Syngamustrachea, more commonly known as ‘gape worm’, live in the bird’s trachea causing them to gasp, shake their head and stretch their neck. However they can occur and if you are concerned your chicken has tapeworm then you should seek veterinary advice. Tapeworms rarely affect chickens or cause problems. It is usually relatively harmless however it can carry a disease called black head which normally affects turkeys and occasionally chickens and pea fowl. Heterakis gallinarum also called the ‘caecal worm’ is found in the caecum of chickens. Hairworms typically cause diarrhoea, anaemia and the birds can look unwell, hunched and dull. Approximately 1.5cm long, they use earth worms as part of their life cycle. The juvenile worm burrows into the gut wall resulting in damage and inflammation reducing the absorption of nutrients, causing loss of condition, diarrhoea, anaemia (pale combs and wattles) and reduced egg production.Ĭapillaria also known as the ‘hairworm’ is the smallest and most dangerous of these worms especially when present in large numbers. Ascaridia (round worm) is the largest worm in chickens (up to 7cm long) and lives in the small intestine.
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