Pro - Does anyone else's nest boxes get soaked in rain?

[mullethunter]

My girls have been wormed twice in the last few months with flubanvet dosed marriages pellets (twice because during the first course I saw worms in the droppings so I repeated approx six weeks later), however one is doing droppings containing tiny yellow specks like in this post :-

 

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/720327/help-what-am-i-dealing-with-worm-dropping-pics-attached/10

 

Does anyone recognise this (Lewis have you done parasitology yet?!) as worm eggs or fragments?

 

What can I do to treat her as flubanvet obviously hasn't worked?

 

She's moulting at the moment but is much more subdued than I would expect.

[Cat tails]

My girls have been wormed twice in the last few months with flubanvet dosed marriages pellets (twice because during the first course I saw worms in the droppings so I repeated approx six weeks later), however one is doing droppings containing tiny yellow specks like in this post :-

 

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/720327/help-what-am-i-dealing-with-worm-dropping-pics-attached/10

 

Does anyone recognise this (Lewis have you done parasitology yet?!) as worm eggs or fragments?

 

What can I do to treat her as flubanvet obviously hasn't worked?

 

She's moulting at the moment but is much more subdued than I would expect.

 

Made it clickable.

[mullethunter]

Thanks Cattails web demon

[Cat tails]

[Dolly]

I hate to say it but they look like tapeworm segments. I've had a nightmare trying to get rid of them in my girls and Flubenvet wont touch them. I consulted 2 different vets and was prescribed Droncit tablets which contain Praziquantel, so I strongly recommend you do the same but make sure you see a poultry expert, the first vet I saw said chickens don't get tapeworms!

 

If you search for tapeworms on the forum you should find more details, as there were a couple of us at the time who were having this problem

 

Good luck and let us know how you get on

[The Dogmother]

Before you start any treatment, either find a chicken savvy vet who is happy to have a look at a faecal sample, or send one off to Retfords so that they can advise on medication based on what they find.

[mullethunter]

Thanks Dolly and DM. I have found a 'chicken vet' who is not our cats vets who are only 500yds away but are only 6 miles so not too bad.

 

I was wondering about sending a sample away. Will Retfords advise on medication that can be bought or would I end up having to go to my vet anyway?

[The Dogmother]

Yes, they will advise on the correct medication.

[mullethunter]

That's plan A then. Thank you.

[mullethunter]

That's plan A then. Thank you.

[Lewis]

Sorry only just seen this, we're doing Parasitology at the moment so not come across these yet.

 

I agree, get a sample sent off to Retfords and they should advise accordingly. You can always give Chicken Vet a call who are usually pretty good and will give advice or put you in contact with someone who can help.

 

Please do let us know what the results come back with, will be interested to hear.