Vitamin deficiency?

[Kpegg]

Can deworming cause vitamin deficiency?

My chickens were diagnosed with threadworms last month. They initially were treated with 5 consecutive days of safegaurd paste. I gave the second dose a few days ago. 2 days after the second dose I noticed both my rooster and a hen not wanting to walk much. They will take a couple of steps and then sit.

The rooster is alert, eating, crowing and roosting at night. However he walks very stiff with tail down and only takes a few steps and sits. He will move around to be with the girls and will run if he feels they are threatened or when I try and grab him. Crop is emptying. Wattles and comb nice and red. Toes not curled.

The hen is the same except not eating (is drinking) and not roosting.

I've been orally dosing them with poultry cell and adding to the water and feeding them eggs for the last 2 days, no change. Could the dewormer have caused a vitamin deficiency causing the issue? Any other suggestions?

 

[Kiki]

Safe-guard does not cause a vitamin deficiency.

Are you sure they are eating their chicken feed?

 

[Kpegg]

Safe-guard does not cause a vitamin deficiency.

Are you sure they are eating their chicken feed?

They were eating their feed, the rooster still is somewhat, the hen has not once this started. I'll also add no mites and they were looked over by a vet and given a good bill of health (minus the worms) a few weeks ago. It's also been 100 degrees here so they have been free ranging so they can go into the woods, however it's been much cooler these last few days.

 

[Kiki]

They were eating their feed, the rooster still is somewhat, the hen has not once this started.

Did you squirt the deworming in to their mouth?

If she isn't eating then she will continue to deline. You could tube feed her.

 

[Kpegg]

Did you squirt the deworming in to their mouth?

If she isn't eating then she will continue to deline. You could tube feed her.

Yes, I gave them all individual doses of the dewormer orally due to the differences in weight. I've been hand feeding them eggs.

 

[Kiki]

Yes, I gave them all individual doses of the dewormer orally due to the differences in weight. I've been hand feeding them eggs.

Are you sure you didn't squirt hers down the wrong pipe in her mouth?

If she inhaled some of the deworming wrong it could be a problem. If she was eating before you gave her the meds it may be the problem. She needs good balanced nutrition to prevent her from declining.

If she was already sick before you dewormed her then that may be part of the issue too. The stress of handling and deworming her could hav3e made her worse. Just guesses.

Check these out:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ures-under-construction.1064392/post-16201671

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/crop-feeding.75454/

 

[Kpegg]

Yes, I use the safeguard paste for this reason. I put it at the front of their beak and let them

Are you sure you didn't squirt hers down the wrong pipe in her mouth?

If she inhaled some of the deworming wrong it could be a problem. If she was eating before you gave her the meds it may be the problem. She needs good balanced nutrition to prevent her from declining.

If she was already sick before you dewormed her then that may be part of the issue too. The stress of handling and deworming her could hav3e made her worse. Just guesses.

Check these out:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ures-under-construction.1064392/post-16201671

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/crop-feeding.75454/

Are you sure you didn't squirt hers down the wrong pipe in her mouth?

If she inhaled some of the deworming wrong it could be a problem. If she was eating before you gave her the meds it may be the problem. She needs good balanced nutrition to prevent her from declining.

If she was already sick before you dewormed her then that may be part of the issue too. The stress of handling and deworming her could hav3e made her worse. Just guesses.

Check these out:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ures-under-construction.1064392/post-16201671

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/crop-feeding.75454/

Hen died. Rooster 'looks/sounds' good but still takes a few steps and sits. He can walk/run if he feels threatened but looks stiff doing it.

 

[Eggcessive]

You may dealing with something more serious. Capillary worms are deadly. How old are the hen and rooster? Were they vaccinated for anything? I would start some vitamin B or super B complex 1/2 tablet daily crushed into a small bit of food. That can help some leg issues.

 

[Eggcessive]

Sorry for your loss. I didn’t see the last post until now. What state are you in? I would keep the body chilled and take or send it off to your state vet on Monday for a necropsy. Here is a list of state vets to find one near you:
https://www.metzerfarms.com/poultry-labs.html

 

[Kpegg]

You may dealing with something more serious. Capillary worms are deadly. How old are the hen and rooster? Were they vaccinated for anything? I would start some vitamin B or super B complex 1/2 tablet daily crushed into a small bit of food. That can help some leg issues.

Hen was about a year, rooster is roughly 2. He's a very large cochin who likes to rooster high, sometimes he hurts himself when he jumps down, which was initially my first thought until the hen started doing the same. He can walk and even run but seems stiff and mostly takes a few steps and then sits. Not off balance. Also keeping tail down when standing and raising it when sitting. I've been giving poultry cell directly and in water, would that have enough B vitamins?