Unsecure chicken perches

[johnandkymberley]

Hi all, i have found this whilst cleaning the poo trays this morning, is it worms? they were only wormed last week! never seen anything like this before so would be grateful of some advice! thanks xx

Edited October 5, 2010 by Guest

[goodinparts]

SO not an expert - and am sure someone knowledgeable will appear shortly but that certainly looks pretty wormy to me....I guess that will be wormer doing its work, then - the idea is to get rid of the nasty creatures, after all.

Hope your chooks thrive

[chicken bark]

Ewww.

 

I'd worm them again in a couple of weeks.

 

Did you use flubenvet?

 

I have to say I am not an expert and cannot confirm that it is worms but other than them stashing a supply of spaghetti I don't know what else it could be.

[MarkBevBen]

I've seen worms that humans get and they do look like that

 

Having said that, I'm no expert on chicken worms at all, so hopefully someone can advise you.

 

Hope your chickens are okay otherwise

[chick wiggle]

Wow! Never seen them like that before, thank you for showing the photo. I guess they are worms and like mentioned before, it shows the wormer is doing its job, was it flubenvet?

[Chucky Mama]

Yes that is quite a hefty load of worms If you used Flubenvet I would be inclined to do them again in 4 weeks. If you are using Verm-x I would be inclined to do them again with Flubenvet.

[The Dogmother]

Were the worms dead or alive?

 

If they were dead, then they might indicate that the recent dose of wormer worked. I'd still be inclined to repeat-worm with Flubenvet though.

[Jools]

Yes they're worms

 

I'd say it shows your worming treatment is working and that you need to do it regularly to keep them worm-free.

[Egluntyne]

Beansprouts anyone?

[chicken bark]

Beansprouts anyone?

Oh don't Egluntyne.

[Plum]

 

Roundworms I believe

[Wolfie]

Our rescue hybrid leghorn had a discharge of worms just like the photo after we'd dosed her with Flubenvet. Her previous owners did not believe in worming! Following the packet advice, we wormed her again to catch the worm eggs inside her, within a few weeks of the original worming. She is now wormed every 3 months. Snowy still managed to lay - indeed has laid every day since we were "given" her!

 

Eeewww ....but good of you to post photo - a picture paints a thousand words. Spaghetti ...

[johnandkymberley]

thanks for all your answers, i find it revolting to look at the pic but i wanted to be sure you knew what i was talking bout! yes they were dead which is good and they were wormed again at the weekend and i havent seen anything like it before or again! so fingers crossed! xxx

[beach chick]

hopefully she will be feeling a lot better without those nasties in her tummy!! hideous, but as I am in the middle of flubenvetting (doing it properly this time) I will be off out for an inspection every chance I get

[Heidi-Hi]

If you don't get any worms expelled after a worming session, does that mean that the worming didn't work, or that the chickens are worm-free?

[The Dogmother]

It means that either they were worm-free, or that they pooed them out while free ranging. Don't forget that some worms are tiny and hard to see.

[Heidi-Hi]

OK, thanks Claret!

[johnandkymberley]

good question, i dont know, mine are always wormed and liced at the same time, so to stop them getting worms or lice, however saying that i have had my henny pennies 6 months and never have i come across this before. When i got them they were in a right state and had lice and everything. I use this powder stuff that is a delouser and wormer?!