Chicken meat and eggs are populardietary products. And so the breeding of chickens are engaged in both poultry farms, and rural residents and even townspeople who live in private sectors of small towns. And this is not surprising. This occupation can be both a hobby and a profitable business. After all, this is practically a non-waste production. It uses everything: eggs, meat, down, feathers and even litter. But chickens, like any other living things, can get sick and die, which causes losses. Especially this is subject to the "younger generation". Disease of chickens is something from which no poultry farmer is immune.
Poisoning of chickens
All chickens at an early age have a weaksense of smell. And this leads to the fact that they peck everything in a row without deciding whether to feed it or food unsuitable for food. They can also poison themselves with food containing too much salt for them. And then it happens that like a healthy chicken suddenly dies. Therefore, here it is necessary to pay attention to food and suspicious to replace. Otherwise, the diseases of chickens will continue. At an early age they are advised to give oatmeal and barley porridge, which is mixed with decoction of flaxseed, charcoal, chamomile infusion or milk. And the diseased chickens are not fed until their goiter is emptied. They are given only water with potassium permanganate.
Chickens Subcooling
Also, many chicken diseases and their mortalityare related to hypothermia. Especially they need warmth at 3-5 weeks of age. And when it gets cold, they get stuck in a warmer place. As a result of hypothermia, various diseases occur, such as pullorosis, coccidiosis, aspergillosis, and others. They can have diarrhea, liver tumors and kidney inflammation. Chickens look sleepy and lethargic, and from the nasal apertures they are notable discharge. To avoid these troubles, they must be kept warm. Especially their heating is required in the dark time of the day in early spring.
Chronic diseases of chickens
When there is a lack of fresh air, chickens canthere are diseases of the respiratory organs. This often happens when they are kept in cages and in enclosed spaces. In this case, chickens develop inflammation of the trachea, larynx, bronchi, it also happens that they die from suffocation. Therefore, one should not keep them in crowded places and one must take into account that a 10-11-month-old chicken requires 1 cubic meter of air. Even in the room should constantly receive fresh air, but do not allow drafts.
Broiler chickens: diseases and treatment
And special attention should be paid to broiler chickens.After all, for 2-3 months the chick gaining weight, which is more than 50 times that given to him at birth. A particularly vulnerable are daily broilers. They have not developed a digestive system, there are no important enzymes that are necessary to fight harmful microorganisms, and the system that regulates body temperature, they are not at all debugged. And it is during this period that diseases of broiler chicks arise, which can lead to death. And since the treatment of birds is only practiced at poultry farms, and in principle it is ineffective, it is necessary to organize the right conditions for them to avoid many diseases.
