Long skinny worm

[WeezyH]

Saw long skinny white string in a chicken poop that looked normal otherwise…guessing it’s a worm. Probably should’ve taken a photo and I’m looking into treatments on the site, but should we discontinue eating eggs until I figure this out? I have four 1.5 year old Rhode Island Reds in Louisiana.

Thanks )

 

[dawg53]

You'll need to worm all four birds. Please read post #4 in this link:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/worms-in-chicken-poop.1575508/#post-26765905

 

[WeezyH]

Ok. I will look for the valbazen. Not sure how coordinated I’ll be trying to do this . Should I toss eggs collected past few days and the ones while I’m treating?

 

[WeezyH]

And thank you!

 

[WeezyH]

So sorry…I scrolled down and see where you commented on what to do with eggs after treatment. I’m still worried about eggs I have already collected. We’ve had a lot of rain here lately…just noticed the stringy thing this am.

 

[dawg53]

So sorry…I scrolled down and see where you commented on what to do with eggs after treatment. I’m still worried about eggs I have already collected. We’ve had a lot of rain here lately…just noticed the stringy thing this am.

It's highly unlikely you'll find a worm inside an egg. They are safe to eat. If you find a worm in an egg, toss the egg in the garbage (take a pic first.)