gape worm

  1. E

    Something is going on with my young chick.. any advise will be appreciated

    Hi, my name is Eva and I am new here. I am also new to having backyard chickens.. I have encountered a problem with one of my young hens, a cream legbar mix. She is gaping and screaming, and seems very distressed. She also seems to limp. She has just started to lay eggs, and they are huge. I...
  2. L

    Crop adjustment or gape worm?

    Hi everyone! My 3 month old pullet was lethargic Monday morning and afternoon. We isolated her, made her some scrambled eggs, gave her poultry cell and some electrolytes and she has definitely perked up since, but while she has been isolated, her poop has been like a medium to dark green and...
  3. Moricha

    Chicken possibly injured, breathing heavily. Injury or possible gape worm? Please help, any ideas welcome.

    Hello all, One of my girls has either gotten injured or come down with something- or both. EDIT: Video link of panting: Penny is (I believe) a 3 month old hen and her breed is… to be honest, I’m not sure. I was only told she is an olive egger and I have had for for a month now. She is not...
  4. thunder21

    Confused what type of respiratory illness my rooster has

    I kept on reading about respiratory illness what's the symptoms and the treatment. But the more I read about them, the more I get confuse. I don't know which one is the proper and effective treatment I'll give to my rooster. As of now, I'm giving coryza treatment by giving medicated water...
  5. madsnbot

    another chicken death. severe panting and then death minutes later. Gapeworm? Heatstroke? help :(

    I’ve had so many deaths in my flock recently due to illness and it’s so frustrating. I have previous posts on my other chickens and how they died but just now I had another hen die but under different circumstances. My Brahma was a little under a year old and just died out of the blue. Before...
  6. N

    Sick Rooster -need help

    Hi all, I’m hoping someone can help us. We have a wonderful rooster, 5 years old, never been sick before. A couple weeks ago I noticed what appeared to be damaged inner corner of his eye. Seemed to only be there sometimes which made me think it was damaged to inner eyelid. Had like yellow in...
  7. L

    Please help! Is this respiratory, gapeworm, crop issue?

    We have noticed our hen wheezing for 2 days now. We were away for 4 days prior, so are unsure on the exact start date unfortunately. She is wheezing with every breath, will not eat or drink since I have been closely watching her and she holds her head extended 99% of the time. She will also...
  8. N

    Gapeworm treatment

    Hi everyone! So I have a hen that started gasping and whistling for air last night, contacted a vet over the phone and he told me to start her on gapeworm treatment. She's one safeguard equine fenbendazole 10% as of last night. But I was wondering how fast most people see improvement if that's...
  9. applethechicken

    Does my chicken have gape worm? or crop problems?

    I have a chicken who keeps gaping/ yawning/ crop clearing, i'm not sure what it is. (Video link below) She also is sneezing more than usual. This morning, she kept doing this for over 5 minutes straight, and now in the afternoon, she does it once every 5 minutes or so. I've seen this happen for...
  10. T

    RIR Pullets

    We have two RIR pullets(I think they’re both pullets) about 7.5 weeks old. One is smaller and one is larger. Yesterday we noticed the smaller one was not as active as she had been, today she is keeping one of her eyes closed unless I force it open and appears normal. She just seems a little more...
  11. J

    Chicken wheezing and weak - gape worm or dehydration??

    Today was an unusually hot day and when I went to go check on my hens a lot of them had their wings out and were slightly overheating. They were hot but not anything overly dramatic except for one. This is a video of the chicken after I brought it inside to try to figure out what could be the...
  12. winnerwinnerchicken

    My experience with a chicken with Gape worm - symptoms, what to do and what not to do.

    Hello readers, as there is not a lot of information out there concerning Gape worm and curing backyard chickens from home, I thought to share my experience. Unfortunately this story does not have a happy ending but maybe you can learn from my mistakes. In terms of formatting, I have split it...
  13. C

    Hen with suspected gape worm? Help needed

  14. edoyle

    Very sick hen!!! VIDEO too

    I noticed this hen hanging out by herself and sleeping a lot yesterday and today I found her in this condition!!! I gave her some tylan in the hopes of saving her if it’s a respiratory disease (though I’m not too certain she’s going to make it!!). She sounds horrible!! Any thoughts what it is so...
  15. Rielka

    Rooster's Life on the Line: From Fine to Fatal

    My 2 year old Rhode Island Red rooster has suddenly fallen incredibly ill. Just four days ago I noticed he was laying beside the coop, a behavior I believed was okay seeing as he would still get up and move, it just seemed as if he was slightly lethargic. Overtime his conditioned worsened, even...
  16. sziemba

    Chickens Having Breathing Problems Over Last Few Weeks, new symptoms, please help!

    Over the past month it seems my flock has been having a lot of health problems. My fat hen(2yo Barred rock), sorry sweetie, started having breathing problems, showing some of the signs of gapeworm. So, I the did the first round of treatment for both my hens and chicks(14 weeks) for gapeworm...
  17. 1234chicken4321

    Ill chicks, please help??

    One of my chicks being raised free range by its mums (it has two) seems to have a cold. It stops every few seconds and seems to look up and wheeze with a rare sneeze. It still runs around and eats fine but its had it a few days and seems a bit worse. I know how quickly they can go down hill, so...
  18. M

    Gapeworm or respiratory????

    I’m not sure if I should treat for gape or respiratory issues??? She just started doing this this monring. I got her from someone about 6 months ago and she’s always been raspy sounding but I never really worried about it becuase there were no other symptoms. No discharge from the eyes or nasal...
  19. B

    Ivermectin for ducks and where to buy?!?

    I've read a lot about giving ducks ivermectin for gapeworms and giving it to them orally but all I can find online is injectable, pour on, and paste. If anyone can help me get in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it.
    • Birdman1583
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  20. Hanaero

    Peahen breathing issues

    Hi there, We have our peahen Peanelopea who has been having breathing issues. We have seen a vet with her who suggested it could be gapeworm and/or treating for Mycoplasma (despite not having standard symptoms of Myco), vet also said she was underweight and a bit run down. Treatments being...
    • Hanaero
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    • breathing gape worm peafowl
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    • Forum: Peafowl
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