Worm identification and treatment help pleasešŸ™

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Just found these little solid white worms in one of my girls (Golden sex-link-1 year old end of this month). We check each n every one them over thoroughly weekly in attempts to stay ahead/on top of illnesses, injuries, etc. Jazzmine (her name) has been eating, drinking, free-ranging, laying & all around acting normal.
We did de-worm the entire flock of 7 (6 girls and 1 roo) somewhere (I honestly can't recall exactly when) around end of November/December with Pancur and as was recommended for the type of worms found at that time. These are a different type of worm so here I am again...šŸ˜Š
Can someone please help me to identify these worms and what the best and fastest (safest) method of treatment would be?
Trying to add picture but it won't let me so bare with me while I keep trying...
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Tapeworm segments is what the picture shows. Get Equimax horse paste from a feed store and give 0.16 ml for a 5 pound chicken orally, and repeat that in 14 days. Praziquantel is the ingredient needed, and it can be found also inNDroncit or Drontal tablets or Zimectrin Gold horse paste, but would have a different dosage You donā€™t have to treat all birds, just the one that passed that dropping. Tapeworms spread by an intermediate host who eats the eggs off the ground, and then when the chicken eats the intermediate host (worm, snail, slug, fly, beetle, grasshopper, flea, or a mole, etc) they become infested.
 
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Tapeworm segments is what the picture shows. Get Equimax horse paste from a feed store and give 0.16 ml for a 5 pound chicken orally, and repeat that in 14 days. Praziquantel is the ingredient needed, and it can be found also inNDroncit or Drontal tablets or Zimectrin Gold horse paste, but would have a different dosage You donā€™t have to treat all birds, just the one that passed that dropping. Tapeworms spread by an intermediate host who eats the eggs off the ground, and then when the chicken eats the intermediate host (worm, snail, slug, fly, beetle, grasshopper, flea, or a mole, etc) they become infested.
Thank you so very much! Ordering tonight on Amazon. Our local hardware/feedstore rarely has much stock of anything so I don't bother anymore.
Is there only 1 dosage of the Equimax horse paste, or several different dosages available? Just want to be sure I'm getting the right one. Again thank you so so much!
 
I use dog pills that contain praziquantel as they are more available. I give double dose (1 pill for 10 kg body weight for dogs - 5 kg body weight for chickens). chickens have fast metabolism that's why they need double dose. repeat in 2 weeks.

give your chickens fresh grass/fruit/veggies so that they start expelling worms. it will help you understand how many of them have worms.
 

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