Chicken and eggs are popular diet foods. And therefore , both poultry farms and rural residents and even city dwellers living in private sectors of small cities are engaged in breeding chickens . And this is not surprising. This activity can be both a hobby and a profitable business. After all, this is practically waste-free production. Everything is used here: eggs, meat, fluff, feathers and even droppings. But chickens, like all living things, can get sick and die, which causes losses. This is especially affected by the "young generation". Diseases of chickens are something that no poultry farmer is safe from.
Chicken Poisoning
All chicks at a young age have a weak sense of smell. And this leads to the fact that they peck everything, without analyzing whether it is food or food unsuitable for food. They can also be poisoned by food, which contains too much salt for them. And then it happens that a healthy chicken suddenly dies. Therefore, you should pay attention to food and suspicious replace. Otherwise, the diseases of the chickens will continue. At an early age, they are advised to give oat and barley porridge, which is mixed with a decoction of flaxseed, charcoal, chamomile infusion or milk. And sick chickens are not fed until their goiter is empty. They are given only water with potassium permanganate.
Chilling of chickens
Also, many diseases of chickens and their mortality are associated with hypothermia. Especially they need warmth at 3-5 weeks of age. And when it gets cold, they pile up in a warmer place. As a result of hypothermia, various diseases arise, such as pullorosis, coccidiosis, aspergillosis and others. They may have diarrhea, liver tumors, and kidney inflammation. Chickens look sleepy and lethargic, and discharge from the nasal openings is noticeable. To avoid these troubles, they need to be kept warm. They especially need heating in the dark in the early spring.
Chronic Chicken Disease
With a lack of fresh air, chickens can have respiratory diseases. This often happens when they are kept in cages and indoors. In this case, chickens develop inflammation of the trachea, larynx, bronchi, it also happens that they die from suffocation. Therefore, they should not be kept tight and it should be borne in mind that a 10–11-month-old chicken needs 1 cubic meter of air. Even fresh air should constantly come into the room, but drafts should not be allowed.
Broiler chickens: diseases and treatment
And broilers deserve special attention. Indeed, in 2-3 months, the chicken gains weight that exceeds 50 times that which was given to him at birth. Especially vulnerable are daily broilers. They have not yet developed the digestive system, there are no important enzymes that are necessary to fight harmful microorganisms, and the system that regulates body temperature is not at all debugged. And it is precisely during this period that broiler chickens arise , which can be fatal. And since poultry is treated only at poultry farms, and it, in principle, is ineffective, it is necessary to arrange the right conditions for them to avoid many diseases.