama never seems to end in chicken keeping life .

I have a hen who's been hanging out in the nesting boxes, looking rough with feathers.

Today I see this hanging from her vent. Looks like a huge tapeworm to me!

Please let me know your thoughts. We dewormed the flock in the winter.

 

[Kiki]

Not a tapeworm.
What exactly are you feeding this bird?

 

[talkinboutchickens]

Gosh the drama never seems to end in chicken keeping life .

I have a hen who's been hanging out in the nesting boxes, looking rough with feathers.

Today I see this hanging from her vent. Looks like a huge tapeworm to me!

Please let me know your thoughts. We dewormed the flock in the winter.View attachment 3812643View attachment 3812644View attachment 3812645

I don't know why but to me it looks like a shell membrane, but I'm not sure how that would have happened.

 

[Mhornyak]

Further eval uncovered an egg, with no shell, nearby. It's definitely a soft shell membrane, i was able to gently remove the hanging piece. Gave her some oral calcium and dewormed just in case she has a worm load (she is pretty light).

She eats a complete layer feed. We've isolated her near the flock to hopefully help get those feathers growing back!

 

[Eggcessive]

Looks like one of the weird tubular shell-less eggs that broke inside. I would repeat the calcium for the next 7 days. Calcium citrate with D3 is available at Walmart in generic Equate brand. 300-600 mg daily is good. Here is a link with a picture of tubular eggs:
https://bitchinchickens.com/2019/03/01/weird-eggs-101/

 

[Mhornyak]

Looks like one of the weird tubular shell-less eggs that broke inside. I would repeat the calcium for the next 7 days. Calcium citrate with D3 is available at Walmart in generic Equate brand. 300-600 mg daily is good. Here is a link with a picture of tubular eggs:
https://bitchinchickens.com/2019/03/01/weird-eggs-101/

Oh wow! That definitely makes sense! Yep I have big container from costco that's 600mg per tab. Thank you!