Worms in water bowls 🪱 🤢

[Barbours]

Hey y'all, sooooo, I went out this morning to let all the critters out and when I went to change the water in there bowls I found these long, thin, redish worms all scrunched up together. Don't have a picture cause I didn't think about it I just wanted to get them the heck out of my critters water. This happened last year too so wondering if it's just seasonal??? I looked up pics and it kinda looked like a horsehair worm. Don't know though. Do y'all think it could hurt my birds? If so what do y'all rekon I do about it?

 

[talkinboutchickens]

Could this be it?

I actually saw a few the other day and was grossed out as well...
But sorry I couldn't find any info online about getting rid of them I guess just keep changing out their water.

 

[Barbours]

Could this be it?
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I actually saw a few the other day and was grossed out as well...
But sorry I couldn't find any info online about getting rid of them I guess just keep changing out their water.

I don't know, mabey. I found more this morning and took pics.

 

[Barbours]

Could this be it?
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I actually saw a few the other day and was grossed out as well...
But sorry I couldn't find any info online about getting rid of them I guess just keep changing out their water.

Will do! Just hope it's nothing harmful. Wonder if I can put something in the water to prevent it?

 

[talkinboutchickens]

I don't know, mabey. I found more this morning and took pics.

How big are they? They look like tapeworms to me but I don't know for sure.

 

[talkinboutchickens]

Will do! Just hope it's nothing harmful. Wonder if I can put something in the water to prevent it?

I'm not exactly sure if there's anything that you can put in the water to kill the worms without harming the chickens

 

[Barbours]

I'm not exactly sure if there's anything that you can put in the water to kill the worms without harming the chickens

Their not very big just long. Ya that's the problem

 

[talkinboutchickens]

Their not very big just long. Ya that's the problem

Could this be it? Horsehair worms?
https://entomology.ca.uky.edu/ef613
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/marine/worms/horsehair-worm

Their only hosts are bugs so don't worry

 

[aart]

How big is this bowl, why not just dump and refill it daily.

 

[NC_Quail]

I put a capful of bleach in my waterer, it kills mosquitos and doesn’t bother the chickens. I don’t know if it would be strong enough to kill whatever those are, though.