gapeworm

[Star and eclipsa]

What is gapeworm and how does it affect chickens? Someone told me that snails can carry it and i saw one of my baby chickens eating a snail when i brought them outside.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gapeworm

Earthworms, slugs and snails are secondary hosts.
Birds cough up the eggs, swallow them and expel them in their feces.
It is called gapeworm because of the effect of the bird holding their mouth open trying to get air.

 

[Star and eclipsa]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gapeworm

Earthworms, slugs and snails are secondary hosts.
Birds cough up the eggs, swallow them and expel them in their feces.
It is called gapeworm because of the effect of the bird holding their mouth open trying to get air.

Is it deadly?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Yes it can be if not treated. I wouldn't worry unless it shows symptoms. Not all snails, worms etc. will carry the parasite.
Infected flocks can be treated with thiabendazole or levamisole.

 

[Folly's place]

It's generally not a huge problem for chickens, but is very bad for turkeys and peafowl. it's more serious in young birds. I'm glad that my flock is 'high and dry', not near wetlands or ponds where snails are common. Mary

 

[Titan Farm]

Couple links for your.

http://www.thepoultrysite.com/diseaseinfo/65/gape/
https://poultrykeeper.com/respiratory-problems/gapeworm/
https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poultry/helminthiasis/overview-of-helminthiasis-in-poultry#v3341850

 

[007Sean]

It's generally not a huge problem for chickens, but is very bad for turkeys and peafowl. it's more serious in young birds. I'm glad that my flock is 'high and dry', not near wetlands or ponds where snails are common. Mary

Pheasants are also very prone to gapeworm.

 

[Eelantha]

Yes it can be if not treated. I wouldn't worry unless it shows symptoms. Not all snails, worms etc. will carry the parasite.
Infected flocks can be treated with thiabendazole or levamisole.

What is the dosage for both products? How much of it, how many times a day, for how long a period of time? And how to I give to my flock - in their water? Though their food? Or directly in their beaks?

My rooster is showing signs of serious gapeworm infestation (I saw him sneeze out a half cm grub) and the vet vaccine didn't work on him, so maybe Levamisole or thiabendazole will do the trick.

 

[casportpony]

What is the dosage for both products? How much of it, how many times a day, for how long a period of time? And how to I give to my flock - in their water? Though their food? Or directly in their beaks?

My rooster is showing signs of serious gapeworm infestation (I saw him sneeze out a half cm grub) and the vet vaccine didn't work on him, so maybe Levamisole or thiabendazole will do the trick.

Gapes are pretty rare in chickens, but I did treat one once and this was the dose I used:

• 10% Safeguard or Panacur (fenbendazole liquid or paste) at 0.14 ml per pound (30 mg/kg) orally for 5 days.

That information came from this:

 

[Eelantha]

Gapes are pretty rare in chickens, but I did treat one once and this was the dose I used:

• 10% Safeguard or Panacur (fenbendazole liquid or paste) at 0.14 ml per pound (30 mg/kg) orally for 5 days.

That information came from this:



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Panacur... I'll see if I can find some in local vet stores. Hopefully they have some. Thank you!