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  1. Citychickengal

    Wormed with safeguard but didn’t repeat the dose, should I worm again?

    Hello all, I recently wormed my chickens with safeguard equine paste, just did an approximate “pea” sized dose. They had visible roundworms in their droppings, which is why I wormed in the first place. However I’m reading in a few places that I should have repeated the dose two weeks after I...
  2. T

    does my chicken have worms or anemia?

    This morning when I went to go check on my chickens, I noticed my chicken, Gertrude, would not leave her coup. My other chicken ran out right away. Gertrude also suddenly has a very light pink waddle, and comb, and has lost a few pounds. She has also struggled with pooping all over her feathers...
  3. Animal family

    Parasite questions

    I found worms swimming in my pond! I was hoping someone could tell me if I need to worry about this, these worms look like parasites. Heres some background info, I have a little 55 gallon pond, it’s unfiltered and I empty it on the trees each week and refill it. My 2 ducks play in it everyday...
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  4. JuliaWesterbeek

    Sick Chicken - Possible Gapeworm, Coccidia...

    I have an Olive Egger hen who has been yawning (as if something is stuck in her throat) regularly for the past few days. Other than the yawning, she was very active, eating well, etc. However, today I saw her sleeping/resting more than normal, and when feeding mealworms she was not as excited...
  5. P

    Question about dewormers

    So my wife and I have had chickens for a couple years now. This year, we got some turkeys and ducks as well. We let out the ducks once they're nearly full grown and they tend to stay out around the pond and rarely come back into the pen or coop at night, but we do keep them in the pen with the...
  6. AstroChicken

    Hen ear infection or worms with balance issues?

    Hi, I have a barred rock that is 2 years old, had the Marek's vaccine so thinking I can rule that out. In just one day she can not keep her balance when she walks and wobbles slightly while standing. Her feet checked out fine and all the blogs and internet search comes up as possible worms or...
  7. Muscovy-palooza

    Duckling troubles: wry neck or not?

    Hello my duck friends.:frow I have a little muscovy that is 6 days old. CUTENESS ALERT: His neck does not look like the wry neck that I have read about. In fact the trouble only comes when he eats or drinks and then that isn't all the time. The little one will hold his head back touching it...
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    • Forum: Ducks
  8. PeepSake

    Sick Chickens from an Auction

    Last year I raised up some barred rocks, americaunas and cuckoo marans. A mink took 5 of them over the winter so I went to a bird auction on May 4th and brought home Six Sapphire Gems and 3 Buff Orpingtons. The only information I got with them was that they are Spring 2019 hatch and from the...
  9. BigBlueHen53

    A Question About Worming

    So I've had chickens about 8 years, probably none of these are my original hens, and they all seem fit, healthy and happy. But I notice a lot of you mention worming your birds, so now I wonder: how do you know whether your birds need to be wormed, and what do you use to worm them with? I never...
  10. Anime2lover

    Possible worms/mites???

    One of my hens has seemed to develop an unusual bald spot on her head. I know the roosters mating can cause it, but that doesnt happen on just one side like this. I heard that works and mites can cause this, so could someone give me some pointers and help with getting her better from what ever...
  11. Backyard Dacks

    Slimy Treats

    I gave Shii a bowl of water with about 20 worms... gone in under 8 seconds! Also, Shii found a live slug- about 3 inches long... gone! Still had slime coming out of her beak for a long time after...:drool
  12. HuskerHens18

    What should be first?

    Long time no see, BYC! I'm going to make this post short and sweet lol. What should I treat first? Worms or coccidia? We had devastating flooding, it brought in a bunch of crap. I noticed some thinner chickens today and thought I should treat them to be safe. I have corid(liquid) and...
  13. onesweetflock

    Hen with Soft-Shelled Egg then Constant Diarrhea + Lethargy, Please Help!

    Hi there chicken folk! I'm having a bit of a dilemma. I have a black australorp hen named Fanny who is five years old. Though she's about middle aged, she normally seems quite healthy and vibrant. Howeeeever, she has laid two soft shelled eggs recently, and she has also been seen having a bit of...
  14. JBirdy

    Molting Hen With Very Watery Poop - Not Worms

    Hello, I'm wondering if someone might be able to help me figure out why one of my chickens is under the weather. She's a bantam silkie who seems to be going through a pretty big molt - she is in the regrowth process now. About three weeks ago (around the time she began molting), she stopped...
  15. Allipockets

    Work in hard boiled egg?!?

    I've seen a few posts about finding a worm in an egg, so naturally that's a big fear of mine. I hard boiled some eggs today and when cutting them in half one egg had what looked like the chalazae, however to my knowledge that goes away when cooked. Please please please tell me this is not a worm
  16. sarastamand

    Earthworms for teenage chicks? Ermine also lurking...

    Is it okay to feed my (almost - few days away) 6 week old teenage chicks earthworms? They love crickets, mealworms, and wax worms but I wanted to introduce them to something new. I’m hoping to get them in their coop soon, but we have an ermine lurking around! We’ve been trying for weeks to...
  17. funnyCAT140

    Cecal Poop or Worms?

    So about two weeks ago I had an RIR rooster pass away after he got an infection on his leg from being attacked by a dog. I didn’t want my hen to be lonely so I went out and bought a bantam Polish pair. One hen and one rooster. A couple of days later the rooster died. He had diarrhea, so I’m...
  18. Relleoms

    Is it too cold for parasites?

    At what temperature do worms or Coccidia become active? We’ve had roller coaster weather, and have had a bit of snow melt the last two days but it’s going to be freezing tonight & subzero again this week. Of course the chickens poop in the melting snow, then drink from the puddles (yuck). I try...
  19. Louisetho2

    Tapeworms coming back after a week each time

    Hi. I’ve been dealing with tapeworm since Between August and October last year. I treated with Avitrol plus and Equimax however the tape segments keep coming back in my chooks poo about a week after I wo them. Each freaking time ! Any advice on how to get rid of them forever and not just a...
  20. K

    Meal worms from a petsmart?

    I was thinking about getting mealworms/“super worms” from my local petsmart and raising more of them to give to my chickens as treat... has anyone started with these before and are they good for chickens? I’ve seen mealworm threads, but the petsmart markets them as superworms... is this the same...
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