There is one particularly nasty parasite that can cause symptoms which are often confused with a respiratory infection.  Words: Sue Clarke Gapeworm eggs sit in the soil and are ingested by poultry while feeding. Earthworms also eat up the eggs, which then hatch inside a bird when they eat the earthworm. The gapeworm larvae then … Continue reading Is your chicken gasping for air? It could mean it has gapeworms