If you think that young broilers are ordinary chickens, you need to take care of them the same way as everyone else from their chicken fraternity, then you are mistaken. The fact is that a small broiler chicken in just 2-3 months turns into a large individual weighing up to 8 kg, or even more. But at the same time he is very vulnerable at an early age. Digestive problems, inability to control your body temperature, lack of enzymes - all this can cause broiler disease, and their treatment will be effective only if the poultry farmer has certain knowledge.
How to keep broiler chickens
Poor conditions of detention are a direct path to the disease of chickens, and their treatment, first of all, must begin with the arrangement of the premises. To do this, clean it and disinfect with a solution of ordinary bleach. The walls should be dry, it would be better if you lime them. If you are still not completely sure of sterility, then after all the improvement procedures treat the room with formalin. Close windows and doors tightly for a day, and then ventilate well. It is advisable to restrict chickens from communicating with other birds, especially with adults.
Broiler diseases and their treatment
Consider the most common diseases of chickens:
Vitamin deficiency, that is, a lack of vitamins (primarily A, D and B). If vitamin A is not enough, the young growth lags behind, the mucous membrane of the eyes and the respiratory tract are affected. Vitamin D deficiency is a direct route to rickets (as in humans), and a deficiency of B vitamins can result in paralysis. For the prevention and treatment of vitamin deficiency, you need to intensively feed the chickens with herbs, carrots and other vegetables, as well as give products containing these vitamins.
Cannibalism of chickens (when young animals bite each other). Bright light in the room and unhealthy diet are the cause of this broiler disease, and their treatment is to add protein, amino acids and minerals to the feed. Feed on time and make sure that there is always water in the drinker, make the lighting less bright. If you find pecked chickens, isolate them from healthy ones and lubricate the wounds with antiseptics. Find the instigator of the fight and isolate him too, as he, having tasted the blood, will continue to bring you trouble.
Enteritis is a disease that occurs in chickens of a very young age and leads to large losses of livestock. This inflammation of the digestive tract is treated with antibiotics, biomycin and a solution of potassium permanganate.
In addition to the above, there are also infectious diseases of broiler chickens, their treatment is carried out with the same drugs as with the above diseases. Poorlorosis (white diarrhea), coccidiosis (diarrhea in the form of foam with an admixture of blood) and aspergillosis (caused by molds) are classified as ailments of this category.
Observe the conditions of detention, as well as provide proper nutrition for the chickens in order to minimize broiler diseases, and then their treatment will be faster, and it will be possible to avoid the disease altogether. Otherwise, there is a risk of considerable losses in connection with the massive waste of young animals.